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Uganda, IOM to improve migrant workers’ rights in Gulf states

Uganda, IOM to improve migrant workers’ rights in Gulf states

The Uganda government has partnered with the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) to protect the rights of its migrant workers in Gulf countries. Last week, Uganda's Gender, Labor and Social Development Minister Frank Tumwebaze held

Munich to get a Pakistan consulate, bid to explore economic potential in Germany

Munich to get a Pakistan consulate, bid to explore economic potential in Germany

 Pakistan foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi announced on Tuesday that Pakistan will have a consulate in Munich, an effort to tap economic potential with Germany for Pakistan. Qureshi said that Pakistan and Germany share high

How Australia Also Mistreated Migrant Workforce Amidst Covid-19 Crises

How Australia Also Mistreated Migrant Workforce Amidst Covid-19 Crises

Australia has a popular migrant group growing and its getting affected with the aftermaths of the Covid-19 crises. Most are temporary or undocumented workers that have had to suffer various kinds of adversities due to

Migrant workers most vulnerable to Himalayan disasters

Migrant workers most vulnerable to Himalayan disasters

Search operations are underway to find the missing people following the Uttrakhand calamity on 7 February 2021. “To date, 74 bodies have been found but 130 people still are missing,” said Swati S. Bhaduria, district

Rights groups voice Houthis crime against women, Yemeni model’s abduction reflects scale of horror

Rights groups voice Houthis crime against women, Yemeni model’s abduction reflects scale of horror

The height of Houthis’s crime against women can be gauged from the recent abduction of Yemeni model and actress, Entesar Al-Hammadi. Al-Hammadi, along with her two friends got kidnapped from Sanaa by the Iran-backed militant

British Embassy Bangkok exhibits British EV and future smart city solutions

British Embassy Bangkok exhibits British EV and future smart city solutions

The British Embassy in Thailand facilitated an event exhibiting smart city solutions and British EV innovation, fortifying partnerships and relations with Thailand on 30 March 2021.  The United Kingdom has been carrying out activities and

Myanmar: Global call for protecting people fleeing violence

Myanmar: Global call for protecting people fleeing violence

The International Commission of Jurists has raised concerns over human rights violations in Myanmar. The Commission's Karnataka (India) section has called for protection and shelter for people fleeing Myanmar in the wake of intensifying military

UK provides one-year free visa extension for foreign frontline health workers

UK provides one-year free visa extension for foreign frontline health workers

On Friday, UK Home Secretary Priti Patel announced that the government would be granting free visa extension to all foreign frontline workers, working in the healthcare sector. The British government has decided to provide free

New UN resolution recognises link between human rights and environment: Arnold Kreilhuber

New UN resolution recognises link between human rights and environment: Arnold Kreilhuber

United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) has adopted a resolution that presses upon a need for a human-rights-based approach to conserve and restore natural spaces.  Arnold Kreilhuber, the Acting Director of the United Nations Environment

New Zealand’s migrant workers urge PM to end their agony of family separation

New Zealand’s migrant workers urge PM to end their agony of family separation

The migrant workers in New Zealand suffered months of emotional stress as they were separated from family as immigration visa applications were halted in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic and there is no news