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Bangladesh bans employment of children under 14

Bangladesh bans employment of children under 14

Bangladesh - On Monday decided that none under 14 years could be recruited to work. The cabinet approved the ratification of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Convention-138 on child labour, which restricts the employment of

Journalists stopped from reporting on harassment faced by Union members in Cambodia

Journalists stopped from reporting on harassment faced by Union members in Cambodia

Cambodia - Journalists in Cambodia, despite their origin country, are being forced to not report about harassment faced by the union members in the country. As per a report, several reporters were banned from covering

Child Lobourers Rescued From Delhi Utensil Factories

Child Lobourers Rescued From Delhi Utensil Factories

India - Child labor continues to work rampantly in India, especially in Delhi where children under the age of 14 were found working in a utensil factory. With less pay and more hours of work,

Some 30,000 migrant workers in Thailand may have been exploited and not paid full salaries

Some 30,000 migrant workers in Thailand may have been exploited and not paid full salaries

Thailand - Some 30,000 workers who were working in Thailand in 2021, were exploited to work longer hours and their salaries were not fully paid. The Interior Ministry of Thailand expressed concern on this matter.

Conservancy Workers On Strike Over Salary Delay; Garbage Bins Overflowing In Streets

Conservancy Workers On Strike Over Salary Delay; Garbage Bins Overflowing In Streets

India - A flash strike by at least 90 conservancy workers took place in Cumbum municipality in the Theni district of Tamil Nadu because the workers had not received their January salary. The strike has

ASHA Workers March To Assembly Demanding An Increase In Minimum Wages

ASHA Workers March To Assembly Demanding An Increase In Minimum Wages

India - ASHA (Accredited Social Health Activist) workers under the umbrella of the Kerala ASHA Health Workers’ Association marched to the Assembly on Thursday seeking an increase in their minimum wages to Rs 21,000. They

Iranian Teachers Threaten Country Wide Protest Over Decadence In Pay Hike

Iranian Teachers Threaten Country Wide Protest Over Decadence In Pay Hike

Iran - Teachers in Iran have decided that they will not take it anymore as they prepare to go on strike if there demands are not finally met. Thousands of teachers have been protesting in

Egypt: Factory workers raise voice against non payment of wages

Egypt: Factory workers raise voice against non payment of wages

Egypt - Workers have aggressively called out their treatment in factories in Egypt after the suicide of one of the workers. Even the Egyptian security forces responded heavily to these protests on Tuesday. The security

Assam worker accuses Haryana IPS and his wife of bonded labour; Worker tortured for days

Assam worker accuses Haryana IPS and his wife of bonded labour; Worker tortured for days

India - A 23-year-old domestic worker from Assam has accused an SP (Superintendent of Police)-rank IPS (Indian Police Service) officer in Haryana’s Panchkula of bonded labour and torture. The worker is a native of Assam’s

Labor rights going to be a key indicator in the Brexit deal

Labor rights going to be a key indicator in the Brexit deal

Europe - Labor rights are among the huge factors responsible for making the Brexit deal a success. It is important for the Brexit deal makers or officials to guarantee protection to the rights of workers