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Walz Signs Bill Prohibiting Discrimination Based On Ethical Hairstyles

Walz Signs Bill Prohibiting Discrimination Based On Ethical Hairstyles

The Minnesota law will now include specific protections against discrimination based on ethnic hairstyles. On Wednesday, Tim Walz signed the Crown Act into law. The law adds hairstyle protections to the state's existing human rights

Sponsorship Of 2023 Women’s World Cup By Saudi Arabian Tourism Body Condemned By Human Rights Groups

Sponsorship Of 2023 Women’s World Cup By Saudi Arabian Tourism Body Condemned By Human Rights Groups

Human rights watchdog criticized Saudi Arabia's tourism body's decision to sponsor the 2023 Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, calling it a "textbook case of sports-washing". The tournament will begin on July 20

7% of Workforce: Payment firm PayPal to lay off 2,000 employees

7% of Workforce: Payment firm PayPal to lay off 2,000 employees

In another shocking announcement concerning tech layoffs, fintech firm PayPal Holdings Inc revealed Tuesday it's planning to fire about 2,000 employees - equivalent to 7% of its workforce - amid the ongoing economic slowdown. Just

World War II Sex Slavery Victims In The Philippines Urge Japan To Recognize War Crimes

World War II Sex Slavery Victims In The Philippines Urge Japan To Recognize War Crimes

Manila: Filipino women survivors of sexual slavery by Japan's World War II military on Tuesday urged the Japanese government to acknowledge their war crimes, resolve the "comfort women" issue and stop "warming up". Sharon Cabusao-Silva

Cabinet Approves Higher Minimum Wage For Skilled Workers

Cabinet Approves Higher Minimum Wage For Skilled Workers

Bankok: On Tuesday Thailand's cabinet approved a new minimum wage range. Changes in 17 occupations in three sectors were proposed by the Ministry of Labor and have been implemented soon. For skilled workers, it ranges

Decriminalizing Sex Work Could Protect Sex Workers – And Everyone Else – From Gender-Based Violence

Decriminalizing Sex Work Could Protect Sex Workers – And Everyone Else – From Gender-Based Violence

South Africa could see a reduction in gender-based violence in its region after drafting a bill that ends legal punishment for sex work in the country. Last December, a lawsuit was filed to change the

HRW Calls On Ukraine To Probe Banned Anti-Personnel Mine Use

HRW Calls On Ukraine To Probe Banned Anti-Personnel Mine Use

Advocacy group Human Rights Watch has urged Ukraine to investigate allegations that its military fired scores of banned anti-personnel landmines at Russian military positions in the violent battle for the eastern city of Izium last

Canadian Lawmaker Urges Trudeau’s Cabinet To Make Room For Uyghur Refugees

Canadian Lawmaker Urges Trudeau’s Cabinet To Make Room For Uyghur Refugees

Ottawa: The Turkic and Uighurs are in bulletins after this news in which Samir Zuberi the Liberal MP called on the cabinet of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. He asked to support a proposal for the

Intel Layoff:  Warning To Executives, It Plans 343 Layoffs At Its Folsom Campus

Intel Layoff:  Warning To Executives, It Plans 343 Layoffs At Its Folsom Campus

California: We increasingly covered news of layoffs at several tech and other giants in recent days. We had seen the impact of this fire in a region of the USA.  Now again, Intel Corporation, an

Dragons to ensure ‘superstar’ gets the work-life balance right after becoming a dad

Dragons to ensure ‘superstar’ gets the work-life balance right after becoming a dad

New dad Tine Basham has been backed to save rivals sleepless nights when the Dragons return from the United Rugby Championship break. This player faced dislocated elbow last October 2022. Now Basham returned before of