India’s Labour-Law Overhaul: Impact on Informal & Gig Workers

New Labour-Law Overhaul in India: What It Means for Informal, Gig, and Migrant Workers

The new labour-law overhaul in India is meant to streamline and modernize a patchwork system with dozens of laws being combined into four broad labour codes. This may theoretically lead to more workers (both informal,…

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Returned Cambodian Migrant Workers: Hunger & Reintegration Crisis

Returned Migrant Workers in Cambodia: Hunger, Debt, and the Struggle for Reintegration

When high numbers of Cambodian migrant labourers come home at the same time, be it because economies slow, labour laws get tougher in other countries, or crisis, whole communities are left in the position of…

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UAE Heat Linked to Kidney Failure in Migrant Workers

Migrant Workers Returning from UAE With Kidney Failure Due to Extreme Temperatures

Over the last few years, newspapers have reported that migrant workers in the UAE and other Gulf countries have come back with serious cases of kidney related illnesses that can be attributed to long term…

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OFWs in Israel 2025: Relocation & Trauma Support Update

Philippines OFWs in Israel: Relocation & Trauma Support After 2025 Border Tensions

Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) in Israel have once again found themselves on the frontlines of conflict, caught between their livelihoods abroad and safety concerns back home. After the 2025 border tensions escalated, many Filipino caregivers,…

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UN Migration Committee 2025: Key Migrant-Worker Reforms

Why the UN Migration Committee’s 2025 Recommendations Could Transform Migrant-Worker Rights Worldwide

The 2025 recommendations of the UN Migration Committee represent a change in the way governments are being encouraged to treat migrant workers, as low-wage labourers to high-skilled professionals. The guidance aims at ending the exploitation,…

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GCC Migration Policies 2025: Key Shifts and Labour Reforms

The Changing Migration Policies in GCC Countries in 2025 

GCC migration policies in 2025 are undergoing a noticeable shift as Gulf states balance economic diversification, labour market needs, and demographic concerns. Previously dependent on high populations of low-skilled migrant workers, such countries as Saudi…

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International Day for the Abolition of Slavery 2025

International Day for the Abolition of Slavery 2025: Why It Still Matters Today

The International Day for the Abolition of Slavery is observed every year on 2 December to highlight ongoing struggles against modern forms of slavery, from human trafficking and forced labour to child exploitation and forced…

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vulnerable workforce 2025

Migrant, Domestic & Seasonal Workers: The Overlooked Vulnerable Workforce

Migrant, domestic and seasonal workers are a huge but vulnerable workforce in the world that is usually left out of the protection despite driving economies. By 2025, there are 150 million migrant workers in India…

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The Reality of Flexibility: When Jobs Become Unstable

The Reality of “Flexibility”: When Flexible Jobs Become Unstable Livelihoods

Flexible jobs are often marketed as the answer to modern workers’ desires for autonomy, better work–life balance, and freedom from the 9–5 grind. Flexibility in many cases, particularly to caregivers, students, and people with disabilities,…

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Why Garment Worker Rights Are a Gender Issue

Why Workers’ Rights in the Garment Industry Are a Gender Discrimination Issue

Workers’ rights in the garment industry are the same as gender discrimination because women are 60-80% of the global workforce and still suffer I, exploitation, getting paid less, and violence. Women workers mostly in South…

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