Media Mentions & News, April 15, 2022

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.

Regional
Africa | Americas | Asia |
Eastern Europe, Russia & Central Asia | Middle East & North Africa

THEMATIC

Workers & Worker Rights

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

Austerity, Economic News & Trade

Ukraine War Has 'Multiplied Risks' for Middle East's Poorer Countries, Says World Bank
China Hesitates on Bailing out Sri Lanka and Pakistan as Debt Soars

Civil Unrest & Protests

World Bank Warns Africa Inflation Could Trigger More Widespread Social Strife

Climate Change

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

Closing Space for Civil Society

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

Democracy & Authoritarianism

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

Gender Inequality

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

Human Rights

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

Humanitarian Crises

S.Africa Releases Emergency Funds for Deadly Floods, Nearly 400 Dead

Inequality, Poverty & Social Justice

Seed Banks: the Last Line of Defense Against a Threatening Global Food Crisis
WHO Chief Blames Racism for Greater Focus on Ukraine than Ethiopia
Taliban Poppy Ban Worsens Poverty in Afghanistan, Experts Warn

Labor Migration & Human Trafficking

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

Multinationals & Supply Chains

Exclusive: Ferrero to Stop Buying Palm Oil from Malaysia's Sime Darby over Labor Concerns (forced labor)
Oreo-Maker, Nestle, Pepsi Face Pressure from European Employees over Russia
Google Ordered Russian Translators in Russia Not to Call War in Ukraine a War
Facebook's Ukraine-Russian Moderation Rules Prompt Cries of Double Standard

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REGIONAL

Africa

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

Asia

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

Eastern Europe, Russia & Central Asia

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

Middle East & North Africa

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

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