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Bangladeshi embassy in Kuala Lumpur launches jobs portal

Bangladeshi embassy in Kuala Lumpur launches jobs portal

The Bangladesh High Commission in Kuala Lumpur recently launched a job portal with the aim of assisting employers in Malaysia in finding suitable workers for their jobs. Named 'ChakrirKhoj', the portal will also help workers

Court of Amsterdam ordered Uber to reinstate and compensate six unfairly terminated drivers

Court of Amsterdam ordered Uber to reinstate and compensate six unfairly terminated drivers

The Court of Amsterdam ordered Uber to restore six drivers and to pay them the compensation money that were unreasonably terminated "by algorithmic methods." The labor activists say this is the first time that a

UK: Remote workers urge government to include ‘right to disconnect’ in its employment bill

UK: Remote workers urge government to include ‘right to disconnect’ in its employment bill

The rising mental health issues among the remote workers led to increase in demand for ‘right to disconnect’. Prospect, the employee Union, which represented specialists such as scientists, engineers and tech workers, requested the government

HRW urges Australia to address issue of deaths in custody

HRW urges Australia to address issue of deaths in custody

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged the Australian government to address the issue of deaths in custody that is tarnishing the country’s rights record and global standing.  This urge comes on April 15, 2021, which

Pakistan Found To Be Worst Preserver Of Human Rights: US State Department Report

Pakistan Found To Be Worst Preserver Of Human Rights: US State Department Report

According to a Human Rights report published by the US State Department, Pakistan has evidently shown the worst case of human rights abuse amongst other countries. Having gone through various parameters, it was discovered that

Uganda, IOM to improve migrant workers’ rights in Gulf states

Uganda, IOM to improve migrant workers’ rights in Gulf states

The Uganda government has partnered with the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) to protect the rights of its migrant workers in Gulf countries. Last week, Uganda's Gender, Labor and Social Development Minister Frank Tumwebaze held

Munich to get a Pakistan consulate, bid to explore economic potential in Germany

Munich to get a Pakistan consulate, bid to explore economic potential in Germany

 Pakistan foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi announced on Tuesday that Pakistan will have a consulate in Munich, an effort to tap economic potential with Germany for Pakistan. Qureshi said that Pakistan and Germany share high

How Australia Also Mistreated Migrant Workforce Amidst Covid-19 Crises

How Australia Also Mistreated Migrant Workforce Amidst Covid-19 Crises

Australia has a popular migrant group growing and its getting affected with the aftermaths of the Covid-19 crises. Most are temporary or undocumented workers that have had to suffer various kinds of adversities due to

Migrant workers most vulnerable to Himalayan disasters

Migrant workers most vulnerable to Himalayan disasters

Search operations are underway to find the missing people following the Uttrakhand calamity on 7 February 2021. “To date, 74 bodies have been found but 130 people still are missing,” said Swati S. Bhaduria, district

Rights groups voice Houthis crime against women, Yemeni model’s abduction reflects scale of horror

Rights groups voice Houthis crime against women, Yemeni model’s abduction reflects scale of horror

The height of Houthis’s crime against women can be gauged from the recent abduction of Yemeni model and actress, Entesar Al-Hammadi. Al-Hammadi, along with her two friends got kidnapped from Sanaa by the Iran-backed militant