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

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

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

Closing Space for Civil Society
Report Warns of Rising Violence Against Environmental Defenders in Mexico

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

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

Gender Inequality
Panic Spreads in Iran After New Suspected Poison Attacks on Girls Schools

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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