Factory workers in Haiti go on strike to demand higher wages | Protests News
Striking workers used burning tires to block a main road in Port au Prince and police tried to disperse the
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Labour Rights
At Beijing 2022, ‘woke capital’ in awkward spot on human rights | Labour Rights News
Taipei, Taiwan – Airbnb’s “community” section reads like a who’s who of progressive causes in the United States. The short-term
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Long after lockdowns, India’s youth still struggle to find work | Coronavirus pandemic News
Ravi Bansod lost almost everything when India imposed a nationwide lockdown to halt the spread of the coronavirus in March
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New report highlights labour rights abuses at Dubai’s Expo 2020 | Human Rights News
The legions of workers who built Dubai’s extravagant Expo 2020 site and keep it running face exploitation, grim conditions and
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Strike at BBC’s Istanbul bureau ends after deal reached | Media News
A dozen employees at the British broadcaster went on strike last year after it offered raises not in tune with
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Myanmar lost 1.6 million jobs in 2021 amid COVID, coup: ILO | Labour Rights
International Labour Organization says Southeast Asian country’s labour market remains fragile after tumultuous year. Myanmar lost about 1.6 million jobs
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South Korea puts CEOs on notice with contentious work safety law | Technology
Seoul, South Korea – In South Korea, “business as usual” is set to change drastically with the enforcement of legislation
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UN labour chief calls on Asia to beef up social safety nets | Labour Rights
Asia-Pacific countries should see the pandemic as a wakeup call to bolster their meagre social safety nets, the head of
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Global employment won’t recover before 2023: UN labour body | Labour Rights
The International Labour Organization projects 207 million unemployed in 2022. Global employment will not recover to pre-pandemic levels until at
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Why are people quitting their jobs in record numbers? | Workers’ Rights
From: Counting the Cost Millions of mainly young people around the world are rethinking the way they work and live.
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