Asbestos: The toxic mineral endangering millions in India | Health
Asbestos is deadly, but India continues to be the world’s largest importer of the toxic mineral. 101 East investigates. Once used as an insulating material […]
Labour Rights
Indonesian band takes stand for Taiwan’s migrant workers | Labour Rights News
Kaohsiung, Taiwan – Surrounded by his fellow band members, Rudi takes the stage in Taiwan’s southern port city of Kaohsiung. As he looks out over […]
Vietnam orders control of workers, unions despite UN pledges, watchdog says | Labour Rights News
Directive 24 also urges officials to push back against foreign influence, The 88 Project says. Taipei, Taiwan – Vietnam’s Communist Party leaders have issued a […]
Exploited, abused, trapped: The lives of Italy’s South Asian rose sellers | Workers’ Rights
Names marked with an asterisk have been changed to protect identities. After a night of selling roses in Tuscany, Mohammed* was cycling along a seaside […]
In legal no-man’s land, refugees in Malaysia struggle to eat, pay rent | Refugees News
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – It is late afternoon in Kuala Lumpur and in the harsh heat, Zabi* concludes his third visit to the doctor in […]
Germany transport disrupted as bus, tram workers strike over pay, hours | Labour Rights News
Labour union Verdi has demanded improved working conditions, fewer hours and increased holiday entitlement. Bus and tram stations across 80 cities in Germany are at […]
Filipinos in Hong Kong were promised a new life in Poland. It never came | Labour Rights News
This is the second article in a two-part series about the alleged exploitation of Filipino migrant workers. Hong Kong, China – It only took a […]
These Filipinos paid thousands for a job in Poland. Now they feel cheated | Labour Rights
This is the first article in a two-part series about alleged exploitation of Filipino domestic workers. Hong Kong, China – The sizzling of chicken adobo […]
‘Traitor’: Thousands strike against Argentina’s President Javier Milei | Protests News
Buenos Aires, Argentina – In the biggest show of resistance to date against far-right President Javier Milei, Argentinian workers have taken to the streets for […]
Dominican Republic to trial four-day work week: Can it work globally? | Labour Rights News
In February, the Dominican Republic will become the first Caribbean nation to test a four-day work week, following similar trials in countries such as the […]