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Nigeria: Child labor rescue operation further deepens further

Nigeria: Child labor rescue operation further deepens further

Nigeria - Rescue team from Nigeria rescues eight children who were being trafficked from Benue to Lagos and Oyo states through Ekiti State. The rescue operation was handled by the Nigeria Immigration Service from the

New Zealand Loses Medical Practitioners To Other Countries Over Migration Rules

New Zealand Loses Medical Practitioners To Other Countries Over Migration Rules

New Zealand - An attractive point for medical practitioners in Australia to move elsewhere is parent acceptance under migration norms. An exodus is in witness as medical practitioners including nurses and consultants are being asked

A Migrant Worker Spends Two Nights In Hong Kong Park After Contracting Covid-19

A Migrant Worker Spends Two Nights In Hong Kong Park After Contracting Covid-19

Hong Kong - A 35-year-old migrant worker has been living on the streets of Hong Kong for two nights after she tested positive for Covid-19. She was scheduled to fly back to the Philippines on

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