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India likely to implement 4 new labor codes in FY 2022-23

India likely to implement 4 new labor codes in FY 2022-23

India - In the financial year 2022-23, India is most likely to implement four new labor codes in various sectors including wages, social security, occupational safety and industrial relations. According to a senior government official,

This US state witnesses labor trafficking in the agriculture sector

This US state witnesses labor trafficking in the agriculture sector

United States - Illinois has a huge agriculture sector which essentially means that the number of labors dedicated to agriculture is also a lot. The lot is dedicated to soybeans, corn and pork, which overseas

Migrant workers returning from Thailand to Cambodia as the Omicron threat grows

Migrant workers returning from Thailand to Cambodia as the Omicron threat grows

Cambodia - Migrant workers are returning from Thailand to Cambodia as the Omicron variant threat grows. Provincial authorities working at the Cambodian-Thai border said the figures for migrant workers returning from Thailand have increased recently

Report suggests reason for unemployment in Bangladesh is unskilled migrant workers

Report suggests reason for unemployment in Bangladesh is unskilled migrant workers

Bangladesh - Unemployment rate in Bangladesh has touched the highest mark in recent months, for which partially the ongoing pandemic is to be blamed but it is not the only thing that is affecting the

Let Us Not Use Politics Or Financial Crisis As An Excuse For Child Labour: UN Rep

Let Us Not Use Politics Or Financial Crisis As An Excuse For Child Labour: UN Rep

Lebanon - Najat Maala M’jid, the special representative of the UN Secretary-General on Violence Against Children has said, “I think we can’t really use the excuse for political and financial crisis to justify this violation

Human rights monitor established by UN over rights violations in Ethiopia

Human rights monitor established by UN over rights violations in Ethiopia

Ethiopia - On Friday, the United Nations Human Rights Council passed a resolution under which an International Commission of Human Rights Experts will be established that will investigate abuse allegations in Ethiopia by all warring

India’s Worst Fashion Wage Theft Worth Over £41 Million; Workers Go Hungry As Brand Refuse To Pay Minimum Wage

India’s Worst Fashion Wage Theft Worth Over £41 Million; Workers Go Hungry As Brand Refuse To Pay Minimum Wage

India - Garment workers making clothes for international brands in Karnataka go famish as Indian suppliers to top UK brands refuse to pay legal minimum wage. They said their children are going hungry because they

HR Groups Cry Out For UN Intervention In Durfur

HR Groups Cry Out For UN Intervention In Durfur

Sudan - A Human Rights organization in Sudan’s western region of Durfur has urged UN’s intervention. Recently, there has been a surge in tribal clashes with more than 180 people reportedly killed since October 2021.

European parliaments asked Serbia to investigate exploitation reports

European parliaments asked Serbia to investigate exploitation reports

Europe - Forced labor reports in Serbia sparked major criticism last month after some of the reports claimed that there is a Chinese factory where such incidents are taking place. On Thursday, the European Parliament

United Nations adopts resolution on North Korea’s human rights abuses

United Nations adopts resolution on North Korea’s human rights abuses

North Korea - The United Nations on Thursday adopted a resolution on North Korean human rights abuses. The resolution was adopted by consensus at the UN General Assembly. It marks the 17th consecutive year the