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Exploitation of Home-Based Workers in Pakistan: Salary Just $1 (Rs192) A Day

Exploitation of Home-Based Workers in Pakistan: Salary Just $1 (Rs192) A Day

Pakistan - There are Twenty million home-based workers, with more than 71 percent (or two-thirds) of them being female. The majority of them are piece-rate workers who perform tasks like sewing, embroidery, knitting, carpet making,

A Cell to be set up in Uttarakhand to solve issues of migrant workers, says CM Pushkar Singh Dhami

A Cell to be set up in Uttarakhand to solve issues of migrant workers, says CM Pushkar Singh Dhami

India - The Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Pushkar Singh Dhami, met migrant workers in New Delhi to understand their problems and help them. He also announced that a cell would be created in Dehradun, the

Dozens of mothers of prisoners in Gaza denied permission to meet their sons

Dozens of mothers of prisoners in Gaza denied permission to meet their sons

Gaza - Dozens of mothers of prisoners in Gaza ,a Palestinian enclave on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea, were denied permission to meet their sons. On April 17, when Palestinians commemorate Prisoners’ Day,

Farmers Worried Over Lowering Colorado River Water

Farmers Worried Over Lowering Colorado River Water

United States - The worst kind of human rights and labor issues have cropped up in Arizona where farmers are being hit by water cuts, empty canals and dead cotton fields. The lands are drought

NHRC Directs Center, All States & UTs to Confront the LGBTQ Community Issues

NHRC Directs Center, All States & UTs to Confront the LGBTQ Community Issues

India - The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued a directive to the Center, all states, including Odisha, and the Union Territories, to address the critical concerns affecting the LGBTQ community. Radhakanta Tripathy, an

UI clerical workers protest for back pay, fair contract and wage increases

UI clerical workers protest for back pay, fair contract and wage increases

United States - The members of Local 3700 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) trade union protested outside of the Illini Union on Wednesday, demanding back pay and an increase

Employers Are Bringing Their Workforce Back to the Workplace with Work-Life Balance & Well-Being Programs

Employers Are Bringing Their Workforce Back to the Workplace with Work-Life Balance & Well-Being Programs

As per the Report of 13th Annual Employer-Sponsored Health & Well-Being Survey - Employers are paying more attention to their employees' well-being as they aim for return-to-worksite strategies. The 83% result is indicating that employees'

18 Women Migrant Workers In Lebanon Died In ‘Mysterious Conditions’ Since April 2020

18 Women Migrant Workers In Lebanon Died In ‘Mysterious Conditions’ Since April 2020

Lebanon - At least 18 women migrant domestic workers have died in "mysterious conditions" in Lebanon since April 2020. The Anti-Racist Movement (ARM), a Lebanese NGO (Non-Governmental Organization) conducted a report on this matter earlier

Children Deprived Of Midday Meals In Anganwadis

Children Deprived Of Midday Meals In Anganwadis

India - Multiple instances are coming to light about anganwadi children not being served cooked meals as its promised and a part of the government scheme. Cooked meal facilities had become non-existent around the Covid-19

Labor Leaders Took Out A Rally to Approve Full Wage & Festival Allowance for Dhaka Factory Workers

Labor Leaders Took Out A Rally to Approve Full Wage & Festival Allowance for Dhaka Factory Workers

Bangladesh - At different events in Dhaka on Friday, various workers' rights organizations urged the government, mills, and factory proprietors to pay workers' wages and festival allowances prior to Eid-ul-Fitr. In a press statement, the