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Striking rise in child labour amid pandemic leaves future of Indian children in jeopardy

Striking rise in child labour amid pandemic leaves future of Indian children in jeopardy

Pandemic has brought unprecedented conditions for people across the world, unfortunately the most adversely impacted being the poor and those living in dire circumstances. One such group is people living in rural India, and the

Singapore gradually ease restrictions on migrant workers

Singapore gradually ease restrictions on migrant workers

Migrant workers in dormitories in Singapore can now use shared cuisine facilities to prepare their food on vacation days, on top of receiving regular meals provided by their employers on workdays. They can also use

EU Imposes Global Law Against Human Rights Violation

EU Imposes Global Law Against Human Rights Violation

The European Union has now become one of the most powerful bloc in the world that has taken human rights violation very seriously. The bloc of 27 countries has come out with  a law that

Labor and Unions clash with Morrison government for workers’ rights

Labor and Unions clash with Morrison government for workers’ rights

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s newly proposed industrial reforms bill has escalated a row with the Labor party and workers’ unions. The bill aimed at introducing pay cuts for workers in order to save certain

Civicus Monitor alliance: Pandemic being used as guise to abuse civil rights across the world

Civicus Monitor alliance: Pandemic being used as guise to abuse civil rights across the world

Various governments around the world have been increasingly using Covid-19 pandemic as a pretext to curb people of their basic civil rights. The finding was reported by Civicus Monitor, a civil society groups’ alliance. In

Increased stress levels among remote workers

Increased stress levels among remote workers

A new report published by "Unify Square" highlights breaks in stress levels among workers at different job positions and activities, and how elevated adoption of collaboration and UC employment has impacted the completion of internal

US DOJ settles agreement with IT firm claimed of discriminating against domestic workers

US DOJ settles agreement with IT firm claimed of discriminating against domestic workers

A Texas based IT firm was slapped with a lawsuit for discriminating against domestic workers and hiring only temporary work visa holders in the country, including the H-1B visa holders. The US Department of Justice

U.S. Embassy in Turkey comments Khalilzad’s visit

U.S. Embassy in Turkey comments Khalilzad’s visit

The U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad arrived in Ankara on December 3 to discuss with Turkish counterparts support for Afghanistan Peace Negotiations. The ambassador also travelled in Qatar where he met

Limit your space with your boss, co-worker during Covid-19

Limit your space with your boss, co-worker during Covid-19

The coronavirus pandemic has made it even more difficult the already difficult task of striking the perfect work life balance but what is even more disturbing is the drifting focus of an individual towards catering

Demonstrators supporting farmers protests in India, gather outside Indian Embassy in UK

Demonstrators supporting farmers protests in India, gather outside Indian Embassy in UK

On Sunday, the demonstrators standing in solidarity with farmers protesting outside Delhi, in India, gathered outside Indian High Commission in London. The police tried to control to protesting crowd to make sure social distancing norms