Friday, 04 October, 2013 Phila [email protected] Swire Coca-Cola HK deliverymen stop work over concerns about outsourcing, lower pay and long hours. Photo: David Wong Delivery workers at a Coca-Cola factory in Sha Tin went on strike yesterday, accusing their employer… Continue Reading →
A survery shows that workers across the globe are standing up for better treatment and dignity – Jon Queally, staff writer Bangladeshi police officials stand in a line as striking garment workers throw stones during a protest in Narayanganj on… Continue Reading →
| Aditya Chakrabortty Tian Yu worked more than 12 hours a day, six days a week. She had to skip meals to do overtime. Then she threw herself from a fourth-floor window Aditya ChakraborttyMonday 5 August 2013, The Guardian Tian Yu… Continue Reading →
Gethin Chamberlain in Assam The Observer, Millions of Brits drink a cup of Assam tea each day, but it comes at a terrible price. Plantation workers on 12p an hour are easy prey for traffickers who lure away their daughters to… Continue Reading →
Calling for images The IG Khan Memorial Trust is looking for images on the broad theme of Labour and Dignity. The Trust, founded in memory of the late Dr IG Khan (a historian and teacher at Aligarh Muslim University who… Continue Reading →
ELIZABETH BARRETT , TIM SCULTHORPE THURSDAY 28 FEBRUARY 2013, The Independent The British Government should use “every mechanism of communication” to urge India to end the death penalty, a Labour MP has said. John McDonnell said Britain was “uniquely placed” with its… Continue Reading →
Sukanya Shantha : Mumbai, Sat Feb 09 2013, , IE For nearly a year, Sunil Yadav has been trying to take study leave from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), where he works as a safai karamchari, to complete his Masters at… Continue Reading →
channel4 David Cameron rules out giving prisoners the vote despite the advice of his chief law officer in the face of pressure from the European court of human rights. In response to a question from Labour MP Derek Twigg, the… Continue Reading →
Feb 1, 2012-Barak Human Rights Protection Committee (BHRPC) has learnt about 11 recent deaths due to starvation, malnutrition and lack of medical care in Bhuvan Valley Tea Estate, a privately owned tea garden, in the district of Cachar in North-East… Continue Reading →
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