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Op-ed: Human rights issues in the farmed seafood industry and the role of certification
23 Apr 2024 08:06 GMT
… The recent investigations uncovering human rights abuses in the farmed … carry increased risk of human rights exposure. Additional guidance … country of origin of migrant workers.
The rise of … the presence of migrant labor with human rights abuses is well- …
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Migrant workers' protection should be prioritised during Qatar emir's visit: HRW
22 Apr 2024 11:23 GMT
… prioritise labour protections for migrant workers as Qatari Emir … dialysis centres filled with migrant worker returnees from Qatar and … labour protections."
Migrant workers from Bangladesh and Nepal … labour reforms, but Human Rights Watch has shown that …
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HRW calls for migrant worker protection during Qatari Emir's visit to Bangladesh and Nepal
22 Apr 2024 10:18 GMT
KATHMANDU, April 22: Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged the … , to prioritize labor protection for migrant workers during his upcoming visits to … the serious abuses faced by migrant workers, including wage theft, unsafe working …
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Qatar, Nepal, Bangladesh: Emir’s visits should pioritise migrant worker protections
22 Apr 2024 04:06 GMT
… migrant workers.
These nations play crucial roles for Qatar's migrant labour … centres filled with migrant worker returnees from Qatar … protections."
Migrant labourers hailing from Bangladesh … countries of origin.
Human Rights Watch has documented …
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78 migrant workers rescued in Saudi Arabia
22 Apr 2024 00:56 GMT
… 18 that 78 Cambodian migrant workers were deceived into … of Labour and Human Rights (CENTRAL), said that migrant workers’ rights in …
He noted that some migrant workers face rights violations, the … work permits. Other migrant workers are cheated by employers …
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Migrant Workers in Their Own Land
21 Apr 2024 15:42 GMT
… a checkered history—importing migrant workers. In December, at … But the need for migrant labor persisted, especially after Hamas … incarcerated them. According to Human Rights Watch, the government held … they have effectively been migrant workers in their own …
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Italy: New Reports Highlight Violations of Basic Refugee Rights Including Detention of Minors ― Prime Minister Signs Three Agreements with Tunisia to Curb Migration as EU Ombudsman Launches Inquiry Into EU-Tunisia Deal ― New Plans for Migrant Workers L…
19 Apr 2024 15:34 GMT
… . Meanwhile, NGOs and human rights advocates published a joint … outsourcing policies, which undermine human rights” and called on the … absence of a prior human rights impact assessment, notably … Under the project, 300 migrant workers from Côte d’Ivoire, …
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Odisha: CM Patnaik Likely to Represent Huge Migrant Labour Force in Kantabanji as MLA
19 Apr 2024 10:03 GMT
… a hub of thousands of migrant labourers from Odisha, a district where … 000 to 125,000, while human rights activists peg it at 200 … that the majority of such migrant labourers work in brick kilns … offers to over two lakh migrant labourers rushing to kilns each …
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Qatar affirms commitment to enhancing human rights legislation
18 Apr 2024 19:26 GMT
… its growing commitment to human rights, emphasizing its legislative, legal … HE Director of the Human Rights Department at the … governing the rights of migrant labor, laws regarding property ownership … progress made in all human rights legislation and the …
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What we’re watching: Weekly disaster update, April 22
23 Apr 2024 20:51 GMT
… confirmed; three were migrant workers from the Philippines.
Migrant workers are an essential part … many young people. According to Human Rights Watch, the law has been …