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WR News Writer

WR News Writer is an engineer turned professionally trained writer who has a strong voice in her writing. She speaks on issues of migrant workers, human rights, and more.

Nurses Strike In South Korea As President Yoon Vetoes Bill On Pay Rise

Nurses Strike In South Korea As President Yoon Vetoes Bill On Pay Rise

Tens of thousands of nurses in South Korea went on a massive strike on Friday, May 19, as President Yoon Suk-yeol vetoed a bill on pay rise and working conditions amid strong opposition from doctors

Tech Google, Meta, Amazon Hiring H1B Workers After Layoffs

Tech Google, Meta, Amazon Hiring H1B Workers After Layoffs

Google submitted applications for jobs like software engineers, analytical consultants, user experience researchers, and more. Tech Google, Microsoft, Meta, and Amazon layoffs... is this what we heard a while back? Google, Microsoft, Meta, and Amazon

Chinese Court Sentences US Citizen to Life in Prison for Spy

Chinese Court Sentences US Citizen to Life in Prison for Spy

A 78-year-old US citizen was found guilty of spying and given a life sentence by a Chinese court. A permanent resident of Hong Kong named John Shing-Wan Leung was imprisoned on Monday. All information about

Migrants In Malaysia Claim They Are Left In  Dark 

Migrants In Malaysia Claim They Are Left In  Dark 

Hundreds of South Asian migrants in Malaysia who have been jobless for months claim they are losing hope after failing to land the jobs that recruitment agencies promised to find for them in exchange for

7/10 South Koreans Support The Government’s North Korean Human Rights Awareness Campaign

7/10 South Koreans Support The Government’s North Korean Human Rights Awareness Campaign

A poll released Thursday showed that seven out of ten South Koreans agree with the government of Yoon Suk Yeol's efforts to bring attention to the terrible human rights situation in North Korea. A survey

Strike in UK Again By 1200 Offshore Workers 

Strike in UK Again By 1200 Offshore Workers 

In a dispute over jobs, pay, and working conditions in the offshore sector, the UK union Unite said that 1200 offshore workers would start another 48-hour strike on Wednesday. The union said that oil and

Filipinos Workers, Not Allowed -Kuwait

Filipinos Workers, Not Allowed -Kuwait

Following allegations that the South-East Asian nation "violated a bilateral labor agreement," Kuwait has suspended all forms of work and entry visas for Filipinos, according to the Kuwait Times and other news sources. After an

UNTH Doctors 1-Week Warning Strike Over Poor Facilities

UNTH Doctors 1-Week Warning Strike Over Poor Facilities

Residents at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH) in Ituku-Ozalla, Enugu State, are on a one-week warning strike because their benefits aren't good and the hospital is falling apart. Under the guidance of the

Report: 10% of LA’s Homeless Are Fast Food Workers

Report: 10% of LA’s Homeless Are Fast Food Workers

According to a new report, thousands of Los Angeles County fast food workers are homeless due to low wages and housing costs.  Fast food workers make up an astounding 11% of California's homeless population, a

Punjab Cabinet Approves 10% Crop Loss Compensation For Farm Labourers

Punjab Cabinet Approves 10% Crop Loss Compensation For Farm Labourers

Farm labourers in the state will now receive 10% of the total compensation for crop loss due to natural calamities, said Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, after holding the first Cabinet meeting under his government's