Pakistan: HRCP warns Punjab Labour Code 2025 may undermine labour protections

Nov 29, 2025

The HRCP warns that the proposed Punjab Labour Code 2025 could weaken workers' rights, citing poor consultation, diluted protections, and loopholes on child and...

New Labour Codes boost worker benefits, give gig workers legal recognition

Nov 21, 2025

India's new Labour Codes, aimed at replacing 29 existing labour laws, are expected to significantly improve worker welfare while extending formal protections to gig...

Protesters gather in Washington DC to oppose Trump, raise issues of women's rights, LGBTQ protection

Jan 18, 2025

The protesters highlighted concerns over women's rights, LGBTQ+ issues, and protections for marginalised groups.

Bangladesh shipyard explosion highlights regulatory failures

Sep 18, 2024

A deadly explosion at the MT Suvarna Swarajya shipbreaking yard in Bangladesh on September 7, 2024, has exposed significant regulatory shortcomings in the international...

India has constitutional protections for communities, says Boris Johnson

Apr 22, 2022

New Delhi [India], April 22 : India is a great democracy and has constitutional protections for the communities, said UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson...

Sri Lanka mulls improving labor protections for domestic workers

Aug 12, 2021

Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 12 (ANI/Xinhua): Sri Lanka's Minister of Labor Nimal Siripala De Silva has proposed amendments to local labor laws that would...