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EU Takes a Stand Against Forced Labour: Banning Exploitative Products

EU Takes a Stand Against Forced Labour: Banning Exploitative Products

The European Union has taken a momentous step towards promoting ethical trade practices and protecting worker rights. In a landmark decision, the EU Council and the European Parliament have reached a provisional agreement to ban

Panasonic and IOM Join Hands to Protect Migrant Workers’ Rights

Panasonic and IOM Join Hands to Protect Migrant Workers’ Rights

Panasonic Holdings Corporation and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) have signed a Global Framework Agreement to safeguard the rights of migrant workers in supply chains. This collaboration comes at a time when the Asia-Pacific

$12 Million Initiative – Rights of Asia’s Marginalized Migrant Workforce

$12 Million Initiative – Rights of Asia’s Marginalized Migrant Workforce

Upholding Dignity for 86 Million Regional Migrants  There are currently 85.6 million migrant workers supporting Asia’s booming yet often exploitative labor market. These marginalized migrants propel industries like manufacturing, construction and domestic work while confronting

American Solar Companies Might Shy Away from Xinjiang Over Forced Labour Issues

American Solar Companies Might Shy Away from Xinjiang Over Forced Labour Issues

The American solar companies might have blood on their hands as they show their dependency on Uighur Muslim workforce that is subjugated and violated in the Xinjiang region of China. The region is the lifeblood

ILO lauds Vietnam’s new law protecting migrant workers

ILO lauds Vietnam’s new law protecting migrant workers

Taking note of the plight of the Vietnamese migrant workers in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Vietnamese government recently passed the newly-revised Law on Contract-Based Vietnamese Overseas Workers with the aim of strengthening

Human rights violations against Uyghur: US bans cotton imports from China

Human rights violations against Uyghur: US bans cotton imports from China

 United States of America have moved forward with tightening economic pressure on China’s Xinjiang province with yet another regulation. Trump administration has banned cotton imports from a powerful Chinese quasi-military organization. The new set of

Big firms including Coca Cola and Nike lobby against the Xinjiang forced labor bill in US Congress

Big firms including Coca Cola and Nike lobby against the Xinjiang forced labor bill in US Congress

Major companies including Nike and Coca Cola are lobbying Congress against the forced labour bill that will ban import of goods that are being made in Xinjiang in China under forced labour. The bill has

As China whitewashes its forced labour records, US adopts a new hard-line approach towards it

As China whitewashes its forced labour records, US adopts a new hard-line approach towards it

Recent investigations carried out by various private audit companies, human rights groups and investigative agencies exposed how China has been whitewashing the forced labour of Uyghurs in Xinjiang region. Chinese Communist Party controls every bit

Many US companies including Apple choose business over Uyghur force labor Prevention bill

Many US companies including Apple choose business over Uyghur force labor Prevention bill

Recent human rights reports highlighted the instances of Chinese government using forced Uighur labor in its manufacturing and supply chain units. This formed the basis for US Congress’s new bill - the Uyghur Forced Labor

China intensifies Xinjiang-style labour model in Tibet

China intensifies Xinjiang-style labour model in Tibet

There are reports and policy documents that suggest that China is “training” thousands of Tibetians and pushing them into forced locally and into other provinces in the country. In a labour policy that is straight