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12-Year-Old Boy Forced Into Child Labour By A Couple; The Man Booked For Sodomy

12-Year-Old Boy Forced Into Child Labour By A Couple; The Man Booked For Sodomy

India - A couple has been booked for allegedly forcing a 12-year-old boy into child labour in Jaipur. The woman forced the boy to work all day. The woman’s husband is also charged with sodomising

Boat owners fined over use of illegal migrants as fishermen

Boat owners fined over use of illegal migrants as fishermen

Thailand - 15 illegal migrant fishermen have been arrested and the boat owners, whose boats were used by them for fishing purposes, have also received hefty fines. On Tuesday, the officials found two fishing boats

Eleven bonded labourers rescued from the tree cutting unit in Tamil Nadu

Eleven bonded labourers rescued from the tree cutting unit in Tamil Nadu

India - Eleven workers were confined as bonded labourers at a pine tree cutting unit in Mannur near Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu. They were rescued by the District Revenue officials on Thursday. The Kancheepuram District

Disney employees condemn Florida bill, they stress on companies lack of support

Disney employees condemn Florida bill, they stress on companies lack of support

United States - ‘Don't say gay’ law which has recently been passed in Florida has been dealt with a lot of criticism. In line with the same motions, Disney employees took an off on Tuesday

Tamil Nadu: Migrant workers increasing their dependence on alcohol

Tamil Nadu: Migrant workers increasing their dependence on alcohol

India - Migrant workers in Tamil Nadu are found to have been increasing their dependence on alcohol in recent years. As per a report, alcoholism and absenteeism are rising among the migrant workers. The sectors

West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar Says ‘Human Rights Decimated’ In State After Rampurhat Killings

West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar Says ‘Human Rights Decimated’ In State After Rampurhat Killings

India - West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar expressed deep pain on the recent incident of the killing of 10 people in Rampurhat, West Bengal, on March 21. He said, "Human rights are in decimation and

Labor Party Demands Contracts Suspended For DP World Over Arbitrary Workers Sacked  

Labor Party Demands Contracts Suspended For DP World Over Arbitrary Workers Sacked  

United Kingdom - The British Labour Party has already gone through an emergency voting session with the government forcing them to outlaw the tradition of ‘fire and rehire staff’ in the wake of almost 800

Iranian Executed 280 People In 2021 Without Judicial Procedures: UN Report

Iranian Executed 280 People In 2021 Without Judicial Procedures: UN Report

Iran - After six years of a harrowing jail ordeal, the Iranian- British citizen Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has been released by Iran. But this has exposed the underbelly of the Iranian regime. According to a recent

Argentina’s gang rape invigorates calls for men to play bigger role to fight gender biased violence

Argentina’s gang rape invigorates calls for men to play bigger role to fight gender biased violence

Argentina - is burning in anguish over recent gang rape in broad daylight, brining the spotlight on the country’s prevalent ‘rape culture’. The incident has prompted fresh and invigorated calls for men to play a

Mariupol Residents Are Being Taken To Russia For Forced Labour: Reports

Mariupol Residents Are Being Taken To Russia For Forced Labour: Reports

Russia - The Mariupol City Council and one Ukrainian lawmaker have issued a statement claiming that Mariupol’s residents are being taken for forced labour in remote parts of Russia amid the war. Mariupol is a