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Vietnamese intern abuse case: Japan orders probe

Vietnamese intern abuse case: Japan orders probe

Japan - ordered the immigration agency to investigate the violent workplace abuse of a Vietnamese intern. The Justice Minister of Japan, Yoshihisa Furukawa on Tuesday ordered the probe. A Vietnamese intern suffered because of a

Why Is EU Promoting Specialised Anti-Migrant Training Programmes?

Why Is EU Promoting Specialised Anti-Migrant Training Programmes?

Europe - A controversial European Union training programme does not seem to go out of commission, despite the fact that it has been seen to mistreat migrants found entering into various parts of Europe illegally.

Fed up with one sided rulings, this year no one can delay labor uprising in South Korea

Fed up with one sided rulings, this year no one can delay labor uprising in South Korea

South Korea - is a huge man power driven country. The market in which the country excels requires large numbers of people in the manufacturing sector and hence they are dependent on daily wages especially

Kazakh security under scanner to use excessive force people

Kazakh security under scanner to use excessive force people

Kazakhstan - Human Rights Watch released a report pointing at the extremism practiced by Kazakah security. They have been accused of using excessive force on more than one occasion and the most recent and lethal

Corruption And Human Rights Abuses Increased Across The World Amid Covid-19: Transparency International Ranking

Corruption And Human Rights Abuses Increased Across The World Amid Covid-19: Transparency International Ranking

The global fight against corruption is declining. 86 per cent of countries are making no progress in tackling corruption. Several governments are accused of using the pandemic to erode human rights and democracy. Transparency International’s

Oriya Migrant Workers Exploited In Telangana

Oriya Migrant Workers Exploited In Telangana

India - Exploitation of Oriya migrant workers is not new. Recently, as many as 65 migrant workers including women and children have found themselves trapped in a brick kiln in Telangana, Hyderabad. They were being

Ireland Cannot Stop Hybrid Working For Employees Now

Ireland Cannot Stop Hybrid Working For Employees Now

Ireland - It is not going to be easy to get away with not giving the option of Work-From-Home to its working professionals. In fact, those who do so, will have to face the music

Demand for prisoners rights arise as China witness forced labor

Demand for prisoners rights arise as China witness forced labor

China - Forced labor concerns in China have been highlighted in the media for over one year. Majority of the news was about the labor rights violation in Xinjiang province and it was related to

How young boys became ‘human shields’ in Syrian IS prison break: a catastrophic rights abuse

How young boys became ‘human shields’ in Syrian IS prison break: a catastrophic rights abuse

Syria - A prison in Syria run by Kurds was overrun by Islamic State (IS) group jihadists on Friday. The fateful day brought catastrophe for more than 700 young boys and teenager detainees who were

Mali: Jharkhand workers stuck in Bamako seek government help to ensure the safe return

Mali: Jharkhand workers stuck in Bamako seek government help to ensure the safe return

West Africa - The 33 workers of Jharkhand are stuck in Bamako, Mali. They are from the Giridih and Hazaribag districts of Jharkhand. They are working in Bamako on a power transmission line laying project.