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Asia No part of the world is immune from the threat of commercialisation of education 2018-08-13 [Education International]

Global Robot workers will lead to surge in slavery in south-east Asia, report finds 2018-07-14 [The Guardian]

Japan Can a new legal framework for worker coops address growing inequality in Japan? 2018-07-05 [Equal Times]

Pakistan Pakistan's universities are the latest battleground in the war against extremism 2018-07-02 [Equal Times]

Middle East “The Gulf is no longer a dream land for Asian migrants” 2018-06-14 [Equal Times]

Saudi Arabia “The Gulf is no longer a dream land for Asian migrants” 2018-06-14 [Equal Times]

Asia All ready for the wary handshake between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un 2018-06-08 [Equal Times]

Asia BWI demands ADB implements labour rights safeguards 2018-05-04 [BWU]

Indonesia Slow progress in the fight against child labour in Indonesia 2018-04-25 [Equal Times]

Bangladesh “They have forgotten the lessons of Rana Plaza” 2018-04-20 [Equal Times]

Indonesia Indonesia's textile workers face a tough battle for severance pay 2018-03-13 [Equal Times]

Canada Unifor vows to fight ratification of CPTPP 2018-03-09 [Unifor]

Thailand Forced Labor, Trafficking Persist in Fishing Fleets 2018-01-26 [Human Rights Watch]

Kazakhstan Kazakhstan: plans to adopt Latin-based alphabet sparks backlash 2018-01-23 [Equal Times]

Korea (South) In Korea's multi-million-dollar music industry, labour exploitation is the norm 2018-01-16 [Equal Times]

Asia The gender gap in the electronics factories: women exposed to chemicals and lower pay 2017-12-25 [Equal Times ]

Japan “Many Japanese women still have to choose between having children or having a career” 2017-12-20 [Equal Times]

Asia UN Presses Asia Pacific to Support Migrant Worker Rights, Reform 2017-11-20 [VoA ]

Asia Workers, farmers hit ASEAN summit for being anti-poor 2017-11-14 [UCA News]

Asia ASEAN leaders meet in the shadow of security, workers rights challenges 2017-11-13 [Myanmar Times]

USA Why Trump can't strike a trade deal for American workers 2017-11-09 [The Week]

Asia There must be zero tolerance of modern slavery in the shipping industry 2017-10-14 [Equal Times]

Asia Educators determined to lead transformative change 2017-10-12 [Education International]

Asia Women's labor, sex work and U.S. military bases abroad 2017-10-09 [Salon]

Asia How much do teachers earn? 2017-10-08 [RFE/RL]

Indonesia Despite migration ban, Indonesian domestic workers still face forced labour and abuses in the Gulf 2017-09-07 [Equal Times]

Russia Why Kyrgyz, Tajik and Uzbek workers are forced to go to Russia 2017-09-06 [Stratfor ]

Indonesia Indonesia: global trade unions and NGOs back PepsiCo-linked palm oil workers in their fight for labour rights 2017-08-09 [Equal Times]

Asia South Asian Workers in Qatar, the ‘Forgotten Victims' in Gulf Crisis 2017-06-15 [The Wire]

Japan Japan's migrant worker challenge 2017-05-11 [Equal Times]

Asia Closing gender gaps in Asia-Pacific requires transformative change 2017-03-09 [Japan Today]

Japan Japan limited immigration; Now it's short of workers 2017-02-11 [NYT]

Global Seafood Slavery: Human Trafficking in the International Fishing Industry 2016-12-16 [Ctr for Am Progress]

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