Promoting Worker Rights Worldwide
April 26, 2023
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.
Thematic
Workers & Worker Rights (#WorkersWorkersRights) | Austerity, Economic News & Trade (#AusterityEconomicNewsTrade) |
| 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)
THEMATIC
Workers & Worker Rights
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Lost at Sea: Human Rights in the Age of COVID ([link removed])
Dozens of Bodies Wash Ashore After Boats Sink off Libya Coast ([link removed]) (from Egypt, Pakistan, Syria, Tunisia)
AI Is Taking the Jobs of Kenyans Who Write Essays for U.S. College Students ([link removed])
U.S. Announces Labor Resolution with Auburn Hills Auto Supplier in Mexico ([link removed])
Farmworkers: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver ([link removed]) [salty language] (70% of U.S. farmworkers are foreign born)
Brazil: Venezuelan Migrants Find Refuge in Forest Shantytown ([link removed])
Florida Farmers File Lawsuit Seeking to Block New Federal Rule About Farmworker Wages ([link removed]) (migrant workers)
Berry Workers Name Driscoll, Contractor in Wage Theft Suit ([link removed]) (California)
Migrant Worker Exploited by Edmonton Employer Awarded $30K — but He Can't Collect ([link removed]) (from South Africa)
A Decade After Rana Plaza, Bangladesh Garment Workers Fight On ([link removed])
From the Ashes of Rana Plaza: ‘Consumers Want to Know How Their Clothes Are Made’ ([link removed])
A Grim Anniversary for Survivors of the Rana Plaza Disaster ([link removed])
Call Center Agent Stabbed to Death in Bacolod ([link removed]) (Philippines, union organizer)
How Did Alex Dolorosa Die? Bacolod City Paralegal Officer Cause of Death Explained ([link removed])
CWA’s Statement on the Brutal Murder of BIEN Union Organizer Alex Dolorosa ([link removed])
Plan to Hire Filipino Nurses in Morocco Ignites Debates ([link removed])
Trouble Looms for Indian Grain that Combats Climate Change ([link removed])
Anti-Terrorism Act Threat to Journalists – IFJ ([link removed]) (Sri Lanka)
Unions Say Rails Should Forgo Buybacks and Spend on Safety ([link removed]) (Sri Lanka)
Millions of People Are Getting Sick from this Country’s Toxic Air ([link removed]) (Thailand)
Human Trafficking, Forced Labor and Exploitation of Migrants in Russia ([link removed])
Long Days of Gravediggers Tell Story of Ukraine's War Dead ([link removed])
Cotton from Turkmenistan Requires ‘Meaningful Reform’ ([link removed])
1,000 Albanians Returned from Britain Since Deal to Curb Migration ([link removed])

Austerity, Economic News & Trade
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EU Firms Accused of ‘Abhorrent’ Export of Banned Pesticides to Brazil ([link removed])
Sri Lanka Seeks $17 Billion Debt Reduction by Restructuring ([link removed])
Sri Lanka Risks Loss of GSP+ Unless Anti-Terrorism Bill Changed ([link removed])

Climate Change & Environment
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Here Are the Places Most at Risk From Record-Shattering Heat ([link removed])
More Extreme Heat Is Coming. Study Shows World’s Least Prepared Regions. ([link removed])
South Africa: Little Hope in Green Transition in Town with 'the Dirtiest Air in the World' ([link removed]) (coal mining)
Professional Services Abound for Amazon Land Grabbers Seeking Legitimacy ([link removed])
Millions of People Are Getting Sick from this Country’s Toxic Air ([link removed]) (Thailand)
Trouble Looms for Indian Grain that Combats Climate Change ([link removed])

Closing Space for Civil Society
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Report Warns of Rising Violence Against Environmental Defenders in Mexico ([link removed])

Corruption & Corporate Malfeasance
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Professional Services Abound for Amazon Land Grabbers Seeking Legitimacy ([link removed])
EU Firms Accused of ‘Abhorrent’ Export of Banned Pesticides to Brazil ([link removed])

Democracy & Authoritarianism
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Mass Killing of Civilians by Security Forces in Burkina Faso ([link removed])
In Photos: The Story Behind the Sudan Crisis ([link removed])
After the Insurrection, Brazil Can’t Decide Whom to Blame ([link removed])
Hong Kong Plans Electoral Overhaul for District Councils ([link removed])
Anti-Terrorism Act Threat to Journalists – IFJ ([link removed]) (Sri Lanka)
Belarusians Wary of Being Drawn into War with Ukraine ([link removed])
Albania PM Denies Using Govt Funds to Blackmail Voters ([link removed])
Turkey Slammed for Mass Arrest of Kurdish Journalists, Politicians, Lawyers ([link removed])

Gender Inequality
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Panic Spreads in Iran After New Suspected Poison Attacks on Girls Schools ([link removed])

Human Rights
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Mass Killing of Civilians by Security Forces in Burkina Faso ([link removed])
UK Gave $166k to Anti-LGBTQ Group in Uganda, Where Gay People Face Death Penalty ([link removed])
In a Growing India, Some Struggle to Prove They Are Indians ([link removed])
‘Wholly Negligent’: Uyghur Asylum Seekers Keep Dying in Thailand’s Detention Centers ([link removed])

Inequality, Poverty & Social Justice
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South Africa: Little Hope in Green Transition in Town with 'the Dirtiest Air in the World' ([link removed]) (coal mining)
A Mountain of Gold: Mining Titles Threaten Indigenous Lands in Guainía, Colombia ([link removed])

Labor Migration & Human Trafficking
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Dozens of Bodies Wash Ashore After Boats Sink off Libya Coast ([link removed]) (from Egypt, Pakistan, Syria, Tunisia)
Farmworkers: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver ([link removed]) [salty language] (70% of U.S. farmworkers are foreign born)
Brazil: Venezuelan Migrants Find Refuge in Forest Shantytown ([link removed])
Florida Farmers File Lawsuit Seeking to Block New Federal Rule About Farmworker Wages ([link removed]) (migrant workers)
Berry Workers Name Driscoll, Contractor in Wage Theft Suit ([link removed]) (California)
Migrant Worker Exploited by Edmonton Employer Awarded $30K — but He Can't Collect ([link removed]) (from South Africa)
Plan to Hire Filipino Nurses in Morocco Ignites Debates ([link removed])
1,000 Albanians Returned from Britain Since Deal to Curb Migration ([link removed])
Human Trafficking, Forced Labor and Exploitation of Migrants in Russia ([link removed])

Multinationals & Supply Chains
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Lost at Sea: Human Rights in the Age of COVID ([link removed])
South Africa: Little Hope in Green Transition in Town with 'the Dirtiest Air in the World' ([link removed]) (coal mining)
U.S. Announces Labor Resolution with Auburn Hills Auto Supplier in Mexico ([link removed])
Farmworkers: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver ([link removed]) [salty language] (70% of U.S. farmworkers are foreign born)
Berry Workers Name Driscoll, Contractor in Wage Theft Suit ([link removed]) (California)
A Mountain of Gold: Mining Titles Threaten Indigenous Lands in Guainía, Colombia ([link removed])
EU Firms Accused of ‘Abhorrent’ Export of Banned Pesticides to Brazil ([link removed])
From the Ashes of Rana Plaza: ‘Consumers Want to Know How Their Clothes Are Made’ ([link removed])
A Grim Anniversary for Survivors of the Rana Plaza Disaster ([link removed])
A Decade After Rana Plaza, Bangladesh Garment Workers Fight On ([link removed])
Cotton from Turkmenistan Requires ‘Meaningful Reform’ ([link removed])
Return to Top (#Top)
REGIONAL
Africa
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Lost at Sea: Human Rights in the Age of COVID ([link removed])
Dozens of Bodies Wash Ashore After Boats Sink off Libya Coast ([link removed]) (from Egypt, Pakistan, Syria, Tunisia)
AI Is Taking the Jobs of Kenyans Who Write Essays for U.S. College Students ([link removed])
Migrant Worker Exploited by Edmonton Employer Awarded $30K — but He Can't Collect ([link removed]) (from South Africa)
South Africa: Little Hope in Green Transition in Town with 'the Dirtiest Air in the World' ([link removed]) (coal mining)
Here Are the Places Most at Risk From Record-Shattering Heat ([link removed])
More Extreme Heat Is Coming. Study Shows World’s Least Prepared Regions. ([link removed])
Professional Services Abound for Amazon Land Grabbers Seeking Legitimacy ([link removed])
Mass Killing of Civilians by Security Forces in Burkina Faso ([link removed])
In Photos: The Story Behind the Sudan Crisis ([link removed])
UK Gave $166k to Anti-LGBTQ Group in Uganda, Where Gay People Face Death Penalty ([link removed])

Americas & Caribbean
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U.S. Announces Labor Resolution with Auburn Hills Auto Supplier in Mexico ([link removed])
Farmworkers: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver ([link removed]) [salty language] (70% of U.S. farmworkers are foreign born)
Brazil: Venezuelan Migrants Find Refuge in Forest Shantytown ([link removed])
Florida Farmers File Lawsuit Seeking to Block New Federal Rule About Farmworker Wages ([link removed]) (migrant workers)
Berry Workers Name Driscoll, Contractor in Wage Theft Suit ([link removed]) (California)
Migrant Worker Exploited by Edmonton Employer Awarded $30K — but He Can't Collect ([link removed]) (from South Africa)
Lost at Sea: Human Rights in the Age of COVID ([link removed])
EU Firms Accused of ‘Abhorrent’ Export of Banned Pesticides to Brazil ([link removed])
Professional Services Abound for Amazon Land Grabbers Seeking Legitimacy ([link removed])
After the Insurrection, Brazil Can’t Decide Whom to Blame ([link removed])
Here Are the Places Most at Risk From Record-Shattering Heat ([link removed])
More Extreme Heat Is Coming. Study Shows World’s Least Prepared Regions. ([link removed])
Report Warns of Rising Violence Against Environmental Defenders in Mexico ([link removed])
A Mountain of Gold: Mining Titles Threaten Indigenous Lands in Guainía, Colombia ([link removed])

Asia
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Call Center Agent Stabbed to Death in Bacolod ([link removed]) (Philippines, union organizer)
How Did Alex Dolorosa Die? Bacolod City Paralegal Officer Cause of Death Explained ([link removed])
CWA’s Statement on the Brutal Murder of BIEN Union Organizer Alex Dolorosa ([link removed])
Lost at Sea: Human Rights in the Age of COVID ([link removed])
Dozens of Bodies Wash Ashore After Boats Sink off Libya Coast ([link removed]) (from Egypt, Pakistan, Syria, Tunisia)
A Decade After Rana Plaza, Bangladesh Garment Workers Fight On ([link removed])
From the Ashes of Rana Plaza: ‘Consumers Want to Know How Their Clothes Are Made’ ([link removed])
A Grim Anniversary for Survivors of the Rana Plaza Disaster ([link removed])
Plan to Hire Filipino Nurses in Morocco Ignites Debates ([link removed])
Trouble Looms for Indian Grain that Combats Climate Change ([link removed])
Anti-Terrorism Act Threat to Journalists – IFJ ([link removed]) (Sri Lanka)
Unions Say Rails Should Forgo Buybacks and Spend on Safety ([link removed]) (Sri Lanka)
Sri Lanka Seeks $17 Billion Debt Reduction by Restructuring ([link removed])
Sri Lanka Risks Loss of GSP+ Unless Anti-Terrorism Bill Changed ([link removed])
In a Growing India, Some Struggle to Prove They Are Indians ([link removed])
‘Wholly Negligent’: Uyghur Asylum Seekers Keep Dying in Thailand’s Detention Centers ([link removed])
Millions of People Are Getting Sick from this Country’s Toxic Air ([link removed]) (Thailand)
Here Are the Places Most at Risk From Record-Shattering Heat ([link removed])
More Extreme Heat Is Coming. Study Shows World’s Least Prepared Regions. ([link removed])
Hong Kong Plans Electoral Overhaul for District Councils ([link removed])

Eastern Europe, Russia & Central Asia
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Long Days of Gravediggers Tell Story of Ukraine's War Dead ([link removed])
Cotton from Turkmenistan Requires ‘Meaningful Reform’ ([link removed])
1,000 Albanians Returned from Britain Since Deal to Curb Migration ([link removed])
Human Trafficking, Forced Labor and Exploitation of Migrants in Russia ([link removed])
Lost at Sea: Human Rights in the Age of COVID ([link removed])
Here Are the Places Most at Risk From Record-Shattering Heat ([link removed])
More Extreme Heat Is Coming. Study Shows World’s Least Prepared Regions. ([link removed])
Belarusians Wary of Being Drawn into War with Ukraine ([link removed])
Albania PM Denies Using Govt Funds to Blackmail Voters ([link removed])
Turkey Slammed for Mass Arrest of Kurdish Journalists, Politicians, Lawyers ([link removed])

Middle East & North Africa
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Dozens of Bodies Wash Ashore After Boats Sink off Libya Coast ([link removed]) (from Egypt, Pakistan, Syria, Tunisia)
Lost at Sea: Human Rights in the Age of COVID ([link removed])
Turkey Slammed for Mass Arrest of Kurdish Journalists, Politicians, Lawyers ([link removed])
In Photos: The Story Behind the Sudan Crisis ([link removed])
Here Are the Places Most at Risk From Record-Shattering Heat ([link removed])
More Extreme Heat Is Coming. Study Shows World’s Least Prepared Regions. ([link removed])
Panic Spreads in Iran After New Suspected Poison Attacks on Girls Schools ([link removed])
Return to Top (#Top)
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