working conditions
Saudi Arabia to remove key restrictions on migrant laborers
Middle East
November 4, 2020
Saudi Arabia to remove key restrictions on migrant laborers
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia on Wednesday announced reforms that will abolish some key restrictions tying millions…
Mired in poverty, Afghans bring their children to work
Middle East
July 25, 2019
Mired in poverty, Afghans bring their children to work
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Every day before dawn, 10-year-old Kamran goes to work with his father and other relatives at…
Tokyo Olympic construction race raises worker safety questions
World
July 25, 2019
Tokyo Olympic construction race raises worker safety questions
As Tokyo 2020 Olympics preparations enter their final stage, officials are touting the city’s readiness, but activists and workers groups…
Minya Textile Factory workers continue strike for 4th day
Egypt
July 18, 2019
Minya Textile Factory workers continue strike for 4th day
Workers at the Minya Textile Factory continued their strike on Thursday for the fourth day in a row to demand…
Japan #beWhite campaign leaves firm red-faced
World
June 14, 2019
Japan #beWhite campaign leaves firm red-faced
A Japanese firm has shelved an advertising campaign intended to promote gender equity at home after its #beWHITE hashtag sparked…
May Day 2019: Workers demand higher wages, rights, respect
World
May 2, 2019
May Day 2019: Workers demand higher wages, rights, respect
BERLIN (AP) — Higher salaries, better working conditions, maternity leave, minimum wage and an end to discrimination against temporary or…
Study: Bangladesh must do more to protect garment workers
World
April 24, 2018
Study: Bangladesh must do more to protect garment workers
The factory building had been expanded illegally, with additional floors stacked one on top of another. An engineer had declared…
Bangladesh to digitally map supply chain to tackle garment sector abuse
World
August 2, 2017
Bangladesh to digitally map supply chain to tackle garment sector abuse
Bangladesh, the second largest garment producing country in the world, will digitally map its entire garment industry in the first…
Protests continue in Cairo, governorates
Egypt
September 25, 2012
Protests continue in Cairo, governorates
Protests continued on Tuesday in Cairo and five other governorates for demands including better living conditions, higher salaries, and the…
Labor protests: Causes and solutions
Opinion
August 30, 2012
Labor protests: Causes and solutions
It seems that the alarm bells are tolling to deaf ears. The socioeconomic situation in Egypt has become critical. Labor…