In a recent verdict, the Calcutta High Court has directed the Centre to resume work under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) scheme in West Bengal from August 1. …
In a recent verdict, the Calcutta High Court has directed the Centre to resume work under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) scheme in West Bengal from August 1. …
Pakistani textile workers, the Pakistani trade union National Trade Union Federation (NTUF) and the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR) point to serious grounds for violations of the …
On 13 June 2025, Rep. Jung Tae-ho (Democratic Party, Gwanak-eul, Seoul) has reintroduced the “Legislative Bill for the Act on the Protection of Human Rights and the Environment for Sustainable Business Management” (abbreviated as …
Death by a thousand cuts is historically a form of torture and execution originating from Imperial China. More recently in psychology, death by a thousand cuts is a way in …
China’s mass detention and surveillance of ethnic Uyghurs turned its far western region of Xinjiang into a global symbol of forced labor and human rights abuses, prompting Congress to ban …
Karnataka has passed an ordinance to regulate app-based gig work. The Platform-Based Gig Workers (Social Security and Welfare) Ordinance, 2025 applies to services like ride-hailing and food delivery. It requires …
Brazilian prosecutors said Tuesday they are suing Chinese electric vehicle giant BYD and two of its contractors over allegations of using workers in slave-like labor conditions and engaging in international …
“I fainted on the garment factory floor yesterday.” That’s how Thivya Rakini, a trade union leader and worker rights advocate, began recounting her visit to a garment factory in Dindigul. …
A group of migrant workers from Bangladesh are suing a recruitment company and the government for leaving them jobless in Malaysia after an alleged job scam involving payment of tens …