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Warm welcome to Italy hides a cold, exploitative reality for migrant workers

Italy is increasingly using migrant workers as a labour pool for logistics and high-turnover industries, cutting corners on safety and training, writes Giorgio Grappi

Newsroom.co.nz

Retail union warns of rough holiday season as workers report spike in abuse at Christmas time

Anna gives up her holidays to meet work demands, in return she says she's been verbally abused and had supermarket items thrown at her.

ABC News

Domino's wage theft class action begins

Domino's Pizza has faced court in Melbourne over allegations it instructed franchisee operators to underpay thousands of delivery and in-store workers.

AAP

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Woman filmed allegedly abusing and spitting on McDonald's staff weeks after heavier penalties introduced

The Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association (SDA) says footage which shows a woman allegedly spitting on and yelling at workers at an Adelaide fast-food restaurant is 'vile' but not surprising.

ABC News

Bosniak, Croat moderate leaders set to win seats in Bosnia's presidency

Moderate Croat and Bosniak candidates Zeljko Komsic and Denis Becirevic are leading in the run-up for the seat on Bosnia's tripartite inter-ethnic presidency, according to the Party of Democratic Action (SDA) preliminary vote count.

Reuters

Bosnia election: Growing ethnic tensions dominate polls

Voters are choosing the members of the shared Bosnian presidency, parliament deputies, and Republika Srpska’s president.

Al Jazeera

Nationalist divisions dim hopes for change after Bosnia's election

Divisive nationalism has dominated campaigning for Bosnia's presidential and parliamentary elections on Oct. 2, suggesting reformists keen to modernise a dysfunctional economy and improve rule of law have scant chance of winning.

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‘Bully in a cheap suit’: Apple agrees to negotiate with Australian staff after union showdown

Tech giant to come to the table after unions take fight over pay and conditions to Fair Work Commission

The Guardian - AU

Swiss press human rights concerns with China

Switzerland called a meeting with China's ambassador to express its concern about the human rights situation in the western region of Xinjiang, the foreign ministry in Bern said on Thursday, correcting its earlier comment that it had "summoned" the envoy.

Reuters

SDA seeks $250m compensation from McDonald's operators who allegedly denied paid breaks to Australian workers

The union for retail workers is seeking at least $250 million compensation on behalf of more than 250,000 current and former McDonald's workers across Australia.

ABC News

McDonald’s Has Been Accused Of Stealing More Than $250M In Wages From Its Young Crew

The SDA union filed paperwork to the Federal Court this week.

Pedestrian.tv

NDIS participants are left waiting for too long in hospital beds due to bureaucratic delays

Eighteen months ago, a Melbourne woman named Leila had a stroke and went to a local hospital. After medical support over a few weeks, Leila was ready to be discharged from the hospital, but required some specialist support due to her disability.

The Conversation

Officeworks underpaid staff, says union

Officeworks staff were forced to work excessive hours without being paid overtime, the retail union has claimed in a new Federal Court lawsuit.

AAP

Many try to return to normal from COVID, but disabled people face a different reality

With COVID safety protocols rescinding around the country, many are returning to a sense of pre-pandemic normalcy. But disabled and immunocompromised people can't do so, and are being left behind.

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Italy: warm welcome hides a cold, exploitative reality for migrant workers

Italy is increasingly using migrant workers as a labour pool for logistics and high-turnover industries, cutting corners on safety and training.

Belfast Live

Saintfield heritage park plans to go on display at end of June

"This a park that will be there for our children and our children's children."

The Hindu

PDO, clerk suspended in Mandya over ‘misuse’ of funds

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The Guardian - AU

Melbourne woman with cerebral palsy fights to stay in her home after NDIS funding cut

Samar Bain faces being forced into shared accommodation as agency says support package is not ‘value for money’

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The Times of India

‘Slum’ tag off 135 localities after Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation re-development work

BHUBANESWAR: Following upgradation under the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) initiative, the “slum” tag has been taken off at least 135 run-down neighbourhoods in the city.

ABC News

NDIS participants like Alicia stuck in hospitals waiting for homes as specialist housing sits vacant, advocacy groups say

Advocacy groups estimate 1,140 NDIS participants, like Alicia, are stuck in hospitals waiting for specialist housing plans to be signed off or for disputes to be resolved.

The Conversation

'It's shown me how independent I can be' – housing designed for people with disabilities reduces the help needed

The federal government has been warning that the rising cost of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is unsustainable. More than a third of NDIS funding is spent on in-house support provided to 5% of NDIS participants with the highest needs.

ABC News

Retail workers' union pushes for public holiday pay rates on Easter Sunday in SA

The retail workers' union says South Australia is the only mainland state not to treat Easter Sunday as a public holiday, with the SA government now considering whether it will introduce change.

AAP

Retail wages add $15b to regions: union

The retail workers' union is backing calls for a five per cent pay increase, saying it's a boost for workers and regional economies.

The Guardian - AU

Labor offers conditional backing to Coalition’s religious discrimination bill

Opposition suggests only minor and technical amendments when the bill returns to parliament on Tuesday

AAP

McDonald's accused of denying paid breaks

The largest employer of young Australians is facing legal action alleging it denied workers the paid breaks they were entitled to for several years.

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