Labour Rights

Thousands of UK’s Royal Mail workers launch 48-hour strike
The walkout over a pay dispute comes after failed negotiations, hitting postal deliveries across the UK.
Published On 30 Sep 2022
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Sex slaves, forced labour: Why S Korea, Japan ties remain tense
Historical feuds over wartime abuses threaten to derail S Korea-Japan relations as N Korea steps up nuclear programme.
Published On 15 Sep 2022
‘Overworked’: US nurses strike over low pay, staffing shortages
About 15,000 nurses in state of Minnesota begin three-day strike, one of the largest of its kind in US history.
Published On 12 Sep 2022
About 50 million people trapped in ‘modern slavery’, says UN
The pandemic, armed conflicts, climate change have exacerbated conditions, trapping people in forced labour or marriage.
Published On 12 Sep 2022

Landmark OHCHR report calls on businesses to take ‘all possible measures’ to respect human rights.

Staff at the railway firm NS stop work in the central Netherlands region that acts as a hub for nearly all train lines.

Anthony Albanese expresses hope for a ‘culture of cooperation’ as country recovers from COVID-19 pandemic.

Jamaican farm workers in Canada who raised abuse allegations say labour minister’s comments are a ‘slap in the face’.

Workers at Royal Mail Group join picket lines after being given a pay rise that falls far short of inflation.

Dutch railway workers launch a 24-hour strike, seeking pay increases to compensate for sky-rocketing inflation.

The call for the rise of the minimum wage to 15 pounds ($17.7) an hour comes amid a series of strikes.

Groups assisting workers and migrants have faced violence and arbitrary arrest since February 2021 coup, report says.

Department of Labor accuses SL Alabama LLC of employing underage workers at Alabama plant.

Special rapporteur on slavery says some abuses in Xinjiang could amount to “crime against humanity”.

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