Workers
Activists Know How to Stop Sexual Violence in the Garment Supply Chain. Will Brands Buy In?
Women across South and Southeast Asia are demanding an end to gender-based violence and harassment in the garment supply chain, which they say is riddled with ineffective efforts by...
Two Israeli embassy workers shot dead near Jewish museum in Washington DC
Two staff members working for the Israeli embassy in Washington DC have been shot dead. The shooting happened on Wednesday evening near the Capital Jewish Museum - steps away...
‘We were poor, but at least we were together’: families of Nepali workers killed in Saudi Arabia wait for justice
For years, Sitaram and Binita Das had longed for a son. The couple loved their five daughters, but on the deeply conservative southern plains of Nepal, they faced having...
Amnesty report exposes abuse of Kenyan domestic workers in Saudi Arabia
MOMBASA, Kenya (AP) — More than 70 Kenyan women have documented their harrowing experiences working as domestic workers in Saudi Arabia, a new report by Amnesty International released on...
UK to end visas for care workers as part of immigration clampdown
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Care homes will no longer be able to hire overseas staff...
13 workers kidnapped from a Peruvian gold mine are found dead
LIMA, Peru (AP) — The bodies of 13 security guards kidnapped from a major Peruvian gold mine just over a week ago were found Sunday, Peru’s Interior Ministry said,...
Washington lawmakers pass rent-control bill, approve unemployment for striking workers
In the final days of the Washington legislative session, lawmakers hashed out agreements to approve a bill that sets limits on rent increases and a measure that gives striking...
UK risks ‘lost generation’ of young workers, business warns
Stay informed with free updatesSimply sign up to the UK employment myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox.The UK risks creating a “lost generation” unless ministers take immediate...
Trump makes probationary periods tougher for new federal workers
President Trump on Thursday ordered a new set of performance evaluations for federal workers during the probationary period of their employment. Source link
‘Morally repugnant’: Brazilian workers sue coffee supplier to Starbucks over ‘slavery-like conditions’
“John” was just days from turning 16 when he was allegedly recruited to work on a Brazilian coffee farm that supplies the global coffeehouse chain Starbucks.Soon after his birthday,...
