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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

Labor law violations against migrants: Two Turlock companies charged by US Labor Department

Labor law violations against migrants: Two Turlock companies charged by US Labor Department

United States - Department of Labor has fined two Turlock agricultural businesses for violating terms of temporary worker program. These companies have been accused of failing to pay the migrant workers their due amount and

Prisoners at the Fremont Correctional Facility allege forced labour violates Colorado’s anti-slavery law

Prisoners at the Fremont Correctional Facility allege forced labour violates Colorado’s anti-slavery law

United States - Harold Mortis is an asthmatic patient, who is serving a 40-year prison sentence at the prison. He is 32 years old. He is in the prison for second-degree murder and aggravated robbery.

Trudeau does the unprecedented, invokes Emergencies Act: a concern to human rights?

Trudeau does the unprecedented, invokes Emergencies Act: a concern to human rights?

Canada - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has done the unprecedented by invoking never used before Emergencies Act. The decision has been taken to give Trudeau’s government increased authority in response to the protests and

US still unsatisfied with seafood industry operations in Taiwan

US still unsatisfied with seafood industry operations in Taiwan

United States - To say that the United States is disappointed with the sea food operations in Taiwan is saying the very least. It has already warned the Taiwanese authorities about it and like they

250 Madhya Pradesh Migrant Workers Rescued From Bondage; Administration Response Evasive

250 Madhya Pradesh Migrant Workers Rescued From Bondage; Administration Response Evasive

India - Madhya Pradesh (MP) civil rights group Jagrit Adivasi Dalit Sangathan (JADS) and police officers rescued 250 migrant workers from bondage in Karnataka and South Maharashtra. JADS claimed that young Adivasi families are being

United Nations seeks answers over human rights abuses in Papua

United Nations seeks answers over human rights abuses in Papua

Indonesia - United Nations seeks answers over human rights abuses in Papua in Indonesia. Several issues including enforced disappearances in Papua have come under the spotlight of the United Nations. A document was sent by

Report: Trump era’s deported African migrants suffered abuse

Report: Trump era’s deported African migrants suffered abuse

United States - A new report has shed light on how asylum seekers from Cameroon, who were deported during term of United States President Donald Trump bore the brunt of abuse on returning to their

Maintaining our work-life balance amid the pandemic

Maintaining our work-life balance amid the pandemic

The Covid-19 pandemic forced many employees from multiple workplaces to start working from home. Some are still working from home while others have started to go back to work completely. However, employees are still prone

NGOs allege child labour and molestation at a brick kiln in Visakhapatnam

NGOs allege child labour and molestation at a brick kiln in Visakhapatnam

India - Odisha-based NGO (Non-Governmental Organisation) KBK Resource Centre and Visakhapatnam-based Samata said that child labour and child molestation took place at a brick kiln at Krishnapuram village in Padmanabham Mandal of Visakhapatnam district. The