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Central Bank Chief On Vacation As Brazilian Employees Go On Indefinite Strike

Central Bank Chief On Vacation As Brazilian Employees Go On Indefinite Strike

Brazil - It is quite out of a movie clip where bank employees are striking while the owner goes on a vacation, oblivious to the suffering of his own employees. Brazil’s central bank employees are

Ukraine war crimes: sexual violence endured with rape being used as “war weapon”

Ukraine war crimes: sexual violence endured with rape being used as “war weapon”

Ukraine - Fear of unknown as the people in Ukraine watch their homes, neighborhood and country burn in flames is not the only struggle they are enduring. The women stuck in war across Ukraine are

Underage Children Missing In Al-Sina Prison Clash Since January

Underage Children Missing In Al-Sina Prison Clash Since January

Syria - Some 100 children are been reported missing after an ISIS attacked at Al-Sina’s prison in January 2022. This has been confirmed by the United Nations as there is no information available of these

With no hope left in Russia, migrant workers start to pack their bags

With no hope left in Russia, migrant workers start to pack their bags

Russia - With the sanctions being imposed in Russia, migrant workers are scared of the economic burden and hence are leaving the country given any opportunity they get. They now fear that it will become

Indonesia and Malaysia sign an agreement on the protection of migrant workers

Indonesia and Malaysia sign an agreement on the protection of migrant workers

Indonesia - Indonesia and Malaysia on Friday signed an agreement to improve protection for domestic migrant workers. President of Indonesia, Joko Widodo, and Prime Minister of Malaysia, Ismail Sabri Yaakob, held a meeting in Jakarta

First legislative win for Uber, Lyft towards re-writing labor laws

First legislative win for Uber, Lyft towards re-writing labor laws

United States - Gig companies have registered their first legislative win in an attempt towards rewriting of labor laws. On Thursday, Governor of Washington Jay Inslee has signed a bill into that though ensures benefits

Thirty-Four Per Cent Returned To Their Previous Employer For Better Work-Life Balance: Report

Thirty-Four Per Cent Returned To Their Previous Employer For Better Work-Life Balance: Report

United Kingdom - Thirty-four per cent of the United Kingdom employees have returned to a previous employer within the past five years or plan to do so in the future for better work-life balance. The

Qatar’s neglect towards its workers highlighted in a recent incident

Qatar’s neglect towards its workers highlighted in a recent incident

Qatar - has been infamous for its activities against the workers. Human rights violations and migrant exploitation has become extremely common in the Arab nation. The country’s mantra to consider itself supreme was highlighted in

H&M Empowers Asian Workers with Legal Right to Report Harassment  

H&M Empowers Asian Workers with Legal Right to Report Harassment  

As a young garment worker was murdered by her supervisor, H&M is now taking the onus of such mishaps at its manufacturing facilities. The incident happened in an Indian factory where H&M clothes are manufactured.

Uyghur Woman Who Escaped Forced Abortion, Dies In China Prison

Uyghur Woman Who Escaped Forced Abortion, Dies In China Prison

China - An Uyghur woman, who escaped from a hospital in northwestern China’s Xinjiang region to avoid a forced abortion in 2014, died in prison in China. The village police officer confirmed the news. She