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Migrant Workers at a prominent firm in Qatar unpaid for up to 5 Months

Migrant Workers at a prominent firm in Qatar unpaid for up to 5 Months

Qatar - Some migrant workers at the Bin Omran Trading and Contracting (BOTC), a prominent firm covering ongoing projects related to the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, have not received their salaries for up to

New Zealander Government Accredited Migrant Employment System- An Eyewash?

New Zealander Government Accredited Migrant Employment System- An Eyewash?

New Zealand - According to Federated Farmers national board member and employment and immigration spokesperson Chris Lewis, the latest migrant regulations for New Zealanders is simply a ‘tick-box’ exercise and nothing much. In a latest

CRED user not in favor of work from home, calls it damaging

CRED user not in favor of work from home, calls it damaging

Work Life Balance has created strong perceptions about the working environment for employees. There are some people who are immensely comfortable with the way things are while others want the things to go back to

Labor rights activists rally for reform farmworker visa program following human trafficking case

Labor rights activists rally for reform farmworker visa program following human trafficking case

United States - Biden administration is getting rallied by a group of labor rights activists as well as civil rights organizations to bring a reform in visa program used by businesses in United States of

Lebanon: Children’s education is being affected by the economic crisis

Lebanon: Children’s education is being affected by the economic crisis

Lebanon - More than 700,000 children are at risk of never returning to a classroom in Lebanon due to rising poverty. Many children have dropped out of school to engage in child labour or get

US president signs bill to overhaul sexual assault at workplace

US president signs bill to overhaul sexual assault at workplace

United States - On Thursday, United States president Joe Biden signed a bill which concerns with the sexual harassment at work place. This bill emphasizes on freeing victims of sexual harassment and sexual assault especially

Singapore: MOM delays six-monthly medical exam for migrant domestic workers

Singapore: MOM delays six-monthly medical exam for migrant domestic workers

Singapore - The six-monthly medical examination for migrant domestic workers has been delayed by the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) to reduce the burden on healthcare workers amid the surge in Covid-19 cases in Singapore. The

Human Rights groups come together in Afghanistan to protect citizens

Human Rights groups come together in Afghanistan to protect citizens

Afghanistan - Human Rights are at serious risk in Afghanistan which has made several human rights groups to come together and be a part of an alliance that will ensure practice and security of their

War Crimes: Russia shells cluster munitions indiscriminately in Ukraine’s Kharkiv

War Crimes: Russia shells cluster munitions indiscriminately in Ukraine’s Kharkiv

Ukraine - Human Rights Watch, the global watchdog for rights said today, March 4 that Russian forces had fired cluster munitions on February 28 into at least three residential areas in Ukraine’s second largest city

Uzbekistan’s cotton sector free from child labour and forced labour: ILO

Uzbekistan’s cotton sector free from child labour and forced labour: ILO

Uzbekistan - has removed the systemic child and forced labour from its cotton industry in 2021. An estimated two million children have been taken out of child labour and half a million adults out of