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CONTEMPORARY FORMS OF SLAVERY
‘Indian workers are central to Middle East oil — yet, they’re unseen’- Quote of the day by Ralph Waldo Emerson: 'Do not be too timid and squeamish about your actions...' ; what we can learn about important of learning from mistakes from American author
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- How Canadian dream has turned into a gamble for Indian studentsCanada's pathway to permanent residency for international students and temporary foreign workers, especially from Punjab, is facing disrupt...28 Aug, 2024, 08.52 PM IST
- This Canadian province has paused the controversial worker program accused of promoting slaveryQuebec has temporarily suspended the processing of new Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) applications for low-wage jobs in the Montrea...21 Aug, 2024, 12.12 PM IST
- Canada mulls name-and-shame policy to curb foreign worker abuseThe Canadian government is considering measures to publicly name business managers or owners violating labor rules to curb temporary foreig...18 Aug, 2024, 02.17 PM IST
- Canadian immigration minister says temporary worker program needs reformCanada's temporary foreign worker program, intended to fill labor gaps, faces criticism for fostering abuse and wage suppression. The immig...14 Aug, 2024, 11.01 AM IST
- Canada’s temporary foreign worker program promotes contemporary forms of slavery: UN investigatorThe UN report denounces Canada's temporary foreign worker program for perpetuating modern-day slavery conditions. The report uncovers abuse...13 Aug, 2024, 03.13 PM IST
- How Indian workers get trapped in modern slavery on Italian farmsA recent incident in Italy brought attention to the issue of modern slavery involving Indian agricultural workers, with reports of exploita...17 Jul, 2024, 03.26 PM IST
- UN experts slam Pakistan on its lack of protection of Hindu, Christian womenExpressing dismay at the continuing lack of protection for young women and girls from the minority communities, especially Christians and H...12 Apr, 2024, 09.21 PM IST
- US jail practices are racist and an 'affront to human dignity', UN experts sayIn a report published on Thursday, three U.N.-appointed experts said they had found practices in U.S. prisons that amounted to "an affront ...28 Sep, 2023, 11.29 PM IST
- Targeting China, EU seeks to ban products made with forced labour"The prohibition should apply to all products, including their components, and should apply to products regardless of the sector, the origi...10 Sep, 2022, 06.46 PM IST
- Child labour, caste-based discrimination, poverty closely interlinked in India: UN Special RapporteurIn Asia and the Pacific, the Middle East, the Americas and Europe, between 4 and 6 per cent of children are said to be in child labour, and...18 Aug, 2022, 12.09 PM IST
- UN investigator: Contemporary slavery extensive and in ChinaHuman Rights Council Special Rapporteur Tomoya Obokat adds that traditional enslavement, especially of minorities, is found in Mauritania, ...18 Aug, 2022, 06.32 AM IST
- On his first day in the Oval, Biden revokes Trump report promoting 'patriotic education'In an executive order signed in his first day in office, Biden disband Donald Trump's presidential 1776 Commission and withdrew a report it...21 Jan, 2021, 01.43 PM IST
- 'Gone With the Wind' returns to HBO Max over 2 weeks after being pulled down, will stream with historical contextThe film has been repeatedly protested due to its glorification of the antebellum South.25 Jun, 2020, 12.31 PM IST
- India pledges contributions of USD 13.36 mn for UN agencies, development activitiesFirst Secretary in India's Permanent Mission to the UN Mahesh Kumar said India has been a regular contributor to the UN since its founding ...06 Nov, 2018, 11.49 AM IST
- Ray Tomlinson's 'story' about inventing email is the biggest propaganda lie of modern tech history: Shiva AyyaduraiThe death of Tomlinson, credited as the inventor of email, has rekindled the controversy over VA Shiva Ayyadurai's place in history.15 Mar, 2016, 08.59 PM IST
- India pledges over $11 million to United Nations bodies for 2014India has contributed over $11 million to various UN bodies for development activities for the year 2014.14 Nov, 2013, 10.30 AM IST
- Stone pelting: A form of resistanceThe ongoing debate on stone pelting has seen many perspectives and opinions coming to the fore.09 Aug, 2010, 04.53 AM IST
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