SEWA (Self Employed Women’s Association) which organizes women workers in the informal sector, including home-based workers in the garment industry and workers engaged in the downstream shipbreaking industry, launched a …
Indonesian Court Acquits Former Official Accused of Enslaving Addicts
A former official accused of imprisoning and enslaving 656 people on his estate in Indonesia under the guise of drug rehabilitation has been acquitted on charges of human trafficking, adding to …
Migrant Workers Pay Sky-high Fees to Expand Taiwan’s Biggest Airport
Vietnamese and Thai construction workers risk debt bondage at state-owned international airport. Taiwan’s international airport in Taoyuan will soon be able to handle an extra 20 million annual passengers, due …
India human rights body says Reuters story on Foxconn hiring raises discrimination concerns
NEW DELHI, July 1 (Reuters) – India’s human rights watchdog said on Monday it had asked government officials to examine reported discrimination by Foxconn, after a Reuters investigation, opens new tab found …
‘Watershed’ ruling confirms that UK companies trading in forced labour goods risk prosecution
GLAN and the World Uyghur Congress (WUC) have won in the Court of Appeal, which ruled that the UK National Crime Agency’s (NCA) refusal to investigate Uyghur forced labour cotton …
Milwaukee Tool sued for alleged use of forced labor in Chinese prison factory
Milwaukee Tool has been sued for allegedly having work gloves made by forced labor in a Chinese prison factory under deplorable conditions which included beatings and torture. The lawsuit filed …
Amazon Admits To Flouting Safety Norms At Manesar Warehouse, Claims Action
Ecommerce major Amazon India has reportedly acknowledged lapses in workplace safety at its Haryana’s Manesar warehouse. As per Economic Times’ report, the company in its communication to central labour commissioner, …
India’s Gig Workers Remain Undocumented, Unprotected
There are only estimates of India’s gig workforce, and this lack of data is one of the reasons why gig workers are largely bereft of social security in a little-regulated …
A Matter of Survival as South Asia’s Heat Wave Reaches 127 Degrees
Pakistan and India are sweltering. For laborers, not working because of the extreme temperatures can mean not eating. As South Asia bakes under a blistering heat wave, life-or-death decisions arrive …
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