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NHS can face a bill of £1bn for funding pay hike to staff

NHS can face a bill of £1bn for funding pay hike to staff

United Kingdom - NHS staff is looking at a well deserved pay hike, finally, but is barely half of the current inflation rate. The funding of this hike might bring a bill of £1 billion

Transgender people in El Salvador continue to fight for equal rights

Transgender people in El Salvador continue to fight for equal rights

A recent report by global rights watchdog Human Rights Watch and COMCAVIS TRANS has highlighted the plight of transgender people in El Salvador as they continue to face discrimination due to lack of legal gender

Indonesia’s ban on sending migrant workers is due to misunderstanding

Indonesia’s ban on sending migrant workers is due to misunderstanding

Indonesia - According to Home Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin, the "misunderstanding" about Malaysia's Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Indonesia will be cleared up shortly, allowing the republic to resume sending employees our way. Hamzah

Top 5 Office Productivity Hacks To Achieve Work-Life Balance

Top 5 Office Productivity Hacks To Achieve Work-Life Balance

Achieving a work-life balance every day can be difficult for employees. There’s strong evidence that overworked people are less productive. This article will tell you the top 5 office productivity hacks to achieve work-life balance.

Venezuelan Workers Unite Over Unfair Wage And Benefit Cutbacks

Venezuelan Workers Unite Over Unfair Wage And Benefit Cutbacks

Venezuela - Workers are not happy in Venezuela and this has become evident as they took to the streets protesting about bad pay and lack of redressal to their rights. The protest march has been

Government loan aids migrant workers’ job readiness

Government loan aids migrant workers’ job readiness

Indonesia - The Indonesian Migrant Workers Protection Agency (BP2MI) indicated that the government is committed to offering a loan that migrant workers might utilize to prepare for their employment abroad. Benny Rhamdani, head of BP2MI,

Companies to clean up supply chains under Uyghur Labor Law

Companies to clean up supply chains under Uyghur Labor Law

China - Bipartisan calls for businesses to comply with a recently implemented U.S. law aimed to prevent the import of products created with Uyghur forced labor were made by two congresswomen. The comments emphasized the

India, EU affirm mutual commitment to universal human rights

India, EU affirm mutual commitment to universal human rights

India - joined the European Union on Friday and "recognized" the "important role" of national human rights institutions, civil society officials, and journalists. They shared freedom of expression and "concerns" about "online and offline opinions."

Lengthy visa process put migrant workers ‘in limbo’

Lengthy visa process put migrant workers ‘in limbo’

Australia - Skilled migrant workers who applied for an 887 visa felt "exploited" after enduring the agonizing wait for the outcome of their visa application. The 887 visa allows applicants to "work and study anywhere

Prison Labor Rights in focus as 3rd Cir hears case

Prison Labor Rights in focus as 3rd Cir hears case

United States - Oral arguments over whether to resurrect a class action lawsuit alleging that the work programme at a county prison in Pennsylvania amounts to forced labour in violation of state and federal law