World needs workers’ rights ‘revolution’ to end modern slavery – experts
Thomson Reuters Foundation The world will not end modern-day slavery by focusing on legal action alone and should back a workers’ rights “revolution” to protect people from exploitation and forced labour, lawyers, academics and campaigners have told a conference. Governments regard modern slavery and trafficking mainly as a criminal matter rather than as a human […]
Winning design for Phnom Penh factory worker homes, a model for other cities
Thomson Reuters Foundation An award-winning design for factory worker housing in Cambodia’s capital will serve as a model for homes in other cities in the rapidly-urbanising country, according to the charity that will build 3,000 units based on the blueprint next year. The contest was hosted by the United Nations Development Programme as part of […]
Which child to school? Tough choice for Indian garment workers
Thomson Reuters Foundation Hard-working Vasantamma Kumar had to pawn her jewellery and take out two loans to ensure her children were back in class when term began this week. The seamstress, who is paid little for the eight-hour day she spends cutting cuffs for branded shirts, was forced to call on money lenders to keep […]