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Hunger crisis: South Sudan to face hungriest year

Hunger crisis: South Sudan to face hungriest year

South Sudan - is facing a deadly famine. The disastrous flooding has destroyed the crops and lack of adequate food assistance from government and aid groups has been adding to catastrophic hunger crisis in the

Philippines Bans Child Marriage

Philippines Bans Child Marriage

Philippines - In the Philippines, a law was passed to ban child marriage on Thursday. President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte signed a law to ban child marriage. The law makes it illegal to marry

How the economic migrants are being overlooked grossly from “refugee” status

How the economic migrants are being overlooked grossly from “refugee” status

How can countries legalize the flow of people who are not accounted as refugees? This question has been shone upon palpably as recent years have witnessed a remarkable increase in humanitarian emergencies and migrant crises

Citigroup to fire unvaccinated workers under ‘no jab, no job’ policy

Citigroup to fire unvaccinated workers under ‘no jab, no job’ policy

United States - Under the “no jab, no job” policy, Citigroup Inc staff in the United States (U.S) will terminate unvaccinated workers at the end of the month. It is the first Wall Street bank

Cambodian Migrant Severely Neglected In Neighbor Countries

Cambodian Migrant Severely Neglected In Neighbor Countries

Cambodia - Workers’ protection is being ignored amidst Covid-19, confirmed sources have stated in Cambodia. Those working in many host countries are severely affected. Worst affected are Cambodian workers in Thailand and Malaysia. With these

Bring back the Covid sick leave in California: labor rights activists call for the reform

Bring back the Covid sick leave in California: labor rights activists call for the reform

United States - Many California state advocates for workers’ rights and lawmakers have called for bringing back the Covid-19 sick pay. The urge has been made to California State Legislature as the case number of

Lebanon’s Kafala System: debate ensues after man is seen assaulting a migrant worker in a viral video

Lebanon’s Kafala System: debate ensues after man is seen assaulting a migrant worker in a viral video

Lebanon - A shocking video that showed a Lebanese man assaulting a foreign worker in town of Jouret el-Ballout, a predominantly Christian locality in central Lebanon, has been making rounds. The man has been arrested

Libyan group presents a new proposal for holding elections in sequence

Libyan group presents a new proposal for holding elections in sequence

Libya - Libya's National Forces for Change presented a new proposal to the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) for holding an election. The representatives proposed holding the postponed elections in a sequence rather

Myanmar Ignores Workers Rights Amidst Ongoing Military Coup

Myanmar Ignores Workers Rights Amidst Ongoing Military Coup

Myanmar - Amidst the government that isn’t working for the benefit of its own, Myanmar is haunted by labor abuse as well. As the citizens revolt against a military coup, their voices are not heard

Bihar migrants try to find their way back home after concerns about Covid-19 lockdown

Bihar migrants try to find their way back home after concerns about Covid-19 lockdown

India - Bihar is one of the Indian states with the largest population of migrant workers. Most of them migrate to other states in search of better pay, healthy living and easy employment but given