Construction delays, dirty pavements as Asian cities struggle without migrant workers

Cities will need to address housing issues, as well as wages and social welfare measures to bring back migrant workers

In Fiji, lesbian feminist activist Noelene Nabulivou strives for world ‘liberated and free’

Battling climate change and discrimination against the LGBT+ community, Noelene Nabulivou says challenges facing her island home are intertwined


Coronavirus pandemic threatens to suffocate U.S. hurricane response

Emergency systems are already stretched-thin by the virus response and distancing during evacuations will be a challenge


Workers' rights at risk as Indian labour laws face post-lockdown challenge

Plans by six Indian states to suspend labour laws could leave workers more vulnerable to exploitation and slavery


UK LGBT+ group Stonewall names new CEO amid trans rights row

Nancy Kelley will become Stonewall's chief executive on June 1, after Ruth Hunt left last year amid a debate in Britain over transgender rights


Trans woman in LGBT+ rights case before U.S. Supreme Court dies

Aimee Stephens died at 59 just before a U.S. Supreme Courgt ruling in her LGBT+ workplace discrimination case


One in three gay men feel unsafe at home during coronavirus

COVID-19 lockdowns have impacted mental health, with 72% experiencing anxiety


Panama tells police to be fair on trans people in gender-based lockdowns

Trans people have been detained or fined just for going outside during lockdown


Thai social entrepreneurs helping ex-cons and farmers call for coronavirus cash

One year since Thailand announced a law to boost its social enterprises, the sector faces collapse due to COVID-19


Ethical funeral providers seek new ways to say goodbye under lockdown

From digital funerals to lighting candles, social enterprises are looking for different ways to grieve loved ones during lockdown


Man charged in Sydney with gay murder after 32 year legal battle

LGBT+ groups call for more investigations into unsolved gay killings in Sydney after a man arrested for a 1988 murder


Opinion

OPINION: The crippling cost of COVID-19 on refugees

We are witnessing a life-and-death struggle for displaced communities, as coronavirus restrictions take a stranglehold on millions of lives



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