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Wrighter

Wrighter covers news across the global on Human Rights, Migrants Rights, and Labor Rights. Wrighter has vast experience in writing and is a doctor by profession.

Hong Kong OFWs Protest Proposed Policy to Keep Them from Leaving Bad Employers

Hong Kong OFWs Protest Proposed Policy to Keep Them from Leaving Bad Employers

Philippines' MANILA- A group called United Filipinos in Hong Kong (UNIFIL-Migrante HK) is protesting the potential implementation of new rules that would restrict the movement of overseas Filipino workers who have been sent there as

Kenyan Judge Temporarily Blocks Mass Layoff of Facebook Moderators

Kenyan Judge Temporarily Blocks Mass Layoff of Facebook Moderators

According to court documents, a Kenyan judge temporarily halted the mass layoff of 260 Facebook content moderators who were employed by an outsourcing firm hired by the parent company of the social media site, Meta.

US Report Highlights Significant Human Rights Violations In India In 2022

US Report Highlights Significant Human Rights Violations In India In 2022

Released on Monday, an annual US report on human rights practices underscored serious human rights violations in India, including the reported targeting of journalists, dissidents, and religious minorities, the US State Department informed. The findings

Can Aussies ignore work calls and emails after hours?

Can Aussies ignore work calls and emails after hours?

As part of a Greens push for fairer work protections, employees in Australia should be allowed to ignore work-related calls, emails, and texts once they clock off. Greens leader Adam Bandt introduced a landmark proposal

OSHA Proposes $500K Fine After Worker Dies Cleaning Out Grain Silo

OSHA Proposes $500K Fine After Worker Dies Cleaning Out Grain Silo

On September 12, 2022, a 34-year-old worker's attempt to clean out a grain silo in Roseland, Nebraska, in anticipation of the fall harvest, turned tragic when corn engulfed and asphyxiated him. An investigation by the

NY Migrants Wait Months for Work Authorization Cards, Preventing Them from Getting Jobs

NY Migrants Wait Months for Work Authorization Cards, Preventing Them from Getting Jobs

The White House informs the I-Team that there are no immediate plans to help the tens of thousands of jobless asylum seekers currently living in the United States get hired more quickly. The announcement comes

LAUSD teacher and staff 3-day massive strike set for Tuesday, all schools to remain closed

LAUSD teacher and staff 3-day massive strike set for Tuesday, all schools to remain closed

Los Angeles public schools will be closed for three days starting Tuesday, union leaders announced during a massive downtown rally Wednesday. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic forcing more than 420,000 students into remote learning for more

UK Illegal Migration Bill violates even the British Human Rights Act

UK Illegal Migration Bill violates even the British Human Rights Act

Last week, UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman made public the nation's latest Illegal Migration Bill. Conforming to its provisions, those entering the country without obtaining appropriate visa or permission — with exclusions for minors, travelers

Gender equality is ‘300 years away,’ U.N. chief warns

Gender equality is ‘300 years away,’ U.N. chief warns

It is estimated that the world is hundreds of years away from achieving gender equality after decades of advances on women's rights. Ahead of International Women's Day on March 8, Secretary General António Guterres said

Starbucks Involved In “Egregious And Widespread” Violations Of Federal Law

Starbucks Involved In “Egregious And Widespread” Violations Of Federal Law

Starbucks has long expressed its pride over its reputation as a progressive, worker-friendly employer. But in recent news, US National Labour Relations Board (NLRB) judge Michael Rosas has ordered the company to reinstate fired seven