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Minimum wage overdue for Australia’s farm workers

Minimum wage overdue for Australia’s farm workers

Australia - Australian farm workers must now get a base wage of $25.41 an hour - a move that is absolutely necessary and long overdue. Piecework payments, by which people are paid solely on what

Israel Defense Forces officially bans six Palestinian rights groups

Israel Defense Forces officially bans six Palestinian rights groups

Israel - The Israel Defense Forces formally bans and terms six Palestinian rights groups as unauthorized organizations on Sunday. The head of the IDF Central Command blacklists the Defense for Children International-Palestine, Al-Haq, the Union

United States: Prison rights should be inevitable for people

United States: Prison rights should be inevitable for people

United States -Time and again human rights activists have stressed on rights given to prisoners but yet somehow the law continuously keeps on neglecting it. When the prisoners are either shifted to confinement zones or

Media Freedom Rights Group Urge SADC Nations to Revoke Internet Laws

Media Freedom Rights Group Urge SADC Nations to Revoke Internet Laws

Southern Africa - Supporters for media freedom rights say countries in the Southern Africa Regional Bloc, SADC, are establishing prohibitive cyber laws that hurt freedom of expression and journalism. In a mixture forum on the

Oregon’s illegal marijuana farms house to horrid conditions for migrant workers

Oregon’s illegal marijuana farms house to horrid conditions for migrant workers

Southern Oregon - is home to illegal marijuana farms that are allegedly run by foreign drug cartels. The thousands of illegal migrant workers at these farms are facing violence by the gangster bosses, and have

Civil rights groups demand for UN intervention for human rights violence in Myanmar

Civil rights groups demand for UN intervention for human rights violence in Myanmar

Myanmar - is under military rule at present and for obvious reasons, the transition from an active administration to a forced coup was not easy. The whole scenario is such that it is making the

Australia Recalibrates Migrant Programs For Quick Intakes

Australia Recalibrates Migrant Programs For Quick Intakes

Australia - There is undeniable worker shortage in Australia and the government is now seriously thinking of reworking their strategy to ensure it is put back to optimal levels. For one it is now feeling

Malaysian Companies Forced  To Investigate Labor Practices After American Import Ban

Malaysian Companies Forced To Investigate Labor Practices After American Import Ban

Malaysia - As US continues to systematically ban the top Malaysian glove making companies in the last 15 months, Smart Glove is waking up to the moment and stepping in to check forced labor allegations.

Belarus: Members of Human Rights Group Viasna Sentenced

Belarus: Members of Human Rights Group Viasna Sentenced

Belarus- On Wednesday, the Centraĺny District Court in Homieĺ gave a verdict in the politically motivated case against two human rights defenders of Viasna - a Belarusian human rights group. The court sentenced the chief

Urgent need to support African asylum seekers: Human Rights Watch

Urgent need to support African asylum seekers: Human Rights Watch

Human Rights Watch, the global watchdog of human rights, said on Wednesday that it is critical time to rush medical aid, food and shelter to over 2000 African refugees and asylum seekers who have been