Italy’s citizenship referendum: What’s at stake? | Civil Rights News
The fate of millions of immigrants is at stake as Italians vote in a two-day referendum that proposes to speed up the process of acquiring…
Italy holds referendum on easing citizenship rules | Labour Rights News
Italians are voting in referendums on easing citizenship rules and strengthening labour protections amid concerns that low turnout may deem the poll invalid. Voting began…
‘Open prison’: The forced labour driving India’s $5 trillion economy dream | Labour Rights
Amid the relentless clatter of machinery, Ravi Kumar Gupta feeds a roaring steel furnace with scrap, blown metal and molten iron. He carefully adds chemicals…
Brazilian prosecutors sue Chinese carmaker BYD over labour conditions | Automotive Industry News
Labour prosecutors allege that workers were brought to Brazil illegally and toiled in ‘slavery-like conditions’.Brazilian labour prosecutors have filed a lawsuit against the Chinese auto…
Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ at a crucial juncture | Donald Trump News
United States House Republicans’ “big, beautiful bill”, a wide-ranging tax and spending legislation, is at a crucial moment. The nearly 400-page legislation proposes sweeping changes…
NJ Transit workers go on strike after wage increase talks stall | Workers’ Rights News
The strike leaves hundreds of thousands of commuters in New Jersey and New York without rail access.New Jersey’s commuter rail engineers are on strike after…
‘Versions of Hell’: Squid Game and S Korea’s historical homeless centres | Investigation News
Seon-gam Island, South Korea – Two men stand at the entrance to a forest surrounded by tall pine trees on an island south of the…
‘Fields were solitary’: Migration raids send chill across rural California | Migration News
Los Angeles, California — Recent raids carried out by the United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in a rural California county have struck fear…
‘Modern slavery’: Trapped in Iraq, Nigerian women cry out for help | Migration
Sometimes when the pain hits, Agnes* has to pause for several seconds to ride out the excruciating wave. It feels like someone has tied a…
Starbucks strike expands to more than 300 US stores: Union | Labour Rights News
Strike over wages and staffing issues comes at one of the coffee chain’s busiest times of the year.A strike at Starbucks has expanded to more…
Starbucks workers’ union goes on strike in US cities | Labour Rights News
Some members of the workers’ union representing more than 10,000 baristas at Starbucks in the United States have begun a five-day strike at stores in…
Amazon workers to strike in US during busy Christmas season | Labour Rights
Teamsters union says workers in New York, Atlanta and San Francisco to walk off the job over pay and conditions.Thousands of Amazon employees in the…
The bitter final showdown over British coal, as sun sets on ‘dirtiest fuel’ | Fossil Fuels
Whitehaven, Cumbria, northern England – “We were five miles (8km) out from here, 2,000 feet (609 metres) underground.” David Cradduck, 77, used to be one…
Trump backs dockworkers in fight over automation | Labour Rights
US president-elect says savings from automation are not worth the ‘distress, hurt, and harm’ caused to workers.United States President-elect Donald Trump has thrown his support…
Amazon faces Indian court scrutiny for labour conditions at warehouse | Labour Rights News
Amazon is facing prosecution in an Indian court for labour law violations at a major warehouse near the country’s national capital of Delhi. Documents reviewed…
Volunteers mobilise as South Africa says it will rescue trapped miners | Mining News
Government initially closed a shaft to deprive undocumented miners it called ‘criminal’ of food, water and medicine.Dozens of local volunteers have stepped up to help…
Could weight loss drugs fix UK’s unemployment problem? | Unemployment News
The United Kingdom will study whether the use of weight loss drugs could get people back to work. UK Health Minister Wes Streeting announced last…
Canada orders binding arbitration to end port lockout | Workers’ Rights News
With the lockouts, $930m of goods are being affected daily, affecting supply chains and local economy, the government says.Canada’s labour minister is intervening to end…
Canada’s largest port could see lockout of more than 700 workers | Al Jazeera News
The dispute between port foremen and their employers could disrupt crucial international shipments.Employers at Canada’s largest port have said they would lock out their workers…
Despite stark differences on worker rights, unions split on Trump, Harris | US Election 2024 News
Early voting is under way across the United States ahead of Tuesday’s presidential election. Republican candidate Donald Trump and Democratic candidate Kamala Harris have both…