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Working conditions in the Netherlands pose significant health risks to migrant workers

Working conditions in the Netherlands pose significant health risks to migrant workers

Europe - The working conditions in the Netherlands pose significant health risks to migrant workers. Long working days and low income have affected their physical and mental health. Expertise centre on health disparities Pharos conducted

Gross Violation Of Human Rights As Iran Prisons Deny Life Saving Medical Aid to Prisoners

Gross Violation Of Human Rights As Iran Prisons Deny Life Saving Medical Aid to Prisoners

Iran - In a shocking revelation, it has been proven that Iran is denying basic medical health and well being to its prisoners in jail. In a report finding Amnesty International has accused the Iranian

Health Care Workers Strike At Howard University Hospital Over Low Wages

Health Care Workers Strike At Howard University Hospital Over Low Wages

United States - Many health care workers at Howard University Hospital protested against alleged unfair labour conditions and wage contracts on Monday. The underpaid doctors held a one-day strike and demanded more payment and fair

New Zealand Open To Migrant Workers To Support Dairy Labor Shortage

New Zealand Open To Migrant Workers To Support Dairy Labor Shortage

New Zealand - Waikato, New Zealand has a unique problem of stress amongst dairy workers. senior Te Awamutu-based Federated Farmers official, labor shortage has come haunting the dairy sector, as labor is shirking long hours

Cambodia: Construction workers face rampant violation of their rights

Cambodia: Construction workers face rampant violation of their rights

Cambodia - Even as unions and labour organizations in Cambodia's garment industry have made relevant developments in terms of protecting workers' safety and rights, those employed in informal and subcontracted industries, such as the construction

Odisha Journalist Chained To A Hospital Bed After Arrest; Human Rights Panel Seeks Report

Odisha Journalist Chained To A Hospital Bed After Arrest; Human Rights Panel Seeks Report

India - A journalist was allegedly chained to a hospital bed by a police officer in Balasore, Odisha, for reporting about a sugar smuggling case involving the local police. The journalist was seen lying on

Labor Unions Push FIFA To Set Minimum Working Guidelines Ahead Of 2026 Tournament Preparations

Labor Unions Push FIFA To Set Minimum Working Guidelines Ahead Of 2026 Tournament Preparations

United States - Human Rights and Labor Rights issues are cropping up in most tournament facilities in the US, Canada and Mexico. Concerned over this, AFL-CIO, America’s largest federation of labor unions has approached FIFA

Equal rights for women: Iranians push to end stadium ban on women

Equal rights for women: Iranians push to end stadium ban on women

Iran - Leadership is not backing down from imposing one after other ban on women, preventing them to exercise their rights. In a latest move, the authorities in Iran have prevented women and girls from

A Worker Exploited In Gisborne; Modern-Day Slavery At Its Peak

A Worker Exploited In Gisborne; Modern-Day Slavery At Its Peak

New Zealand - Migrant workers have faced “horror-level” exploitation in Gisborne, New Zealand. A union advocate has also confirmed the existence of ‘modern-day slavery’ in Gisborne. Mr S, a migrant worker, said he faced a

Cameroon Ignores Cholera Outbreak Amongst Political Prisoners

Cameroon Ignores Cholera Outbreak Amongst Political Prisoners

Central Africa - Cameroon jails are facing a huge problem towards the health and safety of inmates. There has been a cholera outbreak which is affecting the lives of the inmates in various Cameroonian prisons.