Several labor groups yesterday urged the Ministry of Labor to place all migrant workers under the newer pension system during a protest against a measure that the ministry said would give migrant ...

As war threatens the Gulf, millions of Asian migrant workers face hidden dangers, reminding governments that human lives cannot be an afterthought in economic progress.

Saudi Arabia has abolished its decades-old Kafala system, a labour sponsorship model that controlled the lives and rights of millions of foreign workers. The decision, announced in June 2025, marks a ...

TORONTO, Dec. 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- UFCW Canada, the country’s leading advocate for agricultural workers for over 30 years, has released its annual report on the Status of Migrant Agricultural ...

Amnesty International on Wednesday denounced France’s short-term residency system as a systemic violation of human rights that traps migrant workers in a cycle of discrimination, leaving them ...

In late September 2024, following vague evacuation warnings from the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israeli airstrikes targeted the southern suburbs of Beirut, including the neighborhood of Dahieh, ...

South Korea prides itself on being a democratic beacon in East Asia — a nation of candlelight rallies and protests featuring K-pop light sticks. But behind this progressive image lies a labour system ...

On Wednesday, the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) and its African affiliate filed a formal complaint against Saudi Arabia, calling on the International Labour Organization (ILO) to ...

As the Trump administration grapples with potentially conflicting immigration enforcement and economic policy goals affecting the agricultural sector, Bishop Brendan Cahill of Victoria, Texas is ...

The proposals include cutting support for some asylum seekers and limiting refugee status to 30 months at a time.

Migrant construction workers pose for a picture outside of their work site at The Pearl, a man-made chain of islands off the coast of northern Doha, which hosts dozens of high-rise luxury apartment ...