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Dying for China’s economic miracle: migrant workers ravaged by lung disease, fighting to pay for their funerals

Lack of contract denies compensation to many, while slow response from local government means more could die before medical and financial help arrives. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/2167706/dying-chinas-economic-miracle-migrant-workers-ravaged-lung

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Women’s groups oppose World Bank proposals to weaken labor rights

A broad range of feminist organizations and allies have expressed opposition and concerns over the World Bank’s recent recommendations in the World Development Report 2019, which focuses on increasing labor flexibility …

Foreign Workers: KL moves to reform policy

The new Malaysian government has moved to reform the country’s foreign workers’ recruitment and management policy, aiming to bring discipline to the sector. “What is happening now is that there …

Indonesia National Recommendations for the 11th ASEAN Forum on Migrant Labour — “Digitalisation to Promote Decent Work for Migrant Workers in ASEAN”

Indonesia submitted national recommendations for ASEAN Forum on migrant labor to improve digitalization management and to prove digital services to migrant workers. Recommendations include integrating tools into one platform for …

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Samsung Chairman Indicted for Allegedly Sabotaging Labor Union

South Korean prosecutors indicted the board chairman of Samsung Electronics Co. on charges of illegally cracking down on a labor union, delivering another legal blow to the world’s largest chipmaker. Prosecutors in …

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Qatar: Trabajadores migrantes sin cobrar meses de trabajo para una empresa vinculada a la ciudad anfitriona de la Copa Mundial

Una nueva investigación de Amnistía Internacional pone de manifiesto cómo una empresa de ingeniería implicada en la construcción de infraestructura vinculada a la Copa Mundial de la FIFA 2022 se …

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QATAR 2022 : TRAVAILLEURS MIGRANTS SANS SALAIRES

Mercury MENA, entreprise liée à la construction de structures de la Coupe du monde, doit des milliers de dollars à des dizaines d’anciens employés. Un nouveau cas d’exploitation des travailleurs …

Three US citizens sue Tata Consultancy Services for alleged employment discrimination

Three US citizens from two different companies have sued Tata Consultancy Services, alleging discrimination based on race and national origin, and are seeking exemplary and punitive damages, in the latest …

Duterte certifies anti-contractualization bill as urgent

President Rodrigo Duterte has certified the passage of the Security of Tenure Bill as urgent. Senator Joel Villanueva, chair of the Senate committee on labor, employment and human resources development, released a …

Singapore Gov’t Suspends Agency Behind Online ‘Sale’ of Indonesian Migrant Workers

Singapore suspended SRC Recruitment, an employment agency, for advertising Indonesian migrant workers for sale on online marketplace Carousell. This agency may be prosecuted for violating Singapore’s Employment Agencies Act. Under …

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