Choosing to be child-free in an ‘apocalyptic’ South Asia | Demographics
Zuha Siddiqui is currently designing her new house in Karachi, creating a blueprint for her future life in Pakistan’s largest metropolis. Her parents will live…
Boeing to cut 10% workforce, delay 777X delivery as strike takes toll | Workers’ Rights News
The strike is costing Boeing $1bn a month, making it critical for the firm to end the work stoppage.United States-based plane maker Boeing will cut…
Boeing, union at strike impasse as company halts talks, withdraws pay offer | Labour Rights News
The nearly four-week-old strike between Boeing and its key manufacturing union are showing no signs of a breakthrough after talks broke down, with no new…
How will Trump’s plans to deport undocumented migrants impact US economy? | Business and Economy News
Gloria Solis moved to the United States from Mexico in 1998. To put food on the table for her four children, she works in the…
US dockworkers union to suspend strike after reaching tentative deal | Labour Rights News
US President Joe Biden welcomes agreement to end three-day strike, saying dockworkers ‘deserve a strong contract’.US dockworkers and port operators have reached a tentative agreement…
Boeing workers ‘ready to go on strike’ if demands unmet | Workers’ Rights News
Boeing’s United States West Coast factory workers stood in long lines to vote on Thursday on a much-criticised new contract, some loudly calling for a…
Kenya’s largest airport disrupted by strike over possible Indian leasing de | Protests
NewsFeedWorkers at Kenya’s largest airport went on strike to protest a possible deal to lease the facility to India’s Adani Group. Flights were disrupted and…
Kenya airport workers strike over takeover bid by India’s Adani Group | Protests News
Hundreds of staff at Kenya’s main airport have gone on strike over a planned buyout by India’s Adani Group, grounding flights and leaving passengers stranded.…
Kicked out at 18 to live on the streets – a teenage migrant in Spain | Migration
Barcelona, Spain – The morning he turned 18, the Spanish children’s centre that Ilyas* had been sheltering in for two years since he arrived across…
What happened in the Kolkata rape case that triggered doctors’ protests? | Sexual Assault News
Activists and doctors across India are planning to march on Wednesday evening to demand justice for a female doctor, who was raped and murdered while…
The right-wing lurch of X under Elon Musk | US Election 2024
Since Elon Musk took over Twitter, and changed its name to X, he has banned journalists critical of him, and been accused of censoring Democratic…
Italy watchdog investigates Armani, Dior after worker exploitation probes | Workers’ Rights News
Antitrust authority carried out searches on Tuesday at the companies of the Armani and Dior groups.Italy’s competition authority says it is investigating whether luxury brands…
Why is Greece introducing a six-day working week? | Business and Economy News
While some countries in the world are considering a switch to a four-day working week, Greece is swinging in the opposite direction. Its government is…
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…
India chemical factory fire kills at least eight, injures dozens | Workers’ Rights News
Police file culpable homicide charges, including negligence in handling toxic substances, against factory owners. An explosion and fire at a chemical factory in western India…
‘We love Taiwan’: Domestic workers hope for more from new President Lai | Workers’ Rights News
Taipei, Taiwan – As Taiwan’s President William Lai Ching-te begins his four-year term, the democratic island’s legions of Southeast Asian migrant domestic workers are hoping…
Photos: May Day rallies across Asia demand improved labour rights | Workers’ Rights News
Workers and activists have taken to the streets across Asia as the world marks May Day. Rallies took place in South Korea, Japan, Taiwan and…
‘Children of the Ganges’ – The mallah community of India’s Varanasi | Workers’ Rights
Varanasi, India - “Hum paani ke jeev hain. We are creatures of water,” says 29-year-old Vishwakarma Sahni. Sahni belongs to Varanasi’s community of approximately 8,000…
‘Pure veg fleet’: How Indian food app Zomato sparked a caste, purity debate | Workers’ Rights News
Rajesh Jatavad*, a delivery rider for Zomato, a food delivery app in southern India, is worried about his full name being displayed for customers on…
Trapped, abandoned: Filipino workers lured to Poland by shadowy agents | Workers’ Rights
Names marked with an asterisk* have been changed to protect identities. On a bitterly cold night in February, Robby* was finishing up his shift on…