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A worker is a person who is employed and performs work in exchange for compensation, such as wages or a salary. Workers can be found in a wide variety of occupations and industries, and can have different levels of education, skill, and experience. In general, workers are entitled to certain rights and protections under the law, such as the right to a safe and healthy work environment, fair compensation, and freedom from discrimination. The rights and conditions of workers can vary depending on the country, industry, and type of work they do.
The Summit County Sheriff’s Office said it’s investigating “suspected sexual offenses and human trafficking violations” at a homeless tent village in Akron that the city is trying to get shut down. Sage Lewis, the private property owner and homeless advocate who facilitates the encampment, said he’s not aware of human trafficking going on at the…
A modern slavery couple who forced vulnerable men to work in a carwash for free before taking their earnings have been jailed. ‘Ruthless’ Maros Tancos, 45, and Joanna Gomulksa recruited at least 29 people from Slovakia and Hungary to Bristol by promising them ‘a better life’. They have been jailed for 16 and 9 years…
Israel’s National Action Plan to Combat Human Trafficking is blind to the root causes of exploitation. But there are alternatives …
This article is reprinted from its original location at Hope for Justice‘s website. It was pulled from their RSS feed for your education. Visit Hope for Justice’s news page by clicking here. The U.S. Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act comes into force from today (June 21, 2022) – but very few businesses are ready for…
This interview with Jubilee Benson is part of a series of child worker in Ghana. He is the local assembly member for a collection of communities around Lake Volta that have been singled out for intervention by people seeking to end child labour. His answers were translated out of Twi and edited for clarity. I learned that…
By Moses Wangadia, Uganda Programme Director at Hope for Justice Football is a very…
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Malaysian law does not recognize refugees so many are forced to work informally, thus running the risk of being subjected to exploitation. In a report by Al Jazeera, testimonies from refugees in Kuala Lumpur provide evidence of the situation. Mirron (not her real name) arrived from Somalia in 2018 and had no knowledge of what…
The African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC) has called on African member states to conduct a national study or assessment on harmful practices affecting children on the continent. In a concept note preceding the hosting of the Day of the African Child which falls on June 16 every…
(Photo: Compassion UK) UNICEF has just launched a report revealing that an additional 45 million girls in sub-Saharan Africa will become child brides in the next decade if progress to stop the practice is not accelerated. Marie-Pierre Poirier, UNICEF Regional Director for West and Central Africa highlights that in poorer rural areas that have a higher…
Geneva – International Migrants Day this year falls almost exactly 70 years after the Brussels conference that led to the establishment of the International Organization for Migration. Over these seven decades we have provided assistance to millions of migrants worldwide and worked tirelessly with our member states to ensure migration is managed in a safe,…
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