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Child Abuse Cases Hit A New Record In Japan In 2021

Child Abuse Cases Hit A New Record In Japan In 2021

Japan - recorded 2,170 child abuse cases in 2021. The figure rose 1.7 per cent from 2020. The country’s National Police Agency (NPA) investigated child abuse cases in the country. The Agency said on Thursday

World Health Organization Issues Warnings For Employees Working Remotely During The Pandemic

World Health Organization Issues Warnings For Employees Working Remotely During The Pandemic

The World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) have told employees to protect their mental health while working from home. WHO and ILO have called on governments to take measures to protect

Uganda, Saudi Arabia to join hand to ensure migrant workers safety

Uganda, Saudi Arabia to join hand to ensure migrant workers safety

East Africa - Safety of migrant workers has become top priority for the governments of Uganda and Saudi Arabia making them come together to ensure that their rights are kept intact. On Wednesday, the Ministry

Should The Indian Union Budget Have Sizable Allocation Towards Child Labor Eradication?

Should The Indian Union Budget Have Sizable Allocation Towards Child Labor Eradication?

India - The Indian Union Budget 2022 seems to have taken a balanced approach towards the tax payers’ money. But the ones who are not happy include Child Protection NGOs that are seeking bigger allocation

Will General Motors workers be able to form a labor union in Mexico?

Will General Motors workers be able to form a labor union in Mexico?

Mexico - It will be historic for workers working in General Motors to be able to form a labor union in Mexico. It will be a landmark as far as the history of labor rights

Thailand: Authorities Overcharge Migrant Workers For Covid-19 Tests

Thailand: Authorities Overcharge Migrant Workers For Covid-19 Tests

Thailand - Rights activists accused Thai authorities of overpricing Covid-19 test kits for migrant workers in Thailand. Activists said this is discrimination against migrant workers. Migrant workers who wish to work in Thailand are required

Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics: China cracks down on dissent ahead of Olympics

Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics: China cracks down on dissent ahead of Olympics

China - Ahead of Friday's opening ceremonies at the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games, human rights activists and journalists are receiving police warnings and censorship of their social media platforms. A Beijing-based human rights activist

Center dismisses reports of migrant exodus, says such claims are baseless

Center dismisses reports of migrant exodus, says such claims are baseless

India - The labor ministry has completely dismissed the reports of migrant workers exodus that might take place during the Covid-19 pandemic. As the experts called out the threat of third wave of Covid-19, many

Civilians Arbitrarily Arrested Tortured In Kazakhstan

Civilians Arbitrarily Arrested Tortured In Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan - is burning more than two weeks back as citizens are being detained without being given any proper reason. The cry over bad governance and rising fuel prices has taken strange proportions as people

Cambodia: Rampant illegal logging a threat to country’s Indigenous community

Cambodia: Rampant illegal logging a threat to country’s Indigenous community

Cambodia - Global rights body Amnesty International has said that widespread illegal logging in Cambodia’s protected forests is endangering and threatening livelihoods and cultural survival of country’s indigenous people. According to the Amnesty’s report published