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Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Russia needs migrants in order to develop because of its dwindling domestic workforce, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in an interview published on Friday (November 22, 2024). “Migrants are a necessity,” he told State news agency RIA Novosti. “We have a tense demographic situation. We live […]
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Representational image of labourers at a construction site in Doha, Qatar | Photo Credit: Reuters Qatar was praised at the United Nations’ top human rights body on Tuesday (November 12, 2024) for improving labour laws before the 2022 World Cup, though it was urged to fully abolish its employment system for migrant workers. Qatar returned […]
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Samsung India factory workers on their 25th day of strike at Sunguvarchatram near Kancheepuram on October 3. | Photo Credit: VELANKANNI RAJ. B The story so far:On October 15, the Tamil Nadu labour department announced that the month-long strike at Samsung’s manufacturing facility in Sriperumbudur has ended after successful negotiations between the workers and company […]
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Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer, alongside Investment Minister Poppy Gustafsson. File | Photo Credit: REUTERS British Prime Minister Keir Starmer marks 100 days in office Saturday (October 12, 2024) with little cause for celebration. Mr. Starmer’s center-left Labour Party was elected by a landslide on July 4, sweeping back to power after 14 years. But […]
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