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Libya: 28 migrant workers found dead on the western coast

Libya: 28 migrant workers found dead on the western coast

Libya - Twenty-eight migrants were found dead after their boat sank on Libya's western coast. A security official informed this news on Sunday. The official also said it was the latest tragedy on the world’s

Economic Crises Exasperates Suffering Of Migrant Workers In Lebanon

Economic Crises Exasperates Suffering Of Migrant Workers In Lebanon

Lebanon - The current crisis in Lebanon has increased the suffering of migrant domestic workers. Their working conditions are at its worst where they are being denied basic rights and suffer at the hands of

Violations Of The Labour Law: From India to Armenia

Violations Of The Labour Law: From India to Armenia

Armenia - A 38 year old man named Parvez moved from India to Armenia. He moved there along with his four friends. They moved to Armenia dreaming of a better life. However, they have been

Migrant workers tilted to illegal ways to gain access to work abroad in Indonesia

Migrant workers tilted to illegal ways to gain access to work abroad in Indonesia

Indonesia - has been looking to legalize a lot of procedures that come with migrant workers shifting from the country to other foreign lands. However, this was specifically highlighted when the administration of Central Lambo

UN Experts Ask India To Release Kashmir’s Human Rights Activist Khurram Parvez

UN Experts Ask India To Release Kashmir’s Human Rights Activist Khurram Parvez

India - The United Nations (UN) experts and international human rights organizations asked India to immediately release Kashmir's human rights activist Khurram Parvez. The UN also asked the central government to ensure his rights to

Why Migrant Women Are In Need For Counselling On Return From Middle East?

Why Migrant Women Are In Need For Counselling On Return From Middle East?

Bangladesh - Suffering from poverty, illiteracy and limited job possibilities, migrant women labourers who return back to their home towns, are increasing in need of counselling and rehabilitation. Many who come back from Middle Eastern

Punishing China for rights abuses: Biden signs bill banning imports from Xinjiang

Punishing China for rights abuses: Biden signs bill banning imports from Xinjiang

United States - After the bipartisan legislation was passed by Senate last week, US President Joe Biden signed the bill – the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act – on Thursday. With this bill all imports

Singapore: Migrant worker jailed for 6 months for biting fellow worker’s finger over water dispute

Singapore: Migrant worker jailed for 6 months for biting fellow worker’s finger over water dispute

Singapore - In a bizarre incident in Singapore, a migrant worker bit his fellow worker’s finger over a water dispute. On Thursday, the migrant worker was sentenced to six months in jail after pleading guilty

Laborers in the United States had enough of abuse: Union

Laborers in the United States had enough of abuse: Union

United States - The year 2021 witnessed laborers come on streets of the United States as the nation is currently witnessing huge labor shortages as the workers are disappointingly underpaid which is making things worse

Work-life balance: 4-day working week plan in India demands 12-hour workdays; 48 hrs a week

Work-life balance: 4-day working week plan in India demands 12-hour workdays; 48 hrs a week

India - The Indian government is considering a major change in the labour policy. The changes in the labour policy will affect wages, social security, industrial relations, and occupational safety. Under the new labour codes,