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"I express my solidarity with delivery boys and riders": AAP MP Raghav Cha
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Chadha said the protest highlights how gig workers are overworked, underpaid, and denied dignity, social security, and basic labour protections. Appealing to companies such as Zepto, Blinkit, Zomato, and Swiggy, he said gig workers are the backbone of their multi-million-dollar enterprise
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Pakistan: HRCP warns Punjab Labour Code 2025 may undermine labour protecti
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The HRCP warns that the proposed Punjab Labour Code 2025 could weaken workers' rights, citing poor consultation, diluted protections, and loopholes on child and forced labour. The report urges Punjab's government to rewrite the code in line with ILO standards and ensure genuine worker par
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Bangladesh shipyard explosion highlights regulatory failures
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
A deadly explosion at the MT Suvarna Swarajya shipbreaking yard in Bangladesh on September 7, 2024, has exposed significant regulatory shortcomings in the international and national oversight of the shipbreaking industry. Human Rights Watch and the NGO Shipbreaking Platform highlight the dan
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