How is China’s success in Africa experienced by those who work on the Chinese-run construction sites that have emerged across the continent? In Tales of Hope, Tastes of Bitterness (Hong Kong University …
Labour Relations Amendment Bill 2019 draconian? COTU vows to fight it ‘with every breath’
Is Labour Relations Amendment Bill 2019 draconian? COTU vows to fight it ‘with every breath’ Labour Relations Act (2007) Amendment Bill was introduced in Parliament on April 24, 2019 by …
CBP Issues Withhold Release Order on Tobacco from Malawi
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued a withhold release order on tobacco from Malawi and products containing tobacco from Malawi. The products will be detained at all U.S. ports …
BAT faces landmark legal case over Malawi families’ poverty wages
Human rights lawyers are preparing to bring a landmark case against British American Tobacco on behalf of hundreds of children and their families forced by poverty wages to work in conditions …
LANDMARK AGREEMENT FOR KENYA’S INFORMAL WORKERS
Three trade unions representing Kenya’s formal-sector workers in food, health, education and metals signed memoranda of understanding (MOUs) with informal worker associations in their respective sectors yesterday. The agreements formalize …
NGOs file suit against Total over Uganda oil project
Six NGOs said Wednesday that they had filed a lawsuit against the French energy giant Total over an oil field project in Uganda, accusing it of failing to avert “disastrous …
La Aduana y Protección Fronteriza de los Estados Unidos (CBP) emite órdenes de detención contra empresas sospechosas de utilizar trabajo forzoso
WASHINGTON - La Aduana y Protección Fronteriza de los Estados Unidos (CBP) emitió cinco órdenes de liberación (WRO) que cubren cinco productos diferentes, importados de cinco países diferentes ayer, 30 de septiembre. Esta acción se basó en la información obtenida ...
Sudáfrica: 'Es extremadamente irresponsable': la 'nueva' ley tiene a los sindicatos armados
Los sindicatos están en pie de guerra por una declaración del Departamento de Trabajo de que los trabajadores tendrían que realizar una votación secreta antes de ir a la huelga. Pero Cosatu dijo esto ...
Los hombres nos temen: las mujeres del mercado de Kampala se unen contra el acoso
Algunos hombres tienen la costumbre de tocar a las mujeres, dice Nora Baguma, una vendedora en el mercado de Nakawa, en la capital de Uganda, Kampala. "Los llamamos bayaye", dice ella, sentada en su puesto de bananas. ...
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