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Saudi Arabia to remove key restrictions on migrant laborers
Middle East

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

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

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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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…
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