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Barak Valley In Assam To Protect Interest Of Tea Plantation Workers Before Greenfield Airport Construction

Barak Valley In Assam To Protect Interest Of Tea Plantation Workers Before Greenfield Airport Construction

India - The jobs of tea garden workers are at risk in an Assam green valley that runs the risk of being transformed into a greenfield airport. A proposed greenfield airport is to be erected

Farmworkers forced to work on Human Rights Day in Limpopo

Farmworkers forced to work on Human Rights Day in Limpopo

South Africa - A farm business in Limpopo, the northernmost province of South Africa, is planning to force its employees to report for duty on Human Rights Day. The workers said that Spiff Chicken, an

Labor trafficking emerges as a concern after bistro owner accepts the act in the US

Labor trafficking emerges as a concern after bistro owner accepts the act in the US

Thailand - is among the Asian nations which are criticized for its labor rights practices and hence it has since then become a challenge for the government to execute proceedings as per their will due

Kitex Garment labor camp violence: arrested migrant workers stuck even after relaxed bail conditions

Kitex Garment labor camp violence: arrested migrant workers stuck even after relaxed bail conditions

India - 174 migrant workers were arrested linked with the Christmas eve violence at labor camp of Kitex Garments in Kerala. Two groups of many migrant workers clashed over some issue. The matter quickly escalated

Anganwadi workers beg and borrow to feed beneficiaries under government schemes as funds are not adequate

Anganwadi workers beg and borrow to feed beneficiaries under government schemes as funds are not adequate

India - Anganwadi workers in Jeypore block Koraput, Orissa, are begging and borrowing money to feed beneficiaries because the supplementary nutrition programme (SNP) under Integrated Child Development Scheme does not have adequate funds for the

Despite fear of arrest, migrants from Myanmar choose to flee to Thailand

Despite fear of arrest, migrants from Myanmar choose to flee to Thailand

Myanmar - Situation in Myanmar has become so terrible that people are preferring to flee the country with risks of getting arrested rather than staying back and not doing anything. Mots of migrants are choosing

Labour policies in Taiwan leave blue-collar migrant workers vulnerable to abuse and exploitation

Labour policies in Taiwan leave blue-collar migrant workers vulnerable to abuse and exploitation

Taiwan - Maria, 51, came from the Philippines to Taiwan in search of employment opportunities in 2016. Taiwanese salaries are much higher than what she could earn back home. She started working as one of

Largest mass execution in decades: Saudi Arabia executes 81 people in single day

Largest mass execution in decades: Saudi Arabia executes 81 people in single day

Saudi Arabia - On Saturday, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia executed 81 people in a span of 24 hours, thereby exceeding its record execution number in 2021 and becoming the largest mass execution carried out in

Russian Attack On Ukrainian Health Facilities Termed as ‘Unconscionable Act of Cruelty’

Russian Attack On Ukrainian Health Facilities Termed as ‘Unconscionable Act of Cruelty’

Russia - Attack by Russia on Ukrainian healthcare facilities is being termed as ‘an act of unconscionable cruelty’ by top UN officials, a report has confirmed. As the onslaught on Ukraine reached its fourth week,

Uzbek cotton is free from child and forced labour

Uzbek cotton is free from child and forced labour

Uzbekistan - A total of two million children have been pulled out of child labour in Uzbekistan’s cotton sector. The reform process that began about seven years ago has also pushed half a million adults