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Toxic Air May Affect Work-Health Of Workers In Delhi-NCR

Toxic Air May Affect Work-Health Of Workers In Delhi-NCR

India - The Haryana government has instructed the offices in Gurugram to allow its employees to work from home to avoid toxic air, but this may not be possible for many workers in the area.

Migrant Workers stuck in ambiguous situation due to construction ban

Migrant Workers stuck in ambiguous situation due to construction ban

Delhi - Construction ban in Delhi leading to increasing woes of migrant workers who are desperately waiting for work to resume. The latest construction ban announced by the Delhi government has left the workers from

Singapore migrant workers continue to live in horrid conditions under restrictive Covid curbs

Singapore migrant workers continue to live in horrid conditions under restrictive Covid curbs

Singapore - Coronavirus curbs have been significantly restrictive for migrant workers in Singapore. Past 18 months have been under lockdown due to pandemic, restricting the workers inside dormitories even during spare time. Dormitories in Singapore

Migrant Workers: Bangladeshi Women Face Abuse After Working

Migrant Workers: Bangladeshi Women Face Abuse After Working

Bangladesh - Migrant women from Bangladesh have been facing continuous abuse ever since they have started working outside their homes. Their life has taken a miserable turn as they have been subjected to torture and

Orissa Sees Rise In Illegal Migrant Trafficking As Police Turns Its Face Away

Orissa Sees Rise In Illegal Migrant Trafficking As Police Turns Its Face Away

Orissa - Trafficking of migrant workers has become rampant. Taking advantage of the fact that there are minimal job opportunities in Orissa, middlemen have become very active and are luring innocent migrants into fictions job

How are human rights compromised in the ongoing crisis between Belarus-Poland?

How are human rights compromised in the ongoing crisis between Belarus-Poland?

Europe - In tense border situations or in times of crisis between two regions, cities or countries, it is always the people who suffer the most. The crisis between Belarus and Poland is no different

Australia: Seasonal Worker’s Program Fails to Protect Migrant Labourers Since the Pandemic

Australia: Seasonal Worker’s Program Fails to Protect Migrant Labourers Since the Pandemic

Australia - Numerous migrant workers were in danger of marginalization because of policies confining their negotiating power and performance.  Migrant workers lost their minimum financial assistance due to their isolation from public welfare. The coronavirus

Why Bangladeshi Women Are Most Vulnerable Migrant Workers Abroad?

Why Bangladeshi Women Are Most Vulnerable Migrant Workers Abroad?

Saudi Arabia - Bangladeshi women who have travelled to Middle Eastern countries as migrant workers recall horror stories of violation of human rights. Most have come back with scars of physical abuse and resulting mental

MoL Violates Government Amnesty; Arrests Migrant Workers On Trumped Charges

MoL Violates Government Amnesty; Arrests Migrant Workers On Trumped Charges

Thailand - Several human rights groups have got together and send a letter of appeal to the Thai government over the illegal arrest of seven Cambodian migrant workers by the Ministry of Labor (MOL). The

Surprise check reveals terrible living conditions of migrant workers in Kerala

Surprise check reveals terrible living conditions of migrant workers in Kerala

Kerala - A surprise check carried by the squad of the city corporation brought into view terrible living conditions of the migrant workers in Kerala. The sanitation and hygiene department officials visited these camps where