Labour rights: Red tape, bad data and bribes endanger Mexico’s workers
CHRISTINE MURRAY, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on concerns for worker safety in Mexico…
Mexican workers illegally fired in pandemic face long wait without help
Mexico City, MexicoThomson Reuters Foundation Workers in Mexico who are fired unlawfully during the coronavirus pandemic face waiting at least four years before their complaints are resolved, lawyers have warned, potentially leaving tens of thousands with no income or state benefits. Around the world, millions of people are surviving on lower income or savings as […]
Special report – Expose reveals child labour in Cambodian brick kilns despite crackdown
Phnom Penh, CambodiaThomson Reuters Foundation Cambodian children are working in brick kilns across the country despite a recent government declaration that all furnaces were free of child labour following a state crackdown, a Thomson Reuters Foundation expose has found. Kiln visits by the Thomson Reuters Foundation, a soon-to-be-released survey by the workers union, and interviews […]