Port of Eilat workers face layoffs amid Houthi attacks on Red Sea shipping assets

Mar 20, 2024

Port management said 60 of the 120 dockworkers will be laid off as Red Sea shipping has dwindled. The Histadrut, the umbrella organization of...

WUC weekly briefing exposes China's ongoing abuses and global pushback

Aug 16, 2025

The World Uyghur Congress highlighted China's human rights abuses, including imprisonment of defenders like Ilham Tohti. The briefing noted UN calls for detainee rights,...

Tanzania's Zanzibar vows to end child labor as it marks World Day against Child Labor

Jun 12, 2022

Dar es Salaam [Tanzania], June 12 (ANI/Xinhua): Tanzania's Zanzibar authorities on Sunday vowed to end child labor as they marked the World Day Against...

Strong step to combat exploitation of forced labor in Xinjiang: Nancy Pelosi on Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act

Dec 24, 2021

Washington [US], December 24 : After US President Joe Biden signed the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) into law today, US House Speaker...

Software and Gambling leads US productivity gains, but rising labor costs hit most service industries: BLS

Aug 27, 2026

Software publishers recorded the strongest productivity growth among selected US service-providing industries in 2025, even as rising labor costs remained a widespread concern across...

Israel: ‘Netiva’ program integrates ultra-orthodox teens into labor force

Sep 06, 2023

Israel Minister of Labor Yoav Ben-Tzur participated in a conference held for graduates of the “Netiva” program which helps integrate young ultra-orthodox women into...