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Most neglected workers: India’s domestic workers raise voice against injustice

Most neglected workers: India’s domestic workers raise voice against injustice

India - Domestic workers in India are essentially the backbone of every household in urban as well as semi-urban region, but unfortunately, they are the most neglected workforce in the country. Despite the weather, the

Migrant Workers stuck in ambiguous situation due to construction ban

Migrant Workers stuck in ambiguous situation due to construction ban

Delhi - Construction ban in Delhi leading to increasing woes of migrant workers who are desperately waiting for work to resume. The latest construction ban announced by the Delhi government has left the workers from

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

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

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

Oregon’s illegal marijuana farms house to horrid conditions for migrant workers

Oregon’s illegal marijuana farms house to horrid conditions for migrant workers

Southern Oregon - is home to illegal marijuana farms that are allegedly run by foreign drug cartels. The thousands of illegal migrant workers at these farms are facing violence by the gangster bosses, and have

Australia Recalibrates Migrant Programs For Quick Intakes

Australia Recalibrates Migrant Programs For Quick Intakes

Australia - There is undeniable worker shortage in Australia and the government is now seriously thinking of reworking their strategy to ensure it is put back to optimal levels. For one it is now feeling

Urgent need to support African asylum seekers: Human Rights Watch

Urgent need to support African asylum seekers: Human Rights Watch

Human Rights Watch, the global watchdog of human rights, said on Wednesday that it is critical time to rush medical aid, food and shelter to over 2000 African refugees and asylum seekers who have been