Labour rights

Zimbabwe red flagged by US and UK over labour rights violations, threatened of further sanctions

Zimbabwe has been criticized by United States of America over its recent incidents of worker rights’ crackdown and long going…

November 4, 2020

Kuwait new law to trim foreign workers

A new law to drastically reduce the number of foreign workers within a year: this is what the Kuwait parliament…

October 31, 2020

Before commencing trade talks EU urged to demand tougher Thai safeguards for labor rights

Citing poor commitment from Thailand for ensuring safe working conditions for labors and ensuring safeguarding their labor rights, rights activists…

October 31, 2020

Brexit, what changes for workers in the UK

With Britain's exit from the European Union, thousands of workers are looking to the future with concern. In fact, among…

October 29, 2020

COVID-19 laws are strangling garment workers

Workers' rights activists denounce that laws to stem the spread of Covid-19 are being used to silence garment workers in…

October 28, 2020

Domestic workers in Brazil need robust labour rights system

The plight of domestic workers in Brazil calls for the government to establish strong labour rights Brazil has emerged as…

October 22, 2020

Cocoa industry and child labour – the never ending problem

A decade has gone by since the $US100 billion cocoa (chocolate) industry had pledged to cut down the child labour…

October 20, 2020

Migrant workers in Thailand launch legal action against garment factory over unpaid below minimum daily wage

Migrant workers in Thailand, mostly from neighbouring country Myanmar, have launched a legal action against a garment factory, one year…

October 17, 2020

Nearly half of global workforce at risk of job losses: WHO

Coronavirus pandemic has imposed unprecedented socio-economic challenges on the lives of millions of people across the world. In a recent…

October 15, 2020

Indonesia’s Job Bill has put its labour rights at major risk

Indonesian government has approved the new controversial ‘Omnibus Bill on Job Creation’, which according to experts is a step backwards…

October 13, 2020

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