Migrant school closures fuel child labour in Thai seafood industry

The closure of migrant learning centres in the southern province of Ranong has driven hundreds of Burmese children into work

U.N. to Bangladesh: do more to end child marriage

With worst record in the region, Bangladesh on notice it lags on race to eliminate child marriage

Fearing loan sharks and slavery, Indian workers ask gov't for cash aid

Informal workers say financial support would help reduce the risk of human trafficking, child labour and exploitative lending

Lawmakers urged to ban child marriage in Britain

Current law allowing marriage at 16 with parental consent undermines country’s global efforts to end child marriage, lawmaker says

Thousands of jobless Bangladeshi garment workers fear for future

Coronavirus pandemic led to an estimated 70,000 garment workers losing their factory jobs

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Clashes erupt in protests against new Indonesian jobs law

Hundreds protest against new 'omnibus' jobs bill which critics says strips worker rights and environmental protections

Malaysia's Top Glove raises remediation payment to migrant workers

The glove maker had imports banned by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection in July over allegations that it used forced labour

UAE resumes granting some work permits, entry permits for domestic workers

The UAE suspended the issuance of all types of labour permits in March to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus

OPINION: It's time to fix Cambodia's broken microfinance system

Microfinance is supposed to relieve poverty, but with investors now profiting from land loss, somewhere along the way things went wrong

OPINION: Girls should have the freedom to choose their own futures

The battle to beat the stacked odds that predetermine a girl's risk of abuse and exploitation is a lifelong challenge

OPINION: Letting migrants take the fall for COVID-19 is bad business

The threat of forced labor looms for migrant workers in the pandemic—for global businesses, supporting them through the crisis is both a matter of ethics and economics