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TUC to report UK Government to UN workers' rights watchdog over anti-strike law

The TUC is reporting the Government to the United Nations workers’ rights watchdog over the controversial new law on strikes, it has been…

The National (Scotland) · Sep 10, 2023

Job insecurity, low wages are risk factors for premature death, finds study

Permanent employment can reduce the risk of premature death by 20 percent. The results of the study indicate that job security in the Swedish labor market needs to improve.

The Times of India · Sep 5, 2023

Needed, a well-crafted social security net for all

To have the fruits of growth trickle down while offering a sense of social security, policymakers in India must embrace policies that enable equitable growth

The Hindu · Aug 23, 2023

World Cup security staff suffer in the silence of Qatar’s broken promises

Low-wage migrant workers who made the tournament possible now find themselves broke and homeless or even deported or imprisoned

The Guardian - UK · Jun 18, 2023

Skilled, essential but undervalued

Every person — mainly women — who spends time at home cooking, cleaning, looking after children, gardening, doing laundry, managing the household or caring for the elderly or disabled will tell you that it is tiring and emotionally draining work. They will also tell you that it is skilled work.…

Bangkok Post · Jun 16, 2023

A third of domestic workers in Malaysia in forced labour conditions

KUALA LUMPUR: Nearly a third of migrant workers employed in domestic households in Malaysia are working under forced labour conditions, according to a survey released by the United Nations' labour agency on Thursday.

Bangkok Post · Jun 15, 2023

Qatar World Cup workers suffered ‘human rights abuses’, new Amnesty report finds

The investigation showed a “pattern of abuses against migrant workers” and accused Fifa of failing to investigate the issue, writes Miguel Delaney

The Independent UK · Jun 14, 2023

Massive strike pits African fishers against ‘superprofitable’ EU firms

About 2,000 crew members withdrew labour over pay and conditions, as well as citing serious breaches of overfishing rules by Spanish and French companies

The Guardian - UK · Jun 14, 2023

Explained | What has India done to address child trafficking?

As the world celebrated United Nations World Day Against Child Labour 2023 on June 12, we took a look at what measures India has taken to prevent the trafficking of children and forced child labour

The Hindu · Jun 13, 2023

Qatar minister picked to head UN labour conference

GENEVA - Qatar's labour minister was on Monday appointed without a vote to head the International Labour Organization's annual decision-making conference, despite union criticism amid concerns over labour conditions in Qatar.

Bangkok Post · Jun 5, 2023