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Human Rights

By Tom Murphy31 March 2016

Pressure builds on Qatar to end migrant labor abuses

The United Nations has told Qatar that it has one year to root out and end the practices that enslave…

Basics

By Tom Murphy13 May 2013

Small gains for workers rights in Bangladesh due to garment industry disasters

The death toll from the garment factory collapse in Dhaka tips 1,000 and the rescue effort is coming to an end. Two weeks since the tragic incident laborers in Bangladesh are making small gains. The government says it is prepared to increase the minimum wage and allow workers to form trade unions without factory owner permission.