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Bonded labour and child labour rampant in Sugarcane factories, says report

Bonded labour and child labour rampant in Sugarcane factories, says report

India - Bonded labour is rampant in sugarcane growing areas in the Belagavi and Bagalkot districts of Karnataka. A study was undertaken by civil society groups after 60 bonded labourers being used by sugar factories

Migrant workers in Karnataka unionize to raise voice against abuse, demand rights

Migrant workers in Karnataka unionize to raise voice against abuse, demand rights

India - Covid-19 pandemic’s outbreak exposed the cracks within system that ignores already neglected and vulnerable part of Indian, as well as global society – the migrant workers. Struggling through all the hurdles on their

Mexico: Workers at border city’s auto plant all set to vote for labor union

Mexico: Workers at border city’s auto plant all set to vote for labor union

Mexico - Monday will mark a win for workers at Mexico’s Tridonex auto parts plant as they go on to vote for a new labor union to replace the older one as it failed to

Activists witness extrajudicial harassment in Vietnam, HRW

Activists witness extrajudicial harassment in Vietnam, HRW

Vietnam - A report by the Human Rights Watch showed over 170 activists put under house arrest in Vietnam. This incident is highlighting serious human rights concerns in the country as reports about abuses against

Turkish Workers Protest Against Unfair Work Practices

Turkish Workers Protest Against Unfair Work Practices

Turkey - The economic crisis in Turkey has reached to its streets with scores of delivery workers, grocery store employees and factory workers going on strike. Rising prices in Turkey has made many un-comfortable. In

Human Rights Lawyers Attempt To Bring Syria War Crimes Cases To The International Criminal Court

Human Rights Lawyers Attempt To Bring Syria War Crimes Cases To The International Criminal Court

Syria - The United States-based Iran Human Rights Documentation Center and Haydee Dijkstal, the United Kingdom barrister, have brought cases of war crimes in Syria allegedly committed by Iranian and Syrian military officials before the

Belgium to give workers right to request four-day week

Belgium to give workers right to request four-day week

Europe - Belgium will soon be able to choose a four-day week without a loss of salary under a series of labour market reforms announced on Tuesday by the government. The series of labour market

Prisoners Tortured Arrested Arbitrarily In Egypt

Prisoners Tortured Arrested Arbitrarily In Egypt

Egypt - According to an account given by a released prisoner from Egypt, it is not less than a nightmare to exist in the Egyptian prisons. An activist who was imprisoned spoke in confidence to

Human Rights defenders face harassment at Poland-Belarus border

Human Rights defenders face harassment at Poland-Belarus border

Europe - Reports about human rights defenders facing harassment at the border areas of Poland and Belarus have been highlighted in the last two-three days. On Tuesday, the United Nations experts who are working independently

Dyson once again under scanner after migrant workers sue the company over forced labor

Dyson once again under scanner after migrant workers sue the company over forced labor

Malaysia - Alleging forced labor practices in factories of Dyson, a group of migrant workers from Bangladesh and Nepal have complained against the British household appliances company. The Human Rights Watch confirmed the complaint on