French labor minister tests positive for coronavirus
French Labor Minister Elizabeth Borne said on Sunday she had tested positive for COVID-19 and would keep working, the ...
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Western Australia re-elects Labor party in landslide vote over handling of COVID-19
Voters in Australia’s westernmost state have returned their center-left government to power in an “unparalleled” landslide, demonstrating popular support ...
Saudi Arabia’s labor reforms to ‘kafala’ sponsorship system comes into effect Sunday
Saudi Arabia’s promised reforms to improve on its “kafala” sponsorship system announced last November officially comes into effect on ...
As House Pushes Labor Rights Expansion, Senate Chances Are Slim
“Heaven forbid we pass something that’s going to help the damn workers in the United States of America,” Representative ...
China will make ‘efforts’ to outlaw forced labor: Foreign minister
China will take steps toward ratifying International Labor Organization rules against forced labor, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said ...
Mexican president says he’ll propose labor program to Biden
The Bracero program allowed Mexicans to temporarily work in the United States to fill labor shortages during World War ...
Two Uyghur Students Dead, Four Injured in Fire at Forced Labor Scheme Dorm — Radio Free Asia
Two Uyghur high school students who were sent to pick cotton as part of a forced labor scheme in ...
US House revives bill to ban goods produced with forced labor from China’s Xinjiang
The US House of Representatives on Thursday reintroduced a bipartisan bill that would ban imports from China’s Xinjiang region ...
Labor Rights Groups Urge Cambodian Government to Assist Illegal Migrant Workers in Thailand — Radio Free Asia
Cambodian labor rights officials on Friday called on their government to address challenges undocumented migrant workers in Thailand face ...
Japan’s Muji Stops Short of Ban on Cotton From Xinjiang, Where Forced Labor is Rife — Radio Free Asia
Japanese clothing and lifestyle brand Muji says it has stopped exporting cotton sourced in Xinjiang to the United States, ...