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COSATU at 40: Four Decades of Relentless Struggle for Workers’ Justice

COSATU at 40: Four Decades of Relentless Struggle for Workers’ Justice

It is more than a celebration to mark COSATU 40 years of existence, it is also a retrospective of four decades of struggle, endurance and change on the labour landscape of South Africa. In its

How Britain Can Rethink Labor Reforms Through Denmark’s Flexible Work Model

How Britain Can Rethink Labor Reforms Through Denmark’s Flexible Work Model

In the process of Britain debating labor reforms due to economic uncertainty, increased gig work, and job security, the Denmark labour system provides a strong source of reference. The Danish system is known internationally to

Inside the Hidden Cost of Silence and Why Workers Don’t Report Abuse

Inside the Hidden Cost of Silence and Why Workers Don’t Report Abuse

Workplace abuse reporting stays low even as incidents rise, and the hidden cost of silence keeps piling up. Employees fear escalation, paperwork, labels. Managers worry about headlines. The cycle continues, almost routine, which feels wrong.

No More Late-Night Emails Push Grows While Parliament Weighs New Bill

No More Late-Night Emails Push Grows While Parliament Weighs New Bill

Phones lighting up at 11 pm, that sharp ping cutting through a quiet room, again. The headline in Delhi today feels like relief in print: No More Late-Night Emails as Parliament debates a landmark Right

Women’s Night-Shift and Safety Rights

Women’s Night-Shift and Safety Rights

Women who work on the night shift are an essential component of the health care, hospitality, manufacturing, and IT industries and other directions, but they are also more exposed to the threats of safety, transport,

New Labour-Law Overhaul in India: What It Means for Informal, Gig, and Migrant Workers

New Labour-Law Overhaul in India: What It Means for Informal, Gig, and Migrant Workers

The new labour-law overhaul in India is meant to streamline and modernize a patchwork system with dozens of laws being combined into four broad labour codes. This may theoretically lead to more workers (both informal,

Work-Life Balance on Trial: How 4-Day Workweek Experiments Respond to Demographic and Social Crisis

Work-Life Balance on Trial: How 4-Day Workweek Experiments Respond to Demographic and Social Crisis

Around the world, governments and companies are testing the 4-day workweek as a way to address burnout, ageing populations, labour shortages, and changing expectations about work-life balance. The experiments usually keep the salary at the

Returned Migrant Workers in Cambodia: Hunger, Debt, and the Struggle for Reintegration

Returned Migrant Workers in Cambodia: Hunger, Debt, and the Struggle for Reintegration

When high numbers of Cambodian migrant labourers come home at the same time, be it because economies slow, labour laws get tougher in other countries, or crisis, whole communities are left in the position of

Migrant Workers Returning from UAE With Kidney Failure Due to Extreme Temperatures

Migrant Workers Returning from UAE With Kidney Failure Due to Extreme Temperatures

Over the last few years, newspapers have reported that migrant workers in the UAE and other Gulf countries have come back with serious cases of kidney related illnesses that can be attributed to long term

Philippines OFWs in Israel: Relocation & Trauma Support After 2025 Border Tensions

Philippines OFWs in Israel: Relocation & Trauma Support After 2025 Border Tensions

Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) in Israel have once again found themselves on the frontlines of conflict, caught between their livelihoods abroad and safety concerns back home. After the 2025 border tensions escalated, many Filipino caregivers,