Coronavirus

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

May 4, 2020
94% of COVID-19 cases in Qatar are foreigners, daily stats show94% 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…

May 4, 2020
Civil society asks Tunisia to release immigration detainees amid COVID-19 pandemicCivil 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…

May 1, 2020
How Coronavirus lockdown has blurred the definition of a ‘Superwoman’How Coronavirus lockdown has blurred the definition of a ‘Superwoman’

How Coronavirus lockdown has blurred the definition of a ‘Superwoman’

It has been over a month that countries across the world are under lockdown in an attempt to curb the…

April 29, 2020
EP Kohl building will be used as a temporary residence for vulnerable women amid COVID-19 pandemicEP Kohl building will be used as a temporary residence for vulnerable women amid COVID-19 pandemic

EP Kohl building will be used as a temporary residence for vulnerable women amid COVID-19 pandemic

“From next Wednesday, we will host 100 vulnerable women in the European Parliament premises in Brussels. In these difficult moments,…

April 25, 2020
Amazon workers organise ‘sick-out’ protests against unsafe working conditionsAmazon workers organise ‘sick-out’ protests against unsafe working conditions

Amazon workers organise ‘sick-out’ protests against unsafe working conditions

The Coronavirus pandemic is multiplying across several parts of the world, and so are the woes of the employees at…

April 25, 2020
Plight of migrant workers in Singapore, unable to maintain even one-metre distance from each otherPlight of migrant workers in Singapore, unable to maintain even one-metre distance from each other

Plight of migrant workers in Singapore, unable to maintain even one-metre distance from each other

Few weeks ago, Singapore was applauded all over the world for its corona prevention  model as the country was quick…

April 24, 2020
Addressing the mental health of COVID-19 healthcare workersAddressing the mental health of COVID-19 healthcare workers

Addressing the mental health of COVID-19 healthcare workers

The COVID-19 pandemic is severely affecting the mental wellbeing of the healthcare workers as they fight the disease at the…

April 24, 2020
Japan offers aids to sex workers amid Covid19Japan offers aids to sex workers amid Covid19

Japan offers aids to sex workers amid Covid19

Covid-19 pandemic, and the consequent lockdown is putting the world into an important and worrying economic crisis. The response from…

April 23, 2020
Thailand’s migrant workers in a fix amid global pandemicThailand’s migrant workers in a fix amid global pandemic

Thailand’s migrant workers in a fix amid global pandemic

With factories shut, borders closed and people at their homes, Thailand has been in lockdown since March in a bid…

April 22, 2020