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The Ministry of Labour and Foreign Employment announced the nation-wide rollout of guidelines on establishing Bipartite Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Committees at Workplaces during the ‘World Day for Safety and Health at Work’ event on the 28th of April 2023. The guidelines were initially developed by Better Work Sri Lanka Programme, a joint initiative […]

PM to attend 42nd ASEAN Summit in Indonesia

Labour leaders have made tall claims but failed to achieve anything tangible for rank and file so far.

We need a way to protect LGBTQ+ Canadians—especially drag performers—from harm. An Ontario traffic law could work.

Congress should use the hearings on the Detroit terrorism plot to focus on what happened, what went wrong, and what changes need to be made.

The co-producer of MTV’s hit reality show “RuPaul’s Drag Race” told an audience of New School students that he believes we are living through a “media revolution.” This was among the many topics Fenton discussed during a 90-minute long discussion moderated by Assistant Journalism & Design Professor Liesl Schillinger. He also touched on his time as a film student, his stint as a band member of “The Fabulous Pop Tarts,” and the role television plays in the ever-changing media l...

Ten years ago, Mohamed Abdur Rob was part of a team of firefighters who rescued garment workers trapped in the rubble of Rana Plaza after the building collapsed. Over 1100 people died. His experience motivated him to become a fire safety officer in a garment factory.

It is 10 years since more than 1000 people died in the Rana Plaza textile factory collapse in Bangladesh in April 2013. In the intervening years, regulations to improve factory safety has been introduced in Bangladesh, and issues related to worker safety and human rights has become an issue to manage and ameliorate for companies and investors.

RISE will build on the proven approaches and expertise of the four founding organizations, delivered through a growing network of local partners in Bangladesh, China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Indonesia, India, Egypt and Pakistan.

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