The labor and environmental groups are pushing the change so relief funds can be used in more situations.
Tag: Workplace Hazards and Violations
A Champion Sherpa Died Guiding Foreigners. Is It Too Dangerous?
Tenjen Lama Sherpa was one of the most storied mountain guides of his generation. Now, he and two of his brothers are dead, and their youngest brother must keep climbing to make a living.
A Show That Makes Young Japanese Pine for the ‘Inappropriate’ 1980s
A surprise television hit, now on Netflix, has people talking about what Japan has lost with today’s changed sensibilities.
France Says It Built the Olympics Safely. Migrant Workers Don’t Count.
Undocumented workers played a larger and more dangerous role in delivering the Games than the Macron administration acknowledges.
5 Dead After Inhaling Hazardous Gas at a Water Plant in Sicily
An official said the workers were killed by hydrogen sulfide, which is toxic in high concentrations. Italian officials and unions repeated urgent calls for better workplace safety.
Death Toll Likely to Rise After Explosion at Hydroelectric Plant in Italy
Emergency workers were searching for four other workers who were missing after the blast in northern Italy, which has galvanized unions in the region.
5 Takeaways From an Investigation Into Hysterectomies in India’s Sugar Industry
Indebted workers, facing brutal working conditions, are pushed to get hysterectomies as a treatment for routine ailments. Sugar mills disclaim responsibility.
5 Takeaways From an Investigation Into Hysterectomies in India’s Sugar Industry
Indebted workers, facing brutal working conditions, are pushed to get hysterectomies as a treatment for routine ailments. Sugar mills disclaim responsibility.
South Korea Is Desperate for Foreign Workers
Though a shrinking population makes imported labor vital, migrant workers routinely face predatory employers, inhumane conditions and other abuse.
Cleaning Latrines by Hand: ‘How Could Any Human Do That?’
Bezwada Wilson, born into a caste tasked with manually removing dried human waste, has spent 40 years trying to eradicate the practice and retrain workers.