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Singapore migrant workers continue to live in horrid conditions under restrictive Covid curbs

Singapore migrant workers continue to live in horrid conditions under restrictive Covid curbs

Singapore - Coronavirus curbs have been significantly restrictive for migrant workers in Singapore. Past 18 months have been under lockdown due to pandemic, restricting the workers inside dormitories even during spare time. Dormitories in Singapore

Migrant Workers: Bangladeshi Women Face Abuse After Working

Migrant Workers: Bangladeshi Women Face Abuse After Working

Bangladesh - Migrant women from Bangladesh have been facing continuous abuse ever since they have started working outside their homes. Their life has taken a miserable turn as they have been subjected to torture and

Orissa Sees Rise In Illegal Migrant Trafficking As Police Turns Its Face Away

Orissa Sees Rise In Illegal Migrant Trafficking As Police Turns Its Face Away

Orissa - Trafficking of migrant workers has become rampant. Taking advantage of the fact that there are minimal job opportunities in Orissa, middlemen have become very active and are luring innocent migrants into fictions job

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