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How migrant workers suffered to craft the 'Made in Italy' luxury label

How migrant workers suffered to craft the 'Made in Italy' luxury label

Z Production and other workshops employed undocumented migrants there with no prior experience in leather-making to produce luxury products.
Wed Sep 18 2024
Child labourers at India's Som liquor unit worked 11 hours a day, government says

Child labourers at India's Som liquor unit worked 11 hours a day, government says

Child labourers, some aged between 13 and 17, were made to fill and pack liquor bottles and worked long hours.
Tue Jul 02 2024
Malaysia to review migrant labour deals to stamp out exploitation

Malaysia to review migrant labour deals to stamp out exploitation

The distribution of labourers was uneven across the economy, prompting a need to review the bilateral agreements, according to the ministry.
Wed Jan 17 2024
Rescuers hopeful of reaching trapped labourers in collapsed Indian tunnel

Rescuers hopeful of reaching trapped labourers in collapsed Indian tunnel

The tunnel, which was being constructed on a national highway that is part of a Hindu pilgrimage route, collapsed early Sunday morning.
Mon Nov 13 2023
Kongsi Women: The females behind Malaysia's iconic landmarks

Kongsi Women: The females behind Malaysia's iconic landmarks

Behind Malaya's development as an independent nation were scores of strong female labourers that made up 60 per cent of construction crews.
Wed Mar 08 2023
Three village labourers charged with murdering Orang Asli girl

Three village labourers charged with murdering Orang Asli girl

The trio, who are odd job labourers, were jointly charged with murdering the girl in a forest area near an old cemetery at Bukit Ibam.
Mon Aug 29 2022
ANALYSIS - Malaysia's labour abuse allegations a risk to export growth model

ANALYSIS - Malaysia's labour abuse allegations a risk to export growth model

Malaysia's govt and companies must address mounting allegations of workplace abuse of migrant labourers who fuel the country's economy.
Tue Dec 21 2021
Wheels on the bus bring school to New Delhi students amid pandemic

Wheels on the bus bring school to New Delhi students amid pandemic

Every weekday four buses head into the New Delhi slums to give the children a chance at an education they might not get otherwise.
Wed Aug 11 2021
18 dead after truck hits sleeping labourers in India

18 dead after truck hits sleeping labourers in India

A truck struck a group of labourers sleeping under a parked bus on the side of a highway in northern India, killing at least 18 people and injuring 24, police said on Wednesday.
Wed Jul 28 2021
Explainer - China's Mojiang mine and its role in the origins of COVID-19

Explainer - China's Mojiang mine and its role in the origins of COVID-19

Six labourers fell ill working in a mine in Yunnan province, after scrubbing a copper seam clean of bat faeces in April 2012.
Wed Jun 09 2021
Singapore mulls placing workers who recover from COVID-19 on cruise ships

Singapore mulls placing workers who recover from COVID-19 on cruise ships

The city-state has seen virus cases surge in sprawling housing complexes for foreign labourers, recording its biggest ever jump in cases on Thursday.
Fri Apr 17 2020
Indian police fire tear gas on jobless workers defying coronavirus lockdown

Indian police fire tear gas on jobless workers defying coronavirus lockdown

The shutdown triggered a humanitarian crisis as hundreds of thousands of poor migrant labourers employed in big cities seeking to head to their homes in the countryside on foot after losing their jobs
Mon Mar 30 2020
4 construction labourers charged with Abu Sayyaf involvement

4 construction labourers charged with Abu Sayyaf involvement

The four men were among 19 suspects who attempted to stage an attack at the closing ceremony of the 29th Southeast Asian Games Kuala Lumpur 2017 (KL2017) on Aug 30.
Mon Sep 25 2017
MACC nabs duo for allegedly offering bribe to policeman

MACC nabs duo for allegedly offering bribe to policeman

The two men, aged 30 and 45, who worked as labourers, were detained under Section 17 (b) of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Act 2009.
Wed Jul 12 2017
Ten gunned down near China 'Belt and Road' projects in Pakistan

Ten gunned down near China 'Belt and Road' projects in Pakistan

Ten labourers were gunned down in southwestern Pakistan on Saturday while working on link roads to connect outlying towns to the country's $57-billion Chinese "Belt and Road" initiative.
Sat May 13 2017
'No one will win a trade war,' China says after Trump tariff threat

'No one will win a trade war,' China says after Trump tariff threat

Donald Trump says he would impose the tariffs until China stops the flow of illegal drugs, particularly fentanyl, into the United States.
Tue Nov 26 2024
What has caused Pakistan's deadly clashes between police and supporters of Imran Khan?

What has caused Pakistan's deadly clashes between police and supporters of Imran Khan?

Topping the demands of Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party is the release of all its leaders, including Khan, who has been jailed on a series of corruption charges since August 2023.
Tue Nov 26 2024
One woman or girl killed every 10 minutes by intimate partner or family member - UN

One woman or girl killed every 10 minutes by intimate partner or family member - UN

The report highlights that "60 per cent of all female homicides" are committed by "people closely related to them".
Tue Nov 26 2024
Sweden urges Chinese ship to return for undersea cable investigation

Sweden urges Chinese ship to return for undersea cable investigation

Two subsea cables, one linking Finland and Germany and the other connecting Sweden to Lithuania, were damaged in less than 24 hours.
Tue Nov 26 2024
[COLUMNIST] Building more highways won’t solve traffic congestion - reducing demand will

[COLUMNIST] Building more highways won’t solve traffic congestion - reducing demand will

It is clear that adding more lanes and highways doesn't work, because we are still attempting the same approach to solve the issue.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Hyundai to invest RM2.16 bil in Malaysia through strategic partnership with INOKOM

Hyundai to invest RM2.16 bil in Malaysia through strategic partnership with INOKOM

This investment includes efforts to upgrade INOKOM's existing assembly capacity to meet Hyundai's automotive needs.
Tue Nov 26 2024
‘C4Cinta’ sets record as highest-grossing Malaysian Tamil film

‘C4Cinta’ sets record as highest-grossing Malaysian Tamil film

'C4Cinta', directed by young filmmaker Karthik Shamalan, has set a new benchmark in Malaysian Tamil cinema.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Man charged with mother's murder, storing body in freezer

Man charged with mother's murder, storing body in freezer

The court denied bail and scheduled case mention on Feb 7 for the submission of forensic, autopsy, and chemist reports.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Abolition of examination in schools to reduce pressure on pupils - Fadhlina

Abolition of examination in schools to reduce pressure on pupils - Fadhlina

The classroom assessment approach offers a much more interesting learning ecosystem, says Fadhlina Sidek.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Google, Meta urge Australia to delay bill on social media ban for children

Google, Meta urge Australia to delay bill on social media ban for children

Google and Meta says the government should wait for the results of an age-verification trial before going ahead.
Tue Nov 26 2024