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 …
Alfândega e Proteção de Fronteiras dos EUA (CBP) emite ordens de detenção contra empresas suspeitas de usar trabalho forçado
WASHINGTON - A Alfândega e Proteção de Fronteiras (CBP) dos EUA emitiu cinco Ordens de Liberação Retida na Fonte (WROs) cobrindo cinco produtos diferentes, importados de cinco países diferentes ontem, 30 de setembro. Esta ação foi baseada em informações obtidas…
África do Sul: 'É extremamente irresponsável': 'Nova' lei tem sindicatos em armas
Os sindicatos estão em pé de guerra com uma declaração do Departamento do Trabalho de que os trabalhadores teriam que realizar uma votação secreta antes de entrar em greve. Mas Cosatu disse isso ...
Homens nos temem: as mulheres do mercado de Kampala se unem contra o assédio
Alguns homens têm o hábito de tocar as mulheres, diz Nora Baguma, uma fornecedora do mercado de Nakawa, na capital de Uganda, Kampala. "Nós os chamamos de bayaye", diz ela, sentada em sua banca de banana. …
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