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Labour Rights - Page 2

October 24, 2026
Business

Spanish Companies Spend €27 Billion a Year Replacing Workers Over 45, Study Finds

Spanish companies spent an estimated €27 billion in 2025 replacing employees aged over 45 who had been dismissed the previous year, according to a study by human resources consultancy Talengo. The findings

News/Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka’s Port City Visa System Faces Scrutiny Over 14,300 Foreign Workers

Sri Lanka’s Colombo Port City Economic Commission (CPCEC) has facilitated 14,300 foreign worker visas while operating with only 16 staff and does not actively follow up after workers enter the country on 30-day landing endorsements, officials told the Committee on

October 18, 2026

The Bees in the City: Organizing China’s Delivery Workers in Ganzhou

Sri Lanka Guardian Essays

In Ganzhou, China, local communities are integrating food delivery workers into neighbourhood governance while providing rest stations, social services and institutional support. The initiative

The Dirty Secret of Farmed Fish

Editor's Choice/Geopolitics

Governments and seafood companies have promoted fish farming as a more sustainable way to feed a growing global population, arguing that raising fish reduces

Argentina Senate Approves Controversial Bill Weakening Glacier Protections

February 27, 2026
Argentina/World

Argentina’s Senate approved a contentious bill on Thursday, February 26, that significantly loosens legal protections for glaciers, advancing the measure to the lower chamber for debate. The legislation, backed by the far-right

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Saudi Arabia Cracks Down on Labour Violations with Hefty Fines

February 26, 2026
Business

Saudi Arabia has announced a major overhaul of its labour enforcement penalties, aiming to tighten oversight of employment practices and protect workers’ rights. The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development declared

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Sri Lanka Faces Surge in Labor Strikes Amid Rising Worker Unrest

February 23, 2026
News/Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka experienced a notable spike in labor unrest during the first nine months of 2025, according to the Ministry of Labor’s latest progress report. The country recorded 13 strikes during this

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Abolished Only on Paper

January 30, 2026
Columns/Human Rights

On the islands dotting the Krishna river in Telangana, there are no roads, no phone networks, and no easy way out. It was in these isolated fishing camps that Erukala Raju, a

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Starbucks vs. the People Who Make Starbucks

November 28, 2025
Columns/Human Rights

Thousands of baristas at nearly 100 Starbucks locations are on strike this holiday season, picketing outside the iconic cafes for a contract. While the corporate coffee chain has claimed little to no disruption to its bottom

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Migrant Worker Outflows from Asia Decline for First Time Since 2020

September 24, 2025
Business

Migrant worker outflows from Asia dropped 7% in 2024 to around 6.5 million, marking the first decline since the pandemic year of 2020, according to Nikkei, citing the “Labor Migration in Asia”

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Sri Lanka Faces Legal Gaps in Migrant Worker Protection, Warns ILO New Report

November 29, 2024
Business/Human Rights

by Our Economic Affairs Editor Sri Lanka’s legal and regulatory framework currently faces significant challenges in managing the emergency evacuation of its citizens, particularly migrant workers, in times of crisis. The country’s

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Why Are Young Working-Class Men More ‘Conservative’?

October 19, 2024
Columns

It has been a safe assumption for generations that young people tend to be more liberal than their elders. However, in today’s United States, some of the conventional wisdom around age and

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U.S. labor market has melted away: survey

September 6, 2024
News/United States

U.S. hiring projections for this year’s college graduating class were below last year’s, with finance, insurance and real estate organizations planning a 14.5 percent decrease in hiring, a sharp U-turn from its

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Migrating Workers Provide Wealth for the World

June 7, 2024
Columns

Each year, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) releases its World Migration Report. Most of these reports are anodyne, pointing to a secular rise in migration during the period of neoliberalism. As states

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