Migrants, children, US, detention

Migrant children detained at hotels are vulnerable to abuse

The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement has been authorising the detention of migrant children in hotels before their expulsion, putting them out of the purview of federal detention laws. Major hotel chains are being used…

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Sebastián Piñera, Chile, human rights violation, Mapuche Community

How Public Protests Are Criminalized In Chile?

Chile has been facing the worst form of governance over the last decade. Come the pandemic situation and the Chilean population has faced governance that has prioritized material gains over health of the public. Calling…

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Work life balance, working from home, pandemic, boundaries

Key to successful Work-life balance lies in setting controlled boundaries

As the world is grappling with Covid-19 pandemic and workplaces have been shuttered down with work from home being instructed for all employees, the biggest challenge that has hurdled the people is blurred boundaries between…

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Nova Scotia, migrant workers rights, McNeil government

Vulnerable migrant workers in Nova Scotia must have a level playing field: Migrant rights activists

In an open letter to the McNeil government, over 30 unions, educational institutions, rights advocates and social justice organizations across the province of Nova Scotia have asked for action on migrant workers rights. The prompt…

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Moms work-life balance

Moms are finding it tough to manage work-life balance amid Covid-19 crisis

In the Covid-19 pandemic crisis, the new norm is working from home for parents and attending online classes for children. While facing these unprecedented times, everyone is feeling stress in some form or the other.…

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Garment Manufacturing Hits Worker Salaries

Garment Manufacturing Hits Worker Salaries In Asia Post Pandemic

The forced temporary closure of garment manufacturing units due to pandemic conditions is now showing huge losses in the form of lost wages for workers. According to a report by the Financial Times, workers in…

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#ZimbabweanLivesMatter

#ZimbabweanLivesMatter: People stage solo social media protests against human rights abuses in Zimbabwe

The south African country of Zimbabwe is seeing country-wide solo protests on social media by Zimbabwean people against the human rights abuses in the country. Calling the Zimbabwean people to come out in support of…

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The labor rights violation by FAVORI LLC

The labor rights violation by FAVORI LLC compels 134 Somali workers to go on strike

Around 134 workers of Favori LLC Airport Management & Ground Handling Services (FAVORI LLC) have now halted their work and took to the streets as the organization has blatantly disregarded their fundamental work rights and…

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Nepal embassies

Nepal embassies review applications of over 6,000 workers seeking to return home

The COVID-19 crisis has brought economic activities across several countries to a standstill, affecting the lives of millions of migrant workers worldwide. In the aftermath of pandemic-induced lockdown, thousands of Nepali migrants workers in major…

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Restrictions on migrant workers’

Restrictions on migrant workers’ movements highly concerning: Singapore rights groups

The continued restrictions on movement of migrant workers in Singapore in and out of the dormitories has been called out by various migrant worker rights activist groups in Singapore. The groups and rights advocates have…

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