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State official will have to decide between employers’ businesses and labourers benefits

State official will have to decide between employers’ businesses and labourers benefits

Even with the purest intentions, not everything is possible overnight. The new policies that are aligned to be implemented under the governor Kathy Hochul might be designed to protect the laborers' rights, but it may

Rise in Covid cases in Korea

Rise in Covid cases in Korea

There is a sudden spike in Covid-19 cases at South Korea, especially among migrant workers. Thousands of these workers are reported to be living and working in highly vulnerable conditions where they are hugely exposed

Four day work & work life balance: a new era on dawn

Four day work & work life balance: a new era on dawn

 Lockdowns during pandemic gave employees and employers/ organizations a first taste of working from home and a different stance of work life balance. Keeping ‘Zoom fatigue’ aside, a majority of people share the common view

Trump’s trade deal might have worked wonders for labor rights in Mexico

Trump’s trade deal might have worked wonders for labor rights in Mexico

Donald Trump may no longer be at the White House but the former president has accidently done all the good he was capable of doing for the labourers in Mexico. Mexico was not always the

Cambodian govt requests Thailand to provide covid 19 treatment to migrants

Cambodian govt requests Thailand to provide covid 19 treatment to migrants

On August 25, in a virtual meeting, the Government of Cambodia requested Thailand to provide covid treatment to migrants. Large numbers of workers continue to return home from Vietnam and Thailand, many of whom carry

HRW calls on Uganda authorities to reverse suspension of civil groups

HRW calls on Uganda authorities to reverse suspension of civil groups

The Human Rights Watch (HRW) has raised concerns over the unprecedented suspension of more than 50 civil society groups in Uganda. Last week, Ugandan authorities halted the activities of several civic groups, including election monitoring

Malta Embassy in Libya to start visa processing in August end

Malta Embassy in Libya to start visa processing in August end

 Maltese Embassy in Tripoli is starting visa applications processing and Libyan citizens requiring visa services can now head there. Maltese Embassy has signed a contract with VFS Global in order to smoothen visa application process.

Harris Touch-n-Go Voice For Human Rights In Vietnam

Harris Touch-n-Go Voice For Human Rights In Vietnam

US Vice President, Kamala Harris, might have raised issues over Vietnam’s disrespect to human rights but her conversation could not yield any positive results either. Ms. Harris was speaking to Vietnamese officials over her recent

Families stay in despair as authorities fail to identify the root cause of migrant workers’ death

Families stay in despair as authorities fail to identify the root cause of migrant workers’ death

Qatar is one of the richest countries in the world - not only can it afford to do far better, but it also has an obligation to do so, at least identify the root cause

Does the vegetable market in the US practice labor abuse?

Does the vegetable market in the US practice labor abuse?

The United States is known to set an example on a global level but turns out, it is also not free of certain manual abuses that the rest of the world is witnessing. A recent