Promoting Worker Rights Worldwide
February #, 2022
Media Mentions & News

A daily digest of major media coverage of issues that affect workers, workers' rights, and workers' organizations overseas; discuss the impact of globalization; or mention the work of the Solidarity Center.
Solidarity Center
In the News (#IntheNews)
Thematic
Workers & Worker Rights (#WorkersWorkersRights) | Austerity, Economic News & Trade (#AusterityEconomicNewsTrade) |
Civil Unrest & Protests (#CivilUnrestProtests) | Climate Change & Environment (#ClimateChange) | Closing Space for Civil Society (#ClosingSpaceforCivilSociety) | Corruption & Corporate Malfeasance (#CorruptionCorporateMalfeasance) | Democracy & Authoritarianism (#DemocracyAuthoritarianism) | Gender Inequality (#GenderInequality) | Human Rights (#HumanRights) | Inequality, Poverty & Social Justice (#InequalityPovertySocialJustice) | Labor Migration & Human Trafficking (#LaborMigrationHumanTrafficking) | Multinationals & Supply Chains (#MultinationalsSupplyChains)
Regional
Africa (#Africa) | Americas and Caribbean (#Americas) | Asia (#Asia) |
Eastern Europe, Russia & Central Asia (#EasternEuropeRussiaCentralAsia) | Middle East & North Africa (#MiddleEastNorthAfrica)
SOLIDARITY CENTER
In the News
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Workplace Safety: RMG Sector Saw Progress but Still Not Enough ([link removed])
AKM Nasim, country program director at the Solidarity Center, stressed the need for amending labor laws to accommodate the demands of RMG workers.

Workers Safety, Rights Key to Building Smart Bangladesh: U.S. ([link removed])
Solidarity Center Country Program Director AKM Nasim said that safety committees were supposed to be formed for factories to promote workers’ representation but it did not happen in reality. "A process of labor law reformation is going on. In our country’s perspective, if solid laws don’t exist, nothing can be implemented," he added. Further coverage of the event can be found here ([link removed]) .
THEMATIC
Workers & Worker Rights
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Social Justice Indispensable to Overcome Global Challenges, ILO Tells World Bank/IMF ([link removed])
Dozens Raped as Migrant Workers Deported from Angola to DR Congo ([link removed])
Adrift on the Atlantic ([link removed]) (migrants from Mauritania end up in Tobago)
First Quarter Was Deadly for Migrants in Mediterranean, UN Says ([link removed])
25 Europe-Bound Migrants Dead in Boat Sinking off Tunisia ([link removed])
Senegal Gas Deal Drives Locals to Desperation, Prostitution ([link removed])
In Africa’s Okavango, Oil Drilling Disrupts Locals, Nature ([link removed]) (livelihoods)
Cameroon Reporters Call for Protection After Mayor Issues Death Threats ([link removed])
Zimbabwean Migrants Are Part of South Africa’s Fabric ([link removed]) (column)
UN: As Many as 400,000 Migrants May Cross Darien Gap in 2023 ([link removed])
U.S., Panama and Colombia Aim to Stop Darien Gap Migration ([link removed])
‘Terrifying’: Critics Decry U.S. Plan to Stop Migrants at Darién Gap ([link removed])
INM Crisis Protocol Told Contractors to ‘Protect Property’ not Migrants ([link removed]) (Mexico, deadly facility fire)
Growing Number of Migrants from China Arriving at U.S.-Mexico Border ([link removed])
Biden Says He’s Expanding Some Migrants Health Care Access ([link removed])
Gig Workers Are Being Stabbed, Stoned and Abused in India ([link removed])
Surprise Rise in Garment Exports from Myanmar ([link removed])
Taiwanese Workers Leaving Mainland China over COVID-19, Political Tensions, Factory Departures ([link removed])
Cambodia’s Cham Fishers Look for New Lives on Land ([link removed])
Vietnam: Journalist Imprisoned in Closed-Door Court Hearing ([link removed])
Taliban Defend Ban on Female UN Staff as 'Internal Issue' ([link removed])
‘It’s Almost the Same as Living on the Street’: This is How People Picking Your Vegetables Have To Live ([link removed]) (migrant workers from Asia, Eastern Europe in the UK)
‘Tied’ Visas Are Putting Migrant Domestic Workers at Risk of Abuse ([link removed]) (UK)
Russian Journalist Arrested, Accused of Spreading Fake News ([link removed])
How Fear of Albanians Went Mainstream in 1990s Italy ([link removed]) (migrants)
The Toxic Threat to Journalism in Lebanon ([link removed])

Austerity, Economic News & Trade
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IMF Calls for ‘Another Gleneagles Moment’ on Debt Relief and Aid ([link removed]) (Africa)
China’s ‘Belt and Road’ Grew Out of a Lending Spree. Now Those Loans May Be Its Problem ([link removed])
Pakistan Gets Closer to IMF Deal After UAE Pledges $1 Billion ([link removed])

Civil Unrest & Protests
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Kenya Opposition to Resume Anti-government Protests ([link removed])

Climate Change & Environment
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In Africa’s Okavango, Oil Drilling Disrupts Locals, Nature ([link removed]) (livelihoods)
The Heat of Meat: Brazil’s Beef Industry and Global Warming ([link removed])
Cambodia’s Cham Fishers Look for New Lives on Land ([link removed])

Closing Space for Civil Society
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Sri Lanka: Proposed Anti-terror Bill Labeled Tyrannical, Undemocratic ([link removed])
Jailed Azerbaijani Opposition Activist Health in Danger ([link removed])

Corruption & Corporate Malfeasance
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Gold Mafia Helped Gupta Brothers in South Africa State Capture ([link removed])
Oligarch Sentenced for Role in Stealing $1B from Moldovan Banks ([link removed])

Democracy & Authoritarianism
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Cameroon Reporters Call for Protection After Mayor Issues Death Threats ([link removed])
How Putin Became a Hero on African TV ([link removed])
Peruvian Politician Convicted in 1988 Murder of Reporter ([link removed])
Vietnam: Journalist Imprisoned in Closed-Door Court Hearing ([link removed])
India Escalates Fight Against BBC with New Financial Case ([link removed])
Sri Lanka: Proposed Anti-terror Bill Labeled Tyrannical, Undemocratic ([link removed])
Russian Journalist Arrested, Accused of Spreading Fake News ([link removed])
The Toxic Threat to Journalism in Lebanon ([link removed])
Algeria Parliament Approves Law Tightening Control over the Media ([link removed])
Tunisia: Footballer Dies After Setting Himself on Fire over Police 'Injustice' ([link removed])

Gender Inequality
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Dozens Raped as Migrant Workers Deported from Angola to DR Congo ([link removed])
Unpunished Rapists: An Unavenged Crime in Nicaragua ([link removed])

Human Rights
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Belarus Extradites a Russian Father Convicted After His Daughter Drew an Antiwar Picture, State News Media Reports. ([link removed])

Inequality, Poverty & Social Justice
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Unpunished Rapists: An Unavenged Crime in Nicaragua ([link removed])
India’s Stretched Health Care Fails Millions in Rural Areas ([link removed])

Labor Migration & Human Trafficking
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Dozens Raped as Migrant Workers Deported from Angola to DR Congo ([link removed])
Adrift on the Atlantic ([link removed]) (migrants from Mauritania end up in Tobago)
First Quarter Was Deadly for Migrants in Mediterranean, UN Says ([link removed])
25 Europe-Bound Migrants Dead in Boat Sinking off Tunisia ([link removed])
Zimbabwean Migrants Are Part of South Africa’s Fabric ([link removed]) (column)
UN: As Many as 400,000 Migrants May Cross Darien Gap in 2023 ([link removed])
U.S., Panama and Colombia Aim to Stop Darien Gap Migration ([link removed])
‘Terrifying’: Critics Decry U.S. Plan to Stop Migrants at Darién Gap ([link removed])
INM Crisis Protocol Told Contractors to ‘Protect Property’ not Migrants ([link removed]) (Mexico, deadly facility fire)
Growing Number of Migrants from China Arriving at U.S.-Mexico Border ([link removed])
Biden Says He’s Expanding Some Migrants Health Care Access ([link removed])
Taiwanese Workers Leaving Mainland China over COVID-19, Political Tensions, Factory Departures ([link removed])
‘It’s Almost the Same as Living on the Street’: This is How People Picking Your Vegetables Have To Live ([link removed]) (migrant workers from Asia, Eastern Europe in the UK)
‘Tied’ Visas Are Putting Migrant Domestic Workers at Risk of Abuse ([link removed]) (UK)
How Fear of Albanians Went Mainstream in 1990s Italy ([link removed]) (migrants)

Multinationals & Supply Chains
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Senegal Gas Deal Drives Locals to Desperation, Prostitution ([link removed])
In Africa’s Okavango, Oil Drilling Disrupts Locals, Nature ([link removed]) (livelihoods)
Gold Mafia Helped Gupta Brothers in South Africa State Capture ([link removed])
The Heat of Meat: Brazil’s Beef Industry and Global Warming ([link removed])
Surprise Rise in Garment Exports from Myanmar ([link removed])
Tesla to Open Battery Factory in Shanghai as China Seeks Foreign Investment ([link removed])
Return to Top (#Top)
REGIONAL
Africa
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Dozens Raped as Migrant Workers Deported from Angola to DR Congo ([link removed])
Adrift on the Atlantic ([link removed]) (migrants from Mauritania end up in Tobago)
First Quarter Was Deadly for Migrants in Mediterranean, UN Says ([link removed])
25 Europe-Bound Migrants Dead in Boat Sinking off Tunisia ([link removed])
Senegal Gas Deal Drives Locals to Desperation, Prostitution ([link removed])
In Africa’s Okavango, Oil Drilling Disrupts Locals, Nature ([link removed]) (livelihoods)
Cameroon Reporters Call for Protection After Mayor Issues Death Threats ([link removed])
Zimbabwean Migrants Are Part of South Africa’s Fabric ([link removed]) (column)
Gold Mafia Helped Gupta Brothers in South Africa State Capture ([link removed])
‘Tied’ Visas Are Putting Migrant Domestic Workers at Risk of Abuse ([link removed]) (UK)
Kenya Opposition to Resume Anti-government Protests ([link removed])
In Africa’s Okavango, Oil Drilling Disrupts Locals, Nature ([link removed]) (livelihoods)
Cameroon Reporters Call for Protection After Mayor Issues Death Threats ([link removed])
How Putin Became a Hero on African TV ([link removed])
Social Justice Indispensable to Overcome Global Challenges, ILO Tells World Bank/IMF ([link removed])
IMF Calls for ‘Another Gleneagles Moment’ on Debt Relief and Aid ([link removed]) (Africa)
China’s ‘Belt and Road’ Grew Out of a Lending Spree. Now Those Loans May Be Its Problem ([link removed])

Americas & Caribbean
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UN: As Many as 400,000 Migrants May Cross Darien Gap in 2023 ([link removed])
U.S., Panama and Colombia Aim to Stop Darien Gap Migration ([link removed])
‘Terrifying’: Critics Decry U.S. Plan to Stop Migrants at Darién Gap ([link removed])
INM Crisis Protocol Told Contractors to ‘Protect Property’ not Migrants ([link removed]) (Mexico, deadly facility fire)
Growing Number of Migrants from China Arriving at U.S.-Mexico Border ([link removed])
Biden Says He’s Expanding Some Migrants Health Care Access ([link removed])
The Heat of Meat: Brazil’s Beef Industry and Global Warming ([link removed])
Peruvian Politician Convicted in 1988 Murder of Reporter ([link removed])
Unpunished Rapists: An Unavenged Crime in Nicaragua ([link removed])
Social Justice Indispensable to Overcome Global Challenges, ILO Tells World Bank/IMF ([link removed])

Asia
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Gig Workers Are Being Stabbed, Stoned and Abused in India ([link removed])
India Escalates Fight Against BBC with New Financial Case ([link removed])
India’s Stretched Health Care Fails Millions in Rural Areas ([link removed])
Surprise Rise in Garment Exports from Myanmar ([link removed])
‘It’s Almost the Same as Living on the Street’: This is How People Picking Your Vegetables Have To Live ([link removed]) (migrant workers from Asia, Eastern Europe in the UK)
‘Tied’ Visas Are Putting Migrant Domestic Workers at Risk of Abuse ([link removed]) (UK)
Growing Number of Migrants from China Arriving at U.S.-Mexico Border ([link removed])
Taiwanese Workers Leaving Mainland China over COVID-19, Political Tensions, Factory Departures ([link removed])
Tesla to Open Battery Factory in Shanghai as China Seeks Foreign Investment ([link removed])
China’s ‘Belt and Road’ Grew Out of a Lending Spree. Now Those Loans May Be Its Problem ([link removed])
Cambodia’s Cham Fishers Look for New Lives on Land ([link removed])
Vietnam: Journalist Imprisoned in Closed-Door Court Hearing ([link removed])
Taliban Defend Ban on Female UN Staff as 'Internal Issue' ([link removed])
Sri Lanka: Proposed Anti-terror Bill Labeled Tyrannical, Undemocratic ([link removed])
Pakistan Gets Closer to IMF Deal After UAE Pledges $1 Billion ([link removed])
Social Justice Indispensable to Overcome Global Challenges, ILO Tells World Bank/IMF ([link removed])

Eastern Europe, Russia & Central Asia
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‘It’s Almost the Same as Living on the Street’: This is How People Picking Your Vegetables Have To Live ([link removed]) (migrant workers from Asia, Eastern Europe in the UK)
‘Tied’ Visas Are Putting Migrant Domestic Workers at Risk of Abuse ([link removed]) (UK)
Russian Journalist Arrested, Accused of Spreading Fake News ([link removed])
How Fear of Albanians Went Mainstream in 1990s Italy ([link removed]) (migrants)
Jailed Azerbaijani Opposition Activist Health in Danger ([link removed])
Oligarch Sentenced for Role in Stealing $1B from Moldovan Banks ([link removed])
China’s ‘Belt and Road’ Grew Out of a Lending Spree. Now Those Loans May Be Its Problem ([link removed])
Social Justice Indispensable to Overcome Global Challenges, ILO Tells World Bank/IMF ([link removed])
Belarus Extradites a Russian Father Convicted After His Daughter Drew an Antiwar Picture, State News Media Reports. ([link removed])

Middle East & North Africa
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First Quarter Was Deadly for Migrants in Mediterranean, UN Says ([link removed])
25 Europe-Bound Migrants Dead in Boat Sinking off Tunisia ([link removed])
‘Tied’ Visas Are Putting Migrant Domestic Workers at Risk of Abuse ([link removed]) (UK)
The Toxic Threat to Journalism in Lebanon ([link removed])
Algeria Parliament Approves Law Tightening Control over the Media ([link removed])
Tunisia: Footballer Dies After Setting Himself on Fire over Police 'Injustice' ([link removed])
China’s ‘Belt and Road’ Grew Out of a Lending Spree. Now Those Loans May Be Its Problem ([link removed])
Social Justice Indispensable to Overcome Global Challenges, ILO Tells World Bank/IMF ([link removed])
Return to Top (#Top)
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