CORONAVIRUS: PAKISTANI GOVERNMENT LAYS OFF THOUSANDS OF WORKERS TO REVIVE ECONOMY

CORONAVIRUS: PAKISTANI GOVERNMENT LAYS OFF THOUSANDS OF WORKERS TO REVIVE ECONOMY Pakistan’s minister for industries and production recently announced the government’s plans to privatize the Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) raising …

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Die Pandemie enthüllte Indiens unsichtbare Belegschaft

The article pursues the poor conditions faced by Indian workforce pursuant to the pandemic and lockdowns in India. The article reports on the situation of the 470 million workers employed …

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Beim Apex Court eingereichtes Schreiben, in dem die Rückführung nepalesischer Wanderarbeiter auf Kosten der Regierung gefordert wird

KATHMANDU: A writ petition has been filed at the Supreme Court against the “Order of the Government of Nepal, 2020”, challenging the provision regarding repatriation of Nepali migrant workers from destination …

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Indien: Änderungen des Arbeitsrechts der Staaten unter dem Scanner der Zentralregierung

The Union labour ministry will ask states not to change labour laws in ways that could violate India’s commitments to international covenants, and plans to hold a meeting of all …

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The Centre asks for and gets ‘one tight slap’ from ILO

The report last week that Guy Ryder, the taciturn Director General (DG) of the even more taciturn International Labour Organisation (ILO), had expressed ‘deep concern’ over the ‘dilution’ of labour …

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Ist COVID-19 eine Nebelwand für Arbeitsmissbrauch?

The COVID-19 pandemic has put one of Myanmar’s biggest economic success stories into a tailspin. Dramatic growth over the past decade has catapulted the garment sector above natural gas as …

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Rights groups hit out at Ismail Sabri over migrants issue

Two groups championing the rights of migrants in the country have slammed Senior Minister for Security Ismail Sabri Yaakob over his criticism of those defending undocumented foreigners, in the wake …

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Western fashion brands that ‘exploit’ Bangladesh suppliers face blacklisting

DHAKA, May 27 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Bangladeshi manufacturers said on Wednesday that they would blacklist Western fashion brands that “exploit” them by failing to pay their bills due to …

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Schnelle Mode: Pakistanische Textilarbeiter kämpfen in der Covid-19-Krise für Rechte

Police in Karachi last week allegedly shot at hundreds of unarmed garment workers protesting outside a factory supplying denim for global fashion brands. Garment workers such as Abdul Basit, 35, …

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COVID-19 Lockdown: Indien braucht Gesetze zum Schutz von Hausangestellten

The article focusses upon the problems and issues faced by domestic workers in India. The problems stated in the article includes lack of adequate payment while being relieved from employment …

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