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[India] Daily minimum wage raised in Jammu and Kashmir

[India] Daily minimum wage raised in Jammu and Kashmir [India] Daily minimum wage raised in Jammu and Kashmir

This is an interim measure until the minimum wage rates are revised by the Labour and Employment Department.
27 Apr 2022
[Bangladesh] Migration of uneducated women labourers must stop

[Bangladesh] Migration of uneducated women labourers must stop [Bangladesh] Migration of uneducated women labourers must stop

Government data shows that thousands of Bangladeshi woman migrant workers had to return to their home country empty-handed after facing...
22 Apr 2022
[China] Two international conventions against forced labour ratified

[China] Two international conventions against forced labour ratified [China] Two international conventions against forced labour ratified

Beijing's approvals come in the wake of accusations of widespread human rights abuses in Xinjiang, including forced labour.
21 Apr 2022
[Korea] 15% of hourly workers paid below minimum wage in 2021

[Korea] 15% of hourly workers paid below minimum wage in 2021 [Korea] 15% of hourly workers paid below minimum wage in 2021

Some businesses claim the underpayment is the result of a rapid increase in the minimum wage over the past four...
20 Apr 2022
[New Zealand] Hospitality workers reveal workplace ‘abuse and harassment’

[New Zealand] Hospitality workers reveal workplace ‘abuse and harassment’ [New Zealand] Hospitality workers reveal workplace ‘abuse and harassment’

The most commonly reported situation by employees in the survey is not receiving in-job training.
14 Apr 2022
[New Zealand] Minimum wage exemption for disabled workers remains in place

[New Zealand] Minimum wage exemption for disabled workers remains in place [New Zealand] Minimum wage exemption for disabled workers remains in place

In February 2019, Disability Issues Minister Carmel Sepuloni said she intended to replace the minimum wage exemptions with a wage...
13 Apr 2022
[New Zealand] New public holiday will be celebrated in June

[New Zealand] New public holiday will be celebrated in June [New Zealand] New public holiday will be celebrated in June

Legislation to create the annual public holiday which acknowledges the rise of the Matariki star cluster and marks the Māori...
13 Apr 2022
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