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WUC urges UK PM Keir Starmer to raise Uyghur genocide during landmark Chin
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
According to the WUC, the prospect of deeper engagement with China has generated serious concern among Uyghur communities and human rights advocates, given that there have been no meaningful policy changes in East Turkistan since the last UK prime ministerial visit in 2018. The group highlig
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Karnataka: Three injured while preparing for Hubballi program to be attend
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
"Three members are injured, out of which Karketty is from Hubballi, one more is Shankar Harpad who is 28 years old, then one more is Manjunath Murnikar, age 33. These two are labourers, while Karketty is an outsider. We immediately got the information, out of which two are in Suchirayi ho
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Mamtimin Ala slams global apathy over Uyghur forced labour, calls it 'mora
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
In a post on X, Ala said slavery, "one of the oldest moral wrongs in history", has been taken to an even darker level by the CCP through the systematic exploitation of Uyghur Muslims, turning human lives into "mere instruments for profit" in full view of the world.
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Pakistan silences protesting employees in Quetta with arrests and internet
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
The blanket suspension drew criticism from civil society members, who said the measure collectively punished the city's population for a peaceful labour protest.
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Roshni Verma: From labourer to national-level footballer, now Head Constab
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
Verma was inducted into the force on Thursday with 323 other batch mates, 170 females and 154 males, creating a history in CISF as it was the force's largest-ever sports batch Passing Out Parade (POP). She was part of the POP of the 7th batch of Head Constable (GD) recruits from Rajasthan
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UN experts accuse China of systematic forced labour targeting Uyghurs, Tib
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
UN human rights experts warned that China is using widespread forced labour programmes targeting Uyghur, Kazakh, Kyrgyz minorities and Tibetans. They said labour transfers and relocations involve coercion, surveillance and threats, and may amount to crimes against humanity.
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Labour Party's support of NZ-India FTA a game changer: Shashi Tharoor
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor hailed the news that New Zealand's Labour Party has supported the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between New Delhi and Wellington, paving the way for the matter to be legislated.
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US lawmakers accuse China of leading global illegal fishing, warn of threa
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
US lawmakers accused China of leading illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing through its distant-water fleet. They warned this threatens global food security, marine ecosystems and US national security. The report also alleged forced labour abuses and called for stronger Coast Guard act
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Maharashtra: CPI(M) marches in Palghar, warns escalation to Mumbai over MG
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
The protestors restarted their march today from Manor in Palghar. They plan to hold an indefinite sit-in protest at the Palghar Collectorate to demand forest and land rights, the restoration of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), and the repeal of the new
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L&T Finance Records Highest Ever Core Profit After Tax of Rs. 760 Crore (b
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 20: L&T Finance Ltd., formerly known as L&T Finance Holdings Ltd. (LTF), one of the leading Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) in India, has recorded its highest ever core Profit After Tax (PAT) of Rs. 760 Crore (before one-time impact of New Labour
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Madhya Pradesh: Five women killed in road accident in Jabalpur, says polic
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
Atleast five women were killed and several others injured after a speeding vehicle rammed into a group of labourers in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. The family members of the deceased blocked the road, demanding the arrest of the culprit.
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UAE ratifies International Forced Labour Protocol
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
On January 15, the United Arab Emirates ratified the ILO Protocol of 2014 to the Forced Labour Convention, 1930, becoming the sixty-third country worldwide and the second among members of the Gulf Cooperation Council to ratify this instrument. With this ratification, the UAE is demonstrating
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