India: Why Trade Unions Are Opposing Labour Law Reforms

As 10 central trade unions prepare for a nationwide strike on January 8, the proposed Industrial Relations Code is in their line of fire. While the government says the code will simplify old and …

Active case finding for Tuberculosis among migrant brick kiln workers in South India

This study examines the plight of migrant brick kiln workers in Tamil Nadu, India, and their susceptibility to tuberculosis (TB). One in ten workers had symptoms and half did not …

Qualitative feedback from community participants, NGOs and external stakeholders on Freedom Fund interventions to reduce the prevalence of bonded labour in Northern India

This report evaluates the relevance, effectiveness and efficiency, and the sustainability of the Northern India Hotspot model in reducing bonded labor. The Northern India Hotspot model, launched in 2014, is …

For migrants, letter of law not always guarantee of protection

The government issued Law No. 18/2017 as a new umbrella agreement for labor rights and protections two years ago in November, amending the previous 2004 Labor Law that activists deemed …

European Union wants time-bound action plan to address shortcomings in labour rights

The European Union has urged Bangladesh to take decisive steps and lasting measures to address shortcomings in human rights and labour rights to continue receiving tariff preferences in the economic …

ILO Convention 190 Gender-based Violence and World of Work

The #MeToo global movement gathered huge momentum in India and had ripple effects in many sectors in the country, with some high-profile celebrities being called out for their perpetration of …

Abused, fighting for justice: the ordeals of Asia’s migrant domestic workers in 2019

Domestic workers are in dire need of protection, with one sacked in Hong Kong after a cancer diagnosis, another caned and force-fed in Singapore, and thousands losing money and children …

Proposed Amendments to Cambodia’s Law on Trade Unions Fall Short of Labor Rights Standards: CSOs

Proposed amendments to Cambodia’s Law on Trade Unions (TUL) fail to meet labor rights standards and were adopted without consulting relevant stakeholders, a group of civil society organizations (CSOs) said …

NGOs, businesses urge US Labor Department include distant-water fishing in forced labor list

Greenpeace USA, AFL-CIO, Human Rights Watch, Environmental Justice Foundation, Whole Foods Market, and 19 other groups have sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Labor requesting the organization end its …

Tenaganita calls for recognition of domestic workers under labour law

In conjunction with the International Migrants Day, Tenaganita has reiterated its call for recognition of domestic workers under Malaysian labour law and for them to be paid the minimum wage. …

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