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Migrant workers exploited in Fiji’s key industries, U.S report warns
02 Jan 2026 02:39 GMT
Workers from South and East Asian countries face exploitation in forced labour … Employment, Productivity, and Industrial Relations reported employing 48 labor … inspectors dedicated to identifying labor law … investors employing migrant workers.
The …
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Death of a 31-year-old migrant worker in a mob attack in Palakkad sparks outrage
01 Jan 2026 19:56 GMT
… | Mob rule: On migrants, rising hate crimes in India … begun referring to migrant workers as “guest workers.” Satheesan also tendered … of Prosecution. The new law explicitly recognises mob lynching … a 49-year-old migrant labourer named Nayim Salmani was found …
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Mob rule: On migrants, rising hate crimes in India
01 Jan 2026 19:43 GMT
… . Kerala is heavily dependent on migrant labour, and prides itself on its … high levels of education and law and order. The lynching is … Juel Sheikh, a daily wage labourer, was confronted at a tea … of being an illegal Bangladeshi immigrant. Two days later, in …
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California new laws 2026 include additional holiday, tortilla change
01 Jan 2026 17:58 GMT
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AB 49: Protecting Immigrant Children This bill prohibits … law amends the California Fair Employment and Housing, which requires employers … AND LABOR PROTECTIONS This category includes laws focused on … for all employees. The threshold for exempt workers will …
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List: New California laws in 2026
01 Jan 2026 16:03 GMT
… 49: Protecting Immigrant Children This bill … law amends the California Fair Employment and Housing, which requires employers … employees in specified occupations, including employees … Laws in 2026: Employee organizing These laws focus on the ability of workers …
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UPSC Key: Draft rules for labour codes, PRAGATI, and India’s thorium ambitions
01 Jan 2026 13:37 GMT
… fixed-term employment, which allows the employment of workers for … industry. Fixed-term employees, appointed for shorter terms … migrant workers, had no uniform social security.
— Also, as labour … outside of the traditional employer-employee relationship. It …
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American Labor Needed Unity. Then Came Trump’s Immigration Crackdown.
01 Jan 2026 13:18 GMT
… eyes as federal law enforcement officers … Employees International Union and also president of SEIU-United Service Workers … organized labor’s support system for immigrant workers. “ … employers to abuse labor laws by silencing and exploiting the very workers …
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New California Laws for 2026
01 Jan 2026 13:18 GMT
… nutrition and overall health.
Employment
AB 250: Temporarily lifts … California’s equal pay laws by broadening key definitions, … pay breakdowns for delivery workers, and mandating access to … 495: Strengthens protections for immigrant parents and children by …
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New Illinois laws go into effect for new year
01 Jan 2026 13:15 GMT
… prospective officer’s past employment to ensure their physical … law will "hold federal immigration enforcement accountable, protect immigrants at … Bill 212 - Requires employers to provide paid break … participating and part-time employees to use up to …
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California rolls out sweeping new laws for 2026, from cellphone limits in schools to a ban on cat declawing
01 Jan 2026 11:14 GMT
… Healthcare providers and employees affiliated with gender-affirming … apply.
Protection for immigrants: Healthcare officials are … limitations — against private employers or institutions that … state’s labor laws apply to workers regardless of immigration …