“The gender pay gap measures the difference between the average earnings of women and men in the workforce. It is not the difference between two people being paid differently for …
Torture and forced child labour: UN experts find Nepal violated human rights
Nepal must remove all existing obstacles that hinder victims of torture and forced labour in filing complaints, the UN Human Rights Committee said in a decision published today in Geneva. …
ANROEV OSH Newsletter (Jan – June 2019)
The ANROEV Secretariat conducts research on OSH. The ANROEV newsletter is the part of its regular intervention. This 44th edition includes: Homage to Chan Kam Hong OSH Strategic meeting Rotterdam …
Samsung Elec avoids disclosure of working environment report following court ruling
Samsung Electronics Co. does not have to open its sensitive work environment-related information to the public after a South Korean court has ruled in favor of the company in a …
UN Human Rights Committee: Bholi Pharaka v Nepal
The Committee’s decision came in response to an individual complaint from Mr. Bholi Pharaka (pseudonym), a member of an indigenous group who was a domestic worker in Kathmandu from the …
About time we made space for street vendors in Delhi | Opinion
The famous roadside books bazaar at Daryaganj has not been held for the last four weeks following the Delhi high court’s order banning weekly market at Netaji Subhash Marg, which …
Australia to help ASEAN firms tackle slavery in supply chains
“A multi-million dollar anti-trafficking strategy between Australia and Southeast Asian nations will look at new ways to help businesses root out slavery in their supply chains, a senior foreign ministry …
Mars, Nestle, other food companies face complaints of forced labor at palm oil supplier
Palm oil is common in U.S. diets, yet it lives in obscurity. Big food manufacturers add it to a wide array of packaged foods — it is in Skittles, Oreos …
Petition in Supreme Court seeks to ensure safety of Indian workers in the Gulf
“CHENNAI: Soon Indian workers migrating to the Gulf countries may get at least minimum protection to their life, dignity, and wage, as the Supreme Court has sought the response of …
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