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US DOJ settles agreement with IT firm claimed of discriminating against domestic workers

US DOJ settles agreement with IT firm claimed of discriminating against domestic workers

A Texas based IT firm was slapped with a lawsuit for discriminating against domestic workers and hiring only temporary work visa holders in the country, including the H-1B visa holders. The US Department of Justice

Australian Federal Government new laws could mean big changes for casual workers rights

Australian Federal Government new laws could mean big changes for casual workers rights

The Australian Federal Government will present its eagerly awaited revamp of industrial relations laws motivated by the outbreak of the covid-19 pandemic.  Businesses would have the option to offer extra hours to part-time workers without

What COVID-19 frontline workers want us to know

What COVID-19 frontline workers want us to know

Amnesty International published today a new report on the conditions experienced by doctors and health workers during the coronavirus pandemic. The report is based on testimony of health workers in 12 countries: Eswatini, Finland, France,

Google has violated US labor laws in attempt to strangle workers organizing: US labor regulator

Google has violated US labor laws in attempt to strangle workers organizing: US labor regulator

US labor regulator, The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), has filed a complaint on Wednesday against Alphabet Inc’s Google of firing its several employees after they were unlawfully monitored and questioned in relation to their

As farmers protest in India surges, it’s becoming a bigger challenge for the Modi Government

As farmers protest in India surges, it’s becoming a bigger challenge for the Modi Government

The new farm bills have left farmers in India under a huge dilemma. Farmers particularly in Haryana and Punjab are skeptical of what the markets will offer and how the private companies will treat them.

Big firms including Coca Cola and Nike lobby against the Xinjiang forced labor bill in US Congress

Big firms including Coca Cola and Nike lobby against the Xinjiang forced labor bill in US Congress

Major companies including Nike and Coca Cola are lobbying Congress against the forced labour bill that will ban import of goods that are being made in Xinjiang in China under forced labour. The bill has

Black Friday, Amnesty International urges Amazon to respect workers’ rights

Black Friday, Amnesty International urges Amazon to respect workers’ rights

The Amazon company should not risk the well-being and security of its workers to meet Black Friday shopping sales, Amnesty International urged on Thursday, challenging the online retail giant of clamping down on employees’ right

Workers’ rights, a worldwide overview

Workers’ rights, a worldwide overview

Since 1919, the International Labour Organization (ILO) has formed a system of international labor standards. These are legal tools drawn up by the ILO’s constituents (governments, employers, and workers), setting out basic principles and rights

Qatar: Companies fail to pay “hundreds of millions of dollars” in salaries to migrant workers

Qatar: Companies fail to pay “hundreds of millions of dollars” in salaries to migrant workers

According to a new research conducted by the human rights group Equidem, many of Qatari companies failed to pay salaries to its workers since the coronavirus outbreak, summing the total outstanding amount close to “hundreds

Somalia: Months after health care workers’ executions by armed men, Government investigations still pending

Somalia: Months after health care workers’ executions by armed men, Government investigations still pending

Somalia Army Men: It been six months since seven health workers and a pharmacist was abducted by Somalia army men, who were later found dead with bullet shots on their bodies. What’s shocking was not