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 …
Les douanes et la protection des frontières des États-Unis (CBP) émettent des ordonnances de détention à l'encontre d'entreprises soupçonnées de recourir au travail forcé
WASHINGTON - Le bureau des douanes et de la protection des frontières des États-Unis (CBP) a émis cinq ordonnances de retenue à la source couvrant cinq produits différents, importées de cinq pays différents hier, le 30 septembre. Cette action s'appuyait sur les informations obtenues…
Afrique du Sud: «C'est extrêmement irresponsable»: une nouvelle loi instaure les syndicats
Les syndicats protestent contre une déclaration du ministère du Travail selon laquelle les travailleurs devraient procéder à un vote à bulletin secret avant de se mettre en grève. Mais Cosatu a dit ceci…
Les hommes nous craignent ': les femmes du marché de Kampala s'unissent contre le harcèlement
Certains hommes ont l'habitude de toucher les femmes, explique Nora Baguma, vendeuse au marché de Nakawa, à Kampala, la capitale de l'Ouganda. «Nous les appelons bayaye», dit-elle en s'asseyant à son stand de bananes. …
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