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African migrants struggle to find work without reference from white Australians, says report

African migrants struggle to find work without reference from white Australians, says report

Australia - African migrants struggle to find a job without reference from white Australians. The candidates from the African community are less likely to be considered for positions in a company if they do not

Afghan Women Strive for Their Rights, In Return They Get Kidnapped, Hurt or Killed

Afghan Women Strive for Their Rights, In Return They Get Kidnapped, Hurt or Killed

Afghanistan - Women in Afghanistan are in great danger. They are continuously struggling for their rights on the streets. While many women are just trying to stay alive. If they raise their voice, they either

Alarming Number Of Women Disappear In Mexico  

Alarming Number Of Women Disappear In Mexico  

Mexico - Women are not safe in Mexico; and this can be made more evident from the alarming rate at which they are disappearing from streets and parking lots. Statistics confirm, it is more teenager

Turkish Workers Strive for Salary Hikes To Deal With High Inflation

Turkish Workers Strive for Salary Hikes To Deal With High Inflation

Turkey - Workers are being affected by a 60 percent annual inflation rate. This year, Turkey has seen an increase in strikes and labor unrest. Experts believe the protests could revive more participation in labor

Bangladesh Denies Authenticity Of American HR 2021 Report

Bangladesh Denies Authenticity Of American HR 2021 Report

Bangladesh - The 2021 Human Rights report published by the United States has been rubbished by Bangladesh. Dhaka has completely denied the authenticity of the report. It has denied any wrongdoing of forced disappearances, extrajudicial

Thailand: New labor plan to bring in migrant workers raises questions

Thailand: New labor plan to bring in migrant workers raises questions

Thailand - Government of Thailand has approved a plan under which it will be bringing in approximately 170,000 additional migrant workers, in line with request put forward by the businesses for influx of manpower so

Exploitation of Home-Based Workers in Pakistan: Salary Just $1 (Rs192) A Day

Exploitation of Home-Based Workers in Pakistan: Salary Just $1 (Rs192) A Day

Pakistan - There are Twenty million home-based workers, with more than 71 percent (or two-thirds) of them being female. The majority of them are piece-rate workers who perform tasks like sewing, embroidery, knitting, carpet making,

A Cell to be set up in Uttarakhand to solve issues of migrant workers, says CM Pushkar Singh Dhami

A Cell to be set up in Uttarakhand to solve issues of migrant workers, says CM Pushkar Singh Dhami

India - The Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Pushkar Singh Dhami, met migrant workers in New Delhi to understand their problems and help them. He also announced that a cell would be created in Dehradun, the

Dozens of mothers of prisoners in Gaza denied permission to meet their sons

Dozens of mothers of prisoners in Gaza denied permission to meet their sons

Gaza - Dozens of mothers of prisoners in Gaza ,a Palestinian enclave on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea, were denied permission to meet their sons. On April 17, when Palestinians commemorate Prisoners’ Day,

Farmers Worried Over Lowering Colorado River Water

Farmers Worried Over Lowering Colorado River Water

United States - The worst kind of human rights and labor issues have cropped up in Arizona where farmers are being hit by water cuts, empty canals and dead cotton fields. The lands are drought