U.S. frontline workers fear for future as election, COVID-19 loomAs the nation heads into the presidential election, the pandemic has exposed a reality that U.S. workers have long confronted - labor laws are failing to protect people - and low-wage workers, disproportionately women and Black, are largely bearing the costs |
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No address? Voting while homeless is challenging in U.S. electionRegistering to vote can pose a quandary for homeless people who have no fixed address, with advocates trying to address the issue with a concerted get-out-the-vote push |
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Women seen needing 60+ years to get equal with men in EUPandemic risks slowing women’s progress still further as unpaid caring duties grow and paid work shrinks |
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Zimbabweans turn to sex work amid economic crisis and COVID-19Sex workers say hunger is driving women to sell their bodies |
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U.S. rapped over gaps in catching slave-made importsMore than $400 billion worth of products likely to be made by forced labor enter the U.S. market each year |
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U.S. State Department drops legal fight over same-sex couples' childrenThe government withdrew its appeals in the cases of a family whose daughters had been born via surrogacy without commenting why |
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Comic Relief stops sending celebs to Africa after white saviour furoreComic Relief has been lambasted for using 'white saviours' like Ed Sheeran and Stacey Dooley to champion their causes |
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With social media chatbots, Indonesia braces for monsoon floodsPetaBencana.id website uses AI and bots to map disasters in real-time |
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Top human rights court finds Brazil responsible in deadly fireworks blastMost victims of the deadly 1998 factory explosion were women and children, making it the worst fireworks accident in Brazilian history |
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In Indian state election, former migrant worker pledges jobs for the poorestIndependent candidate Sanjay Sahni seeks votes in Bihar states by pushing for more jobs and better wages in agriculture |
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Rural homelessness in England seen doubling as locals priced outRising cost of housing has priced local people out, say charities behind a new study |
OPINION: How women are fighting for peace in a militarised cyberspaceThe internet can accelerate a more peaceful world for women – or chip away at their rights. Twenty years since the world recognized women’s right to peace, it’s up to us to decide what’s next |
OPINION: Make voting easier for Native Americans on reservations nowAs the U.S presidential election nears, lack of mail delivery on reservations are critical barriers to voting for Native Americans |
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