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Why Canada Does Not Want To Adhere To Worker Safety Rights?

Why Canada Does Not Want To Adhere To Worker Safety Rights?

Canadian workers are being denied to choose the right to refuse work if they deem it unfit or unsafe at the time of corona virus outbreak. Apparently, a steelworks workers union had demanded explanation from

Prison System Needs To Be Released Of The Overload During Pandemic Crisis

Prison System Needs To Be Released Of The Overload During Pandemic Crisis

Governments and prison systems across the globe are facing backlash on accord of the overload of prisons and the poor conditions for inmates. As the Corona virus outbreak escalated across nations, the social and human

Qatar reserves inhuman treatment to migrant workers during COVID-19, hundreds of Nepalese expelled and detained

Qatar reserves inhuman treatment to migrant workers during COVID-19, hundreds of Nepalese expelled and detained

Last month Qatar deported hundreds of Nepali workers, most of them building infrastructure for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, under the pretext of testing them for the coronavirus, raising new fears about the fate of

94% of COVID-19 cases in Qatar are foreigners, daily stats show

94% of COVID-19 cases in Qatar are foreigners, daily stats show

Qatar has made promising commitments to support migrant workers during this unprecedented crisis, including earmarking funds to cover quarantined migrant workers’ wages, and setting up a hotline for grievances. But these promises have never been

Amid Coronavirus pandemic, a resurgence of global labour unrest

Amid Coronavirus pandemic, a resurgence of global labour unrest

The COVID-19 pandemic outbreak appears to be unleashing a wave of labor movements across several parts of the world. Amid a global health crisis, labor unions are organizing protests apprising public officials about their plight.

Civil society asks Tunisia to release immigration detainees amid COVID-19 pandemic

Civil society asks Tunisia to release immigration detainees amid COVID-19 pandemic

Several Tunisian organizations, along with Amnesty International, denounced on Friday the detention of several dozen migrants in the Center of El Ouardia (Al Wardia), in Tunisia, officially known as a hosting and orientation center. The

A UN draft resolution calls for a three-month global humanitarian truce

A UN draft resolution calls for a three-month global humanitarian truce

The UN Security Council intends to vote on a draft resolution calling for the establishment of a "humanitarian truce" for 90 days in all armed conflicts around the world to allow the delivery of humanitarian

Indian Embassy in Saudi steps up initiative to repatriate stranded Indian nationals

Indian Embassy in Saudi steps up initiative to repatriate stranded Indian nationals

As the battle against Coronavirus pandemic continues, India is working towards bringing back thousands of its citizens who got stranded in foreign countries due to worldwide lockdown. The Ministry of External Affairs is devising a

How Should Sex Workers Fend For Themselves In A Lockdown Situation?

How Should Sex Workers Fend For Themselves In A Lockdown Situation?

Hotels were closed down in Mexico city to control the spread of Covid-19. This has left sex workers homeless and without work. Most of them worked and lived in many such hotels.  In Australia, some

Canada: Over 200 Ontario workers have filed for work refusal fearing coronavirus, yet no reply from MOL

Canada: Over 200 Ontario workers have filed for work refusal fearing coronavirus, yet no reply from MOL

Since the coronavirus outbreak, many workers have feared to catch the virus because of a lack of safety measures. More than 200 workers in Ontario, Canada, have filed for work refusal, but the Ontario Ministry