Migrant workers
29 Oct 2022
Qatari authorities have evicted hundreds of migrant workers from buildings in central Doha, casting a new shadow over the countdown to the World Cup, residents and workers said Saturday. Municipal workers and security guards moved into about 12 buildings late on Wednesday to clear and lock them, according to local residents, ahead of the tournament…
19 May 2022
Rights group Amnesty International on Thursday urged football's governing body FIFA pay compensation equal to the total 2022 World Cup prize money for migrant workers "abused" in host nation Qatar.
30 Nov 2021
Human beings are nomadic by nature. They are always in search of a conducive atmosphere for an enhanced standard of living.
28 Sep 2021
The Human Capital Providers Association of Nigeria (HuCaPan) has said that the ratification of the International Labour Convention (ILO) C181 on Private Employment Agencies (PEAs)
24 Aug 2021
Human beings are nomadic by nature and always in search of conducive atmosphere for enhanced standard of living.
9 Jul 2021
The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has pledged its commitment to Nigeria on protective governance framework to protect the rights of migrant workers. Ms Vanessa Phala, the ILO Country Director to Nigeria, said made this commitment at a two-day workshop to validate the Revised National Policy on Labour Migration 2014, late Thursday in Abuja. The News…
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