FIFA must halt Saudi World Cup bid due to human rights issues, says Amnesty
Reuters FIFA must halt the process to pick Saudi Arabia as hosts of the 2034 World Cup unless major human rights reforms are announced before the vote next month, Amnesty International and the Sport & Rights Alliance (SRA) have said. Soccer’s world governing body awarded the 2030 World Cup to Morocco, Spain and Portugal in […]
Pope marvels at Singapore’s skyscrapers and asks that the lowest migrant workers not be forgotten
Updated: 7am, 13th September, 2024 (AEST) Singapore AP Pope Francis on Thursday praised Singapore’s economic strength as a testament to human ingenuity but urged the city-state to look after the weakest, too, especially foreign workers, as he opened the final leg of his tour through some of Asia’s poorest countries in one of the world’s […]
The Long Read: South Korea accused of modern slavery with seasonal worker scheme
South Korea needs workers, Filipinos need jobs – but an investigation shows their migrant labour scheme is rife with abuse. MARIEJO RAMOS, of Context, reports…
Fire in Kuwait building kills 49 foreign workers
Dubai, United Arab Emirates Reuters At least 49 people were killed in Kuwait on Wednesday after a fire broke out in a building housing foreign workers, with Kuwait’s Deputy Prime Minister accusing property owners of committing violations that contribute towards such incidents. The nationalities of those who died were not immediately disclosed by local authorities. […]
Vote or work?: Tough call for India’s ‘invisible’ migrant workers
Millions of Indian migrant workers will not vote under a system requiring them to return to their hometown to cast ballots. ANNIE BANERJI, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports…
StrangeSights: A stone Mercedes in Croatia; an unusual perfume; and, a recycled wood Eiffel Tower
DAVID ADAMS provides a round-up of some stories on the odder side of life…
Flown back and forgotten: Filipino migrants face tough homecoming
Repatriated migrant workers want more government support as they struggle to rebuild their lives back in the Philippines. MARIEJO RAMOS, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports…
Migrant lives: The fisherman from Senegal keeping Spain’s vessels afloat
NACHO DOCE and CHARLIE DEVEREUX, of Reuters, report…
Foreign volunteers replace workers who fled Israeli farms under fire
Hatsav, Israel Reuters Rather than stretch out under the Caribbean sun, Mark Landsman has been spending his vacation picking tomatoes in Israel, unpaid and in striking range of Palestinian rockets. The New Jersey man, among thousands of foreigners who have come to southern Israeli farms emptied of labourers by more than three months of war in the Gaza […]
“Church City”: A taste of Catholic life in Qatar
MARIAM FAM, of Associated Press, reports from the small Gulf emirate hosting this year’s World Cup…