Promoting Worker Rights Worldwide
July 12, 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.
Solidarity Center
In the News (#IntheNews)
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) | Humanitarian Crises (#HumanitarianCrises) | Inequality, Poverty & Social Justice (#InequalityPovertySocialJustice) | Labor Migration & Human Trafficking (#LaborMigrationHumanTrafficking) | Multinationals & Supply Chains (#MultinationalsSupplyChains) | Publications (#Publications)
Regional
Africa (#Africa) | Americas and Caribbean (#Americas) | Asia (#Asia) |
Central Europe, Russia & Central Asia (#EasternEuropeRussiaCentralAsia) | Middle East & North Africa (#MiddleEastNorthAfrica)
SOLIDARITY CENTER
In the News
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‘Shahid Murder Won’t Impact RMG Sector’s Reputation’ ([link removed])
His murder immediately sparked workers' protests while the Solidarity Center and U.S. Ambassador to Bangladesh Peter D Haas raised their voices on this issue.
THEMATIC
Workers & Worker Rights
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Africa, Arab Trade Unions Move to Boost Migration Governance ([link removed])
‘You Better Shut Up’: A Ghana Family’s Relentless Calls for Justice ([link removed]) (murdered investigative journalist)
Uganda: Oil Pipeline Project Impoverishes Thousands ([link removed])
UIF and COSATU in Limpopo Province Meet to Discuss Bottom-Up Approach to Drive Up Employer Compliance ([link removed]) (South Africa)
Deadly Attack at Colombia Coal Facility Sparks Industry Plea to Protect Miners ([link removed])
Children as Young as 6 Help Harvest Blueberries in America ([link removed]) (from Latin America)
As Cambodia Approaches a Crucial Election, Journalists Suffer Shutdowns and Abuse ([link removed])
Sri Lanka Airline Pilots Fleeing Country like Doctors: Minister ([link removed])
Jako and Zara, to Withdraw from Myanmar in Response to Worker Arrests ([link removed])
MADE in Myanmar Project - EU Must Stop Supporting Military Junta’s Rule ([link removed])
HRW Urges EU and U.S. Response to Garment Worker Killing ([link removed]) (Bangladesh)
Winning Friends by Training Workers Is China’s New Gambit ([link removed])
As China Struggles with Heat, Flooding and Drought, Employers Are Ordered to Limit Outdoor Work ([link removed])
Canada Probes Nike, Dynasty Gold over Alleged Use of Forced Labor in China ([link removed].)
Corporate Governance Concern: Alarming Drop in Unionization Among Workers at JSW Energy ([link removed]) (India)
Tunisia Suspends Salary Payments for 17,000 Teachers over Protests ([link removed])
Egypt Plays Effective Role in Combating Human Trafficking, Illegal Migration: Naela Gabr ([link removed])
Libya: 38 Jailed for Human Trafficking and Death of 11 Migrants at Sea ([link removed])

Austerity, Economic News & Trade
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Sri Lanka Airline Pilots Fleeing Country like Doctors: Minister ([link removed])

Climate Change & Environment
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A $30 Billion Pledge for Vietnam and Indonesia Shows Pitfalls of Climate Finance ([link removed])
As China Struggles with Heat, Flooding and Drought, Employers Are Ordered to Limit Outdoor Work ([link removed])

Closing Space for Civil Society
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Prosecuted for a Podcast, Indonesian Rights Advocates on Trial for ‘Online Defamation’ ([link removed])
Tbilisi Pride Canceled After Far-Right Mob Storms Festival ([link removed])

Corruption & Corporate Malfeasance
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Uganda: Oil Pipeline Project Impoverishes Thousands ([link removed])

Democracy & Authoritarianism
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‘You Better Shut Up’: A Ghana Family’s Relentless Calls for Justice ([link removed]) (murdered investigative journalist)
Prosecuted for a Podcast, Indonesian Rights Advocates on Trial for ‘Online Defamation’ ([link removed])
As Cambodia Approaches a Crucial Election, Journalists Suffer Shutdowns and Abuse ([link removed])
One Step Forward, Two Steps Back: Freedom of Expression Still Under Attack in Maldives ([link removed])
Winning Friends by Training Workers Is China’s New Gambit ([link removed])
MADE in Myanmar Project - EU Must Stop Supporting Military Junta’s Rule ([link removed])
Belarus, the Country Where Journalists Are Terrorists ([link removed])
Tunisia Suspends Salary Payments for 17,000 Teachers over Protests ([link removed])

Gender Inequality
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How Men Are Trying to End Gender-Based Violence in South Africa ([link removed])
NHRC Pledges Commitment to Gender Equality, Uphold Rights of Women ([link removed]) (Nigeria)
Cases of Sexual Exploitation and Harassment on the Rise in the DRC ([link removed])
Femicides: the Undeclared War on Women in Europe ([link removed])
Boost Women’s Rights for An Arab World of Possibilities ([link removed])

Human Rights
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Tbilisi Pride Canceled After Far-Right Mob Storms Festival ([link removed])

Humanitarian Crises
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Cases of Sexual Exploitation and Harassment on the Rise in the DRC ([link removed])

Inequality, Poverty & Social Justice
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Uganda: Oil Pipeline Project Impoverishes Thousands ([link removed])
Gripped by Escalating Violence, Patience Wears Thin in Colombia’s Largest Port City ([link removed])

Labor Migration & Human Trafficking
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Africa, Arab Trade Unions Move to Boost Migration Governance ([link removed])
Children as Young as 6 Help Harvest Blueberries in America ([link removed]) (from Latin America)
Sri Lanka Airline Pilots Fleeing Country like Doctors: Minister ([link removed])
Held as ‘Slaves’ and in Debt Bondage ([link removed]) (Bangladeshi migrant workers in Malaysia)
Canada Probes Nike, Dynasty Gold over Alleged Use of Forced Labor in China ([link removed].)
Libya: 38 Jailed for Human Trafficking and Death of 11 Migrants at Sea ([link removed])
Egypt Plays Effective Role in Combating Human Trafficking, Illegal Migration: Naela Gabr ([link removed])

Multinationals & Supply Chains
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Uganda: Oil Pipeline Project Impoverishes Thousands ([link removed])
Deadly Attack at Colombia Coal Facility Sparks Industry Plea to Protect Miners ([link removed])
Indonesia’s Electric Battery Hub Bid Clouded by Mining Deaths ([link removed])
Jako and Zara, to Withdraw from Myanmar in Response to Worker Arrests ([link removed])

Publications
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The Impact of Rainfall on the First Out-Migration: a Multi-Level Event-History Analysis in Burkina Faso ([link removed])
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REGIONAL
Africa
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Africa, Arab Trade Unions Move to Boost Migration Governance ([link removed])
UIF and COSATU in Limpopo Province Meet to Discuss Bottom-Up Approach to Drive Up Employer Compliance ([link removed]) (South Africa)
How Men Are Trying to End Gender-Based Violence in South Africa ([link removed])
‘You Better Shut Up’: a Ghana Family’s Relentless Calls for Justice ([link removed]) (murdered investigative journalist)
Uganda: Oil Pipeline Project Impoverishes Thousands ([link removed])
NHRC Pledges Commitment to Gender Equality, Uphold Rights of Women ([link removed]) (Nigeria)
Cases of Sexual Exploitation and Harassment on the Rise in the DRC ([link removed])
The Impact of Rainfall on the First Out-Migration: a Multi-Level Event-History Analysis in Burkina Faso ([link removed])

Americas & Caribbean
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Gripped by Escalating Violence, Patience Wears Thin in Colombia’s Largest Port City ([link removed])
Deadly Attack at Colombia Coal Facility Sparks Industry Plea to Protect Miners ([link removed])
Children as Young as 6 Help Harvest Blueberries in America ([link removed]) (from Latin America)

Asia
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HRW Urges EU and U.S. Response to Garment Worker Killin ([link removed]) g (Bangladesh)
Held as ‘Slaves’ and in Debt Bondage ([link removed]) (Bangladeshi migrant workers in Malaysia)
Jako and Zara, to Withdraw from Myanmar in Response to Worker Arrests ([link removed])
MADE in Myanmar Project - EU Must Stop Supporting Military Junta’s Rule ([link removed])
Canada Probes Nike, Dynasty Gold over Alleged Use of Forced Labor in China ([link removed].)
As China Struggles with Heat, Flooding and Drought, Employers Are Ordered to Limit Outdoor Work ([link removed])
Prosecuted for a Podcast, Indonesian Rights Advocates on Trial for ‘Online Defamation’ ([link removed])
Indonesia’s Electric Battery Hub Bid Clouded by Mining Deaths ([link removed])
A $30 Billion Pledge for Vietnam and Indonesia Shows Pitfalls of Climate Finance ([link removed])
As Cambodia Approaches a Crucial Election, Journalists Suffer Shutdowns and Abuse ([link removed])
Sri Lanka Airline Pilots Fleeing Country like Doctors: Minister ([link removed])
One Step Forward, Two Steps Back: Freedom of Expression Still Under Attack in Maldives ([link removed])
Corporate Governance Concern: Alarming Drop in Unionization Among Workers at JSW Energy ([link removed]) (India)

Central Europe, Russia & Central Asia
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Tbilisi Pride Canceled After Far-Right Mob Storms Festival ([link removed])
Belarus, the Country Where Journalists Are Terrorists ([link removed])
Femicides: The Undeclared War on Women in Europe ([link removed])

Middle East & North Africa
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Tunisia Suspends Salary Payments for 17,000 Teachers over Protests ([link removed])
Africa, Arab Trade Unions Move to Boost Migration Governance ([link removed])
Egypt Plays Effective Role in Combating Human Trafficking, Illegal Migration: Naela Gabr ([link removed])
Boost Women’s Rights for An Arab World of Possibilities ([link removed])
Libya: 38 Jailed for Human Trafficking and Death of 11 Migrants at Sea ([link removed])
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