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How are human rights compromised in the ongoing crisis between Belarus-Poland?

How are human rights compromised in the ongoing crisis between Belarus-Poland?

Europe - In tense border situations or in times of crisis between two regions, cities or countries, it is always the people who suffer the most. The crisis between Belarus and Poland is no different

Australia: Seasonal Worker’s Program Fails to Protect Migrant Labourers Since the Pandemic

Australia: Seasonal Worker’s Program Fails to Protect Migrant Labourers Since the Pandemic

Australia - Numerous migrant workers were in danger of marginalization because of policies confining their negotiating power and performance.  Migrant workers lost their minimum financial assistance due to their isolation from public welfare. The coronavirus

Why Bangladeshi Women Are Most Vulnerable Migrant Workers Abroad?

Why Bangladeshi Women Are Most Vulnerable Migrant Workers Abroad?

Saudi Arabia - Bangladeshi women who have travelled to Middle Eastern countries as migrant workers recall horror stories of violation of human rights. Most have come back with scars of physical abuse and resulting mental

MoL Violates Government Amnesty; Arrests Migrant Workers On Trumped Charges

MoL Violates Government Amnesty; Arrests Migrant Workers On Trumped Charges

Thailand - Several human rights groups have got together and send a letter of appeal to the Thai government over the illegal arrest of seven Cambodian migrant workers by the Ministry of Labor (MOL). The

Surprise check reveals terrible living conditions of migrant workers in Kerala

Surprise check reveals terrible living conditions of migrant workers in Kerala

Kerala - A surprise check carried by the squad of the city corporation brought into view terrible living conditions of the migrant workers in Kerala. The sanitation and hygiene department officials visited these camps where

Australia Seeks Skilled Workers To Return Before 2022

Australia Seeks Skilled Workers To Return Before 2022

Australia - By the end of the year, Australia would like its pool of skilled workers to come back and start working. According to a formal statement made by treasurer Josh Frydenberg, skilled migrants should

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

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

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

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