Promoting Worker Rights Worldwide
April 15, 2022
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.
Thematic
Workers & Worker Rights (#WorkersWorkersRights) | Austerity, Economic News & Trade (#AusterityEconomicNewsTrade) |
Civil Unrest & Protests (#CivilUnrestProtests) | Climate Change (#ClimateChange) | Closing Space for Civil Society (#ClosingSpaceforCivilSociety) | 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)
Regional
Africa (#Africa) | Americas (#Americas) | Asia (#Asia) |
Eastern Europe, Russia & Central Asia (#EasternEuropeRussiaCentralAsia) | Middle East & North Africa (#MiddleEastNorthAfrica)
THEMATIC
Workers & Worker Rights
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Zimbabwean Woman Recounts Ordeal In Oman ([link removed]) (trafficking)
World Bank Warns Africa Inflation Could Trigger More Widespread Social Strife ([link removed])
Tens of Thousands of Asylum Seekers Could Be Sent to Rwanda, Says Johnson ([link removed]) (from UK)
African Migrants Make New Lives in Atlantic Canada ([link removed])
Skepticism Meets Migrant Smuggler Crackdown in Guatemala ([link removed])
More Latin American Countries Consider Protection Mechanisms for Journalists; Not Every Effort Succeeds ([link removed])
3,000 Migrant Workers Return in Body Bags per Year: 'Pre-travel Orientation Can Cut Down Deaths by 10-15%' ([link removed]) (Bangladesh)
Exclusive: Ferrero to Stop Buying Palm Oil from Malaysia's Sime Darby over Labor Concerns ([link removed]) (forced labor)
Malaysia Looks to Ease Migrant Worker Shortage as Borders Reopen ([link removed])
Malaysia Wage Movement Gathers Momentum ([link removed])
Shanghai’s Food Crisis Prompts Residents in Beijing to Stockpile Supplies. ([link removed]) (COVID lockdowns)
Taliban Poppy Ban Worsens Poverty in Afghanistan, Experts Warn ([link removed])
Women and Journalists Are Targets of Violence in Taliban-Ruled Afghanistan, Report Says ([link removed])
Smugglers or Saviors? Poland’s Divided Stance on Aiding Refugees ([link removed])
KSS with Support for SONK Strike and Call for Solidarity with Educators ([link removed]) (North Macedonia, education workers strike)
Oreo-Maker, Nestle, Pepsi Face Pressure from European Employees over Russia ([link removed])
Lebanon: 18 Women Migrant Workers Died in 'Mysterious Conditions' Since April 2020, NGO Finds ([link removed]) (from Asia, Africa)
Tunisia Releases Journalist Arrested for Criticizing Police and Interior Minister ([link removed])
Undocumented Algerian Migrant Fights to Claim Belgium Prize Money Win ([link removed])
‘Our Place’: Iraqi Women Joining Police Corps Defy Patriarchy ([link removed])
Ukraine War Has 'Multiplied Risks' for Middle East's Poorer Countries, Says World Bank ([link removed])
Poland Builds a Border Wall, Even as it Welcomes Ukrainian Refugees ([link removed])

Austerity, Economic News & Trade
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Ukraine War Has 'Multiplied Risks' for Middle East's Poorer Countries, Says World Bank ([link removed])
China Hesitates on Bailing out Sri Lanka and Pakistan as Debt Soars ([link removed])

Civil Unrest & Protests
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World Bank Warns Africa Inflation Could Trigger More Widespread Social Strife ([link removed])

Climate Change
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Seed Banks: the Last Line of Defense Against a Threatening Global Food Crisis ([link removed])
North Macedonia’s Go-Slow on Greener Energy Is Costing Lives ([link removed]) (opinion)

Closing Space for Civil Society
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South African Police Disperse Crowd Calling for Aid After Flooding ([link removed])
Myanmar Jailed More Writers in 2021 Than Any Other Country, Says Rights Group ([link removed])
Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa Restricts Comments on Facebook Page ([link removed])
A Russian Woman Is Jailed for Replacing Store Price Tags with Anti-war Messages ([link removed])
Turkish Women’s Group Targeted as Erdoğan Fans Flames of ‘Culture War’ ([link removed])

Democracy & Authoritarianism
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Tanzania’s First Female President Wants to Bring Her Nation in From the Cold ([link removed])
Mexico: Over 95,000 Registered as Disappeared, Impunity 'Almost Absolute' ([link removed])
More Latin American Countries Consider Protection Mechanisms for Journalists; Not Every Effort Succeeds ([link removed])
Colombia Urged to Investigate Botched Army Raid that Left Four Civilians Dead ([link removed])
Bolsonaro Faces Hard Scrutiny over Military’s Purchase of Penile Implants ([link removed]) (Brazil)
Myanmar Jailed More Writers in 2021 Than Any Other Country, Says Rights Group ([link removed])
Troops Burn Villages in Myanmar Heartland, Seek to Crush Resistance ([link removed])
Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa Restricts Comments on Facebook Page ([link removed])
Women and Journalists Are Targets of Violence in Taliban-Ruled Afghanistan, Report Says ([link removed])
Proposed Mass Media Law Draws Flak ([link removed]) (Bangladesh)
Russia: Journalist Arrested for ‘Fake News’ About Armed Forces ([link removed])
Google Ordered Russian Translators in Russia Not to Call War in Ukraine a War ([link removed] ORDERED RUSSIAN TRANSLATORS NOT TO CALL WAR IN UKRAINE A WAR)
Facebook's Ukraine-Russian Moderation Rules Prompt Cries of Double Standard ([link removed])
Tunisia Releases Journalist Arrested for Criticizing Police and Interior Minister ([link removed])

Gender Inequality
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After a Teacher Was Convicted of Raping 13 Girls, Indonesia Finally Passed Sexual Violence Reform ([link removed])
Women and Journalists Are Targets of Violence in Taliban-Ruled Afghanistan, Report Says ([link removed])
Through Child Marriage or Paid Adoption, Afghan Girls Bear Brunt of Crisis ([link removed])
Turkish Women’s Group Targeted as Erdoğan Fans Flames of ‘Culture War’ ([link removed])

Human Rights
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WHO Chief Blames Racism for Greater Focus on Ukraine than Ethiopia ([link removed])
Colombia Urged to Investigate Botched Army Raid that Left Four Civilians Dead ([link removed])
Shanghai Residents Forced from Homes Clash with Police over COVID Policy ([link removed])
Albania Govt Expels Rights Group from Asylum Commission ([link removed])

Humanitarian Crises
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S.Africa Releases Emergency Funds for Deadly Floods, Nearly 400 Dead ([link removed])

Inequality, Poverty & Social Justice
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Seed Banks: the Last Line of Defense Against a Threatening Global Food Crisis ([link removed])
WHO Chief Blames Racism for Greater Focus on Ukraine than Ethiopia ([link removed])
Taliban Poppy Ban Worsens Poverty in Afghanistan, Experts Warn ([link removed])

Labor Migration & Human Trafficking
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Zimbabwean Woman Recounts Ordeal In Oman ([link removed]) (trafficking)
Tens of Thousands of Asylum Seekers Could Be Sent to Rwanda, Says Johnson ([link removed]) (from UK)
African Migrants Make New Lives in Atlantic Canada ([link removed])
Skepticism Meets Migrant Smuggler Crackdown in Guatemala ([link removed])
3,000 Migrant Workers Return in Body Bags per Year: 'Pre-travel Orientation Can Cut Down Deaths by 10-15%' ([link removed]) (Bangladesh)
Exclusive: Ferrero to Stop Buying Palm Oil from Malaysia's Sime Darby over Labor Concerns ([link removed]) (forced labor)
Malaysia Looks to Ease Migrant Worker Shortage as Borders Reopen ([link removed])
Smugglers or Saviors? Poland’s Divided Stance on Aiding Refugees ([link removed])
Lebanon: 18 Women Migrant Workers Died in 'Mysterious Conditions' Since April 2020, NGO Finds ([link removed]) (from Asia, Africa)
Undocumented Algerian Migrant Fights to Claim Belgium Prize Money Win ([link removed])
Poland Builds a Border Wall, Even as it Welcomes Ukrainian Refugees ([link removed])

Multinationals & Supply Chains
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Exclusive: Ferrero to Stop Buying Palm Oil from Malaysia's Sime Darby over Labor Concerns ([link removed]) (forced labor)
Oreo-Maker, Nestle, Pepsi Face Pressure from European Employees over Russia ([link removed])
Google Ordered Russian Translators in Russia Not to Call War in Ukraine a War ([link removed] ORDERED RUSSIAN TRANSLATORS NOT TO CALL WAR IN UKRAINE A WAR)
Facebook's Ukraine-Russian Moderation Rules Prompt Cries of Double Standard ([link removed])
Return to Top (#Top)
REGIONAL
Africa
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Zimbabwean Woman Recounts Ordeal In Oman ([link removed]) (trafficking)
World Bank Warns Africa Inflation Could Trigger More Widespread Social Strife ([link removed])
Tens of Thousands of Asylum Seekers Could Be Sent to Rwanda, Says Johnson ([link removed]) (from UK)
African Migrants Make New Lives in Atlantic Canada ([link removed])
Lebanon: 18 Women Migrant Workers Died in 'Mysterious Conditions' Since April 2020, NGO Finds ([link removed]) (from Asia, Africa)
Seed Banks: the Last Line of Defense Against a Threatening Global Food Crisis ([link removed])
South African Police Disperse Crowd Calling for Aid After Flooding ([link removed])
S.Africa Releases Emergency Funds for Deadly Floods, Nearly 400 Dead ([link removed])
Tanzania’s First Female President Wants to Bring Her Nation in From the Cold ([link removed])
WHO Chief Blames Racism for Greater Focus on Ukraine than Ethiopia ([link removed])

Americas
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Skepticism Meets Migrant Smuggler Crackdown in Guatemala ([link removed])
More Latin American Countries Consider Protection Mechanisms for Journalists; Not Every Effort Succeeds ([link removed])
Seed Banks: the Last Line of Defense Against a Threatening Global Food Crisis ([link removed])
Mexico: Over 95,000 Registered as Disappeared, Impunity 'Almost Absolute' ([link removed])
More Latin American Countries Consider Protection Mechanisms for Journalists; Not Every Effort Succeeds ([link removed])
Colombia Urged to Investigate Botched Army Raid that Left Four Civilians Dead ([link removed])
Bolsonaro Faces Hard Scrutiny over Military’s Purchase of Penile Implants ([link removed]) (Brazil)

Asia
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3,000 Migrant Workers Return in Body Bags per Year: 'Pre-travel Orientation Can Cut Down Deaths by 10-15%' ([link removed]) (Bangladesh)
Proposed Mass Media Law Draws Flak ([link removed]) (Bangladesh)
Lebanon: 18 Women Migrant Workers Died in 'Mysterious Conditions' Since April 2020, NGO Finds ([link removed]) (from Asia, Africa)
Exclusive: Ferrero to Stop Buying Palm Oil from Malaysia's Sime Darby over Labor Concerns ([link removed]) (forced labor)
Malaysia Looks to Ease Migrant Worker Shortage as Borders Reopen ([link removed])
Malaysia Wage Movement Gathers Momentum ([link removed])
Shanghai’s Food Crisis Prompts Residents in Beijing to Stockpile Supplies. ([link removed]) (COVID lockdowns)
Shanghai Residents Forced from Homes Clash with Police over COVID Policy ([link removed])
Taliban Poppy Ban Worsens Poverty in Afghanistan, Experts Warn ([link removed])
Women and Journalists Are Targets of Violence in Taliban-Ruled Afghanistan, Report Says ([link removed])
After a Teacher Was Convicted of Raping 13 Girls, Indonesia Finally Passed Sexual Violence Reform ([link removed])
Through Child Marriage or Paid Adoption, Afghan Girls Bear Brunt of Crisis ([link removed])
Poland Builds a Border Wall, Even as it Welcomes Ukrainian Refugees ([link removed])
China Hesitates on Bailing out Sri Lanka and Pakistan as Debt Soars ([link removed])
Seed Banks: the Last Line of Defense Against a Threatening Global Food Crisis ([link removed])
Myanmar Jailed More Writers in 2021 Than Any Other Country, Says Rights Group ([link removed])
Troops Burn Villages in Myanmar Heartland, Seek to Crush Resistance ([link removed])
Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa Restricts Comments on Facebook Page ([link removed])
Women and Journalists Are Targets of Violence in Taliban-Ruled Afghanistan, Report Says ([link removed])

Eastern Europe, Russia & Central Asia
------------------------------------------------------------
Smugglers or Saviors? Poland’s Divided Stance on Aiding Refugees ([link removed])
KSS with Support for SONK Strike and Call for Solidarity with Educators ([link removed]) (North Macedonia, education workers strike)
Oreo-Maker, Nestle, Pepsi Face Pressure from European Employees over Russia ([link removed])
Ukraine War Has 'Multiplied Risks' for Middle East's Poorer Countries, Says World Bank ([link removed])
WHO Chief Blames Racism for Greater Focus on Ukraine than Ethiopia ([link removed])
Poland Builds a Border Wall, Even as it Welcomes Ukrainian Refugees ([link removed])
Seed Banks: the Last Line of Defense Against a Threatening Global Food Crisis ([link removed])
North Macedonia’s Go-Slow on Greener Energy Is Costing Lives ([link removed]) (opinion)
A Russian Woman Is Jailed for Replacing Store Price Tags with Anti-war Messages ([link removed])
Russia: Journalist Arrested for ‘Fake News’ About Armed Forces ([link removed])
Google Ordered Russian Translators in Russia Not to Call War in Ukraine a War ([link removed] ORDERED RUSSIAN TRANSLATORS NOT TO CALL WAR IN UKRAINE A WAR)
Facebook's Ukraine-Russian Moderation Rules Prompt Cries of Double Standard ([link removed])
Turkish Women’s Group Targeted as Erdoğan Fans Flames of ‘Culture War’ ([link removed])
Albania Govt Expels Rights Group from Asylum Commission ([link removed])

Middle East & North Africa
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Smugglers or Saviors? Poland’s Divided Stance on Aiding Refugees ([link removed])
Lebanon: 18 Women Migrant Workers Died in 'Mysterious Conditions' Since April 2020, NGO Finds ([link removed]) (from Asia, Africa)
Tunisia Releases Journalist Arrested for Criticizing Police and Interior Minister ([link removed])
Undocumented Algerian Migrant Fights to Claim Belgium Prize Money Win ([link removed])
‘Our Place’: Iraqi Women Joining Police Corps Defy Patriarchy ([link removed])
Ukraine War Has 'Multiplied Risks' for Middle East's Poorer Countries, Says World Bank ([link removed])
Poland Builds a Border Wall, Even as it Welcomes Ukrainian Refugees ([link removed])
Seed Banks: the Last Line of Defense Against a Threatening Global Food Crisis ([link removed])
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