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Venezuela Continues To Ignore Human Right Violations: UN Report

Venezuela Continues To Ignore Human Right Violations: UN Report

Venezuela - In its latest report to the U.N. Human Rights Council, a three-member Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Venezuela has discovered that the Venezuelan government has failed to keep its promise and persecute human

The Ukrainian government dismantles labour rights amid the war

The Ukrainian government dismantles labour rights amid the war

Ukraine - has proposed a new law to deregulate labour rights amid the war. The new law has been approved by parliament. However, it is yet to be signed into law by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Four migrant workers scummed to landslide at a construction site in Kochi

Four migrant workers scummed to landslide at a construction site in Kochi

India - In Kochi, Kerala, four migrant workers were killed at a construction site as land caved in while they were working on Friday. As per initial reports, the migrant workers belonged from West Bengal.

US: Labor dept stresses for rights of working minors as summer season nears

US: Labor dept stresses for rights of working minors as summer season nears

United States - With summer stepping in, many students in the United States are looking for temporary or as many say seasonal jobs to make some earnings to contribute to their family finances. In the

Afghanistan: Humanitarian urgency as country plunges into extreme hunger crisis

Afghanistan: Humanitarian urgency as country plunges into extreme hunger crisis

Afghanistan - is witnessing one of the worst humanitarian crisis of current times – the country is struggling under extreme hunger crisis. “Children in the provinces – they are only skin on bones now –

Europe: Russian linked petitions canceled by rights groups

Europe: Russian linked petitions canceled by rights groups

Europe - Post Russia’s exit from the Council of Europe, the European Court of Human Rights has held all the petitions against Mexico on Wednesday. The court is the judicial arm of the body that

South Africa: Textile workers’ union protests against new labor law

South Africa: Textile workers’ union protests against new labor law

South Africa - On Wednesday, the members of Cosatu-affiliated Southern African Clothing and Textile Workers’ Union (Sactwu) assembled in Cape Town, raising their voice against the proposed labor law amendments. These amendments were recently tabled

Hong Kong Employers Refuse To Aid Filipino Women Workers Amidst Covid-19 Infection Surge

Hong Kong Employers Refuse To Aid Filipino Women Workers Amidst Covid-19 Infection Surge

Hong Kong - Filipinos employed in Hong Kong are getting a taste of the new variant, as they struggle to keep work, send money home and not be infected.  While many have been vaccinated, but

Private seniors’ home in Quebec under investigation for alleged abuse of migrant workers

Private seniors’ home in Quebec under investigation for alleged abuse of migrant workers

Canada - Quebec's immigration and labour minister, Jean Boulet, has sent workplace health and safety investigators to investigate the matter of migrant workers' abuse in Lévis, Quebec. The workplace health and safety board (CSST) will

Why ‘Outsourcing’ Is Important For Women In Leadership Roles

Why ‘Outsourcing’ Is Important For Women In Leadership Roles

United States - A controversial statement made by the ex-CEO of Xerox cannot be said to be so wrong, after all. Speaking at a recent evening dinner of the Fortune Most Powerful Women in New