This report provides an unprecedented view of how domestic violence impacts the working lives of women workers, within and beyond transport sectors in India. It is based on survey data …
U.S. bans imports from Malaysian palm oil company FGV
The United States has banned imports of palm oil from Malaysian company FGV Holdings FGVH.KL following an investigation into allegations it uses forced labour, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) …
How can we better protect migrant workers in the next global crisis?
As the COVID-19 pandemic spread, a massive global migration began. While attention focused on vacationers trapped in paradise, or the crowds of expats at airports, millions of Asian migrant workers were also on the move, …
Factory fire in Pakistan: Questionable judgment neglects systematic failure in fire protection
Eight years after the fire in the Pakistani textile factory Ali Enterprises, two men have been sentenced to death for arson by an anti-terrorism court in Karachi. They are said …
Labour reform gets a leg up, Lok Sabha passes three labour codes
The Lok Sabha Tuesday passed three important labour codes that shall cheer industries and allow them flexibility in hiring and retrenchment, make industrial strikes difficult besides, facilitate ease of doing …
These gloves help fight COVID-19. But they’re made in sweatshop conditions
They work 12-hour shifts, six days a week, on factory floors where temperatures can surpass 100 degrees. Lunch breaks are brief, sick days highly discouraged. Take too long coming back …
Anger as Hong Kong court keeps ‘discriminatory’ live-in rule for migrant maids
A Hong Kong court’s decision to uphold a compulsory rule for migrant domestic workers to live with their employers drew criticism on Tuesday from labour rights advocates, who said it …
U.S. lawmakers seek to tighten ban on forced-labor goods from China’s Xinjiang
Leading U.S. lawmakers proposed legislation on Wednesday aimed at preventing goods made from forced labor in China’s Xinjiang region from reaching the United States. The legislation would require importers to …
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India: Occupational Safety Continues to be Ignored as a Right
“Newspaper reports of workplace accidents have been appearing with an alarming frequency even as lawmakers have been busy drafting and redrafting the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code. During …