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Global fashion brands face legal disputes in Asia over labor rights issues

 Some leading fashion brands in Asia are facing legal troubles for human rights violations and labor rights abuse in the countries where the garments are produced. This is a groundbreaking effort to bring the fashion…

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Lithuania to build a barrier on its border with Belarus to curtail migrant influx

 Lithuania is all prepared to set up a barrier at its border with Belarus as well as deploy troops to stem the massive influx of illegal migrants. Since June 1 over 1000 migrants have been…

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Proposals to pave way for offshore centres for asylum seekers in UK up for revelation by Priti Patel

 Home Department under Home Secretary Priti Patel is all set to raise curtain for an array of new laws that would pave way for offshore centres for asylum seekers and also criminal charges for migrants…

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Migrant workers continue crossing Cambodian-Thai borders despite tougher security measures

Many brokers for migrants and workers continue to cross the Cambodian-Thai border despite the Banteay Meanchey authorities tighten their border security. There are no commands to direct them back as they are Cambodians, the Khmer Times reported.…

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German NGO releases video showing Libyan coastguard firing at migrant boat

 German organization Sea-Watch has released a video that shows Libyan coastguard’s patrol vessel firing shots at and trying to ram a small wooden boat in an attempt to force the vessel back to Libya. The…

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Mexican government begins search for a deserted migrant kids family

On Tuesday, the Mexican government expressed that they are looking for the family members of a 2-year-old kid who was found abandoned near a truck that had brought more than 100 migrants in cramped conditions.…

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Advocacy groups call on Thailand to ensure fishers’ rights, protections

Rights groups have called on the Thai government to ensure transparency in employment contracts of foreign workers in the country’s seafood industry. Furthermore, they have urged Bangkok to take action to prevent workplace exploitation and…

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Colorado signs key bills providing sweeping rights to farm workers

Thousands of agriculture workers in Colorado celebrated on Friday after Democratic Governor Jared Polis signed sweeping labor rights under Senate Bill 21-87 into law. The bill was passed in the House with the support of…

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One year under National Security Law: Beijing cracks down ‘free’ Hong Kong

 Hong Kong, a society that was once enjoyed its freedom has now been under severe crackdown by China. One year into the imposing of controversial National Security Law in Hong Kong, Beijing has managed to…

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Migrant workers working in defence projects are being exploited, says CM Soren

Talking about the pain of the migrant workers in India, Chief Minister of Jharkhand Hemant Soren claims that the migrant labourers of Jharkhand working in high-altitude defence projects are exploited by the Border Roads Organisation…

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