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. 
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‘Shahid Murder Won’t Impact RMG Sector’s Reputation’
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
Africa, Arab Trade Unions Move to Boost Migration Governance
‘You Better Shut Up’: A Ghana Family’s Relentless Calls for Justice (murdered investigative journalist)
Uganda: Oil Pipeline Project Impoverishes Thousands
UIF and COSATU in Limpopo Province Meet to Discuss Bottom-Up Approach to Drive Up Employer Compliance (South Africa)
Deadly Attack at Colombia Coal Facility Sparks Industry Plea to Protect Miners
Children as Young as 6 Help Harvest Blueberries in America (from Latin America)
As Cambodia Approaches a Crucial Election, Journalists Suffer Shutdowns and Abuse
Sri Lanka Airline Pilots Fleeing Country like Doctors: Minister
Jako and Zara, to Withdraw from Myanmar in Response to Worker Arrests
MADE in Myanmar Project - EU Must Stop Supporting Military Junta’s Rule
HRW Urges EU and U.S. Response to Garment Worker Killing (Bangladesh)
Winning Friends by Training Workers Is China’s New Gambit
As China Struggles with Heat, Flooding and Drought, Employers Are Ordered to Limit Outdoor Work
Canada Probes Nike, Dynasty Gold over Alleged Use of Forced Labor in China
Corporate Governance Concern: Alarming Drop in Unionization Among Workers at JSW Energy (India)
Tunisia Suspends Salary Payments for 17,000 Teachers over Protests
Egypt’s Inflation Rate Sets Record High at 36.8% in June, Official Data Show
Egypt Plays Effective Role in Combating Human Trafficking, Illegal Migration: Naela Gabr
Libya: 38 Jailed for Human Trafficking and Death of 11 Migrants at Sea

Austerity, Economic News & Trade
Sri Lanka Airline Pilots Fleeing Country like Doctors: Minister

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

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

Corruption & Corporate Malfeasance
Uganda: Oil Pipeline Project Impoverishes Thousands

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

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

Human Rights
Tbilisi Pride Canceled After Far-Right Mob Storms Festival

Humanitarian Crises
Cases of Sexual Exploitation and Harassment on the Rise in the DRC

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Middle East & North Africa
Tunisia Suspends Salary Payments for 17,000 Teachers over Protests
Africa, Arab Trade Unions Move to Boost Migration Governance
Egypt’s Inflation Rate Sets Record High at 36.8% in June, Official Data Show
Egypt Plays Effective Role in Combating Human Trafficking, Illegal Migration: Naela Gabr
Boost Women’s Rights for An Arab World of Possibilities
Libya: 38 Jailed for Human Trafficking and Death of 11 Migrants at Sea
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