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Devastating Wildfires Making Migrant Workers More Vulnerable

Devastating Wildfires Making Migrant Workers More Vulnerable

Record-setting temperatures and unprecedented wildfires continue to harm swathes of land in the West, destroying hundreds of structures and displacing thousands of people. Canadians' circumstances weren't any better, with temporary migrant workers facing the disproportionate

Jews Flee Russia-Ukraine War in Large Numbers to Israel

Jews Flee Russia-Ukraine War in Large Numbers to Israel

The ongoing Russia Ukraine war, which began in February 2022, has resulted in a massive exodus of Jews from the region. The emigration intensified when the Wagner Group took over Russian military installation and attempted

Lebanese Government to Impose Sanctions on Individuals Aiding Irregular Syrian Migrants

Lebanese Government to Impose Sanctions on Individuals Aiding Irregular Syrian Migrants

In a bid to curb the persistent issue of clandestine migration, the Lebanese government has unveiled its plans to impose sanctions on those providing shelter to irregular Syrian migrants. The choice was made as Lebanon

Diplomats Get Away With Exploiting and Abusing Domestic Workers: Report

Diplomats Get Away With Exploiting and Abusing Domestic Workers: Report

Many migrant workers across the world experience abusive working conditions and harassment, but what comes as a surprise is that even diplomats and high-office holders exploit them.  A recent report by Rappler highlighted that diplomats

Stranded migrants in a Spanish patrol boat returns to Senegal

Stranded migrants in a Spanish patrol boat returns to Senegal

A group of 168 migrants are set to return to Senegal after being stranded for more than four days in a Spanish patrol boat off the coast of Mauritania. The migrants were rescued on the

Migrant Worker Sues Bosses In Singapore And Wins

Migrant Worker Sues Bosses In Singapore And Wins

In a rare move, a migrant worker named Ramalingam Murugan from India, sued his employers in Singapore for negligence after he fell from an overcrowded lorry, seeking $73,500 in damages. Ramalingam Murugan, 37, had fractured

Owners of Popular Vietnamese Restaurant May Have to Leave Australia

Owners of Popular Vietnamese Restaurant May Have to Leave Australia

A Vietnamese family, who run the very much popular Mekong Vietnamese Restaurant in northern Tasmania, may be forced to leave Australia because of bad immigration advice. The Tran family arrived in Australia in 2015 and

Hungary releases more than 1,400 convicted people smugglers

Hungary releases more than 1,400 convicted people smugglers

The authorities in Hungary, a landlocked country in Central Europe, have released over 1,400 convicted people smugglers from prison.  Hungary said that it was necessary to release convicted people because the prisons were overcrowded. Austria

Italy: Trieste women wear ‘burkinis’ to support Muslim women

Italy: Trieste women wear ‘burkinis’ to support Muslim women

In a rare incident in Trieste, the capital city of the Friuli Venezia Giulia region in northeast Italy, more than 50 women and a few men swam fully clothed at a beach on Sunday to

Survivors of Cape Verde shipwreck came back to Senegal

Survivors of Cape Verde shipwreck came back to Senegal

The authorities in Senegal, a country in West Africa, have repatriated 37 people rescued from Cape Verde, an island country in the central Atlantic Ocean, after their boat was left adrift in the ocean. The