Nuku’alofa, Tonga – The Director General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Amy Pope and Pat Conroy, Australia’s Minister for International Development and the Pacific, today announced the launch of a new initiative to enhance support for migrant workers and their families participating in the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme. The programme “Family-Centred Assistance to PALM Workers” will be a three-year regional pilot that addresses the opportunities and challenges associated with labour migration, helping migrant workers who are filling important labour shortages in Australia integrate into the country, and then improve their transition when they return home.…
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The 31 August 2022 report stated that violations had taken place in the context of the Government’s assertion that it was targeting terrorists among the Uyghur minority with a counter-extremism strategy, involving the use of so-called Vocational Educational and Training Centres (VETCs), or re-education camps. Detailed exchanges and dialogue In an update to reporters, OHCHR spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani said that the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and his Office have had detailed exchanges with the Government of China on critical issues. Topics included counter-terrorism laws and policies, criminal justice, and other policies of concern that impact the human rights…
BlackRock is back in Anti-ESG’s crosshairs. The Indiana Secretary of State issued a cease and desist letter last week to the firm alleging securities fraud. The Indiana letter is similar to one sent by the Mississippi Secretary of State back in March and alleges that BlackRock has misled investors about the benefits of considering ESG factors in investment decisions. The Indiana Capital Chronicle summarizes the allegations stating: “The Indiana Securities Division alleges BlackRock, ‘through its assertions relating to ESG products and offerings, has repeatedly made false and misleading statements to Hoosier investors,’ Morales said. The company is accused by Morales…
Zenon Michalak (76), has been living close to the Hill of Tara since he arrived in Ireland a month ago. Previous Next Image 1 of 6 Zenon Michalak (76), has been living close to the Hill of Tara since he arrived inIreland three weeks ago. Image 2 of 6 “I left America with nothing because I wanted knowledge. I didn’t know how the word worked without money so for the last 10 years I have discovering how difficult it is and I became invisible to the world.” Image 3 of 6 “Really, if I had my way and the money,…
Worker insurers dropped Florenza Marble & Granite for unsafe practices in 2022, 2024 CHICAGO ‒ Federal safety inspectors became aware that a 31-year-old employee of a Chicago countertop manufacturer needed a double lung transplant after suffering accelerated silicosis ‒ an incurable lung disease – and the U.S. Department of Labor immediately alerted the company of the potential imminent danger and an inspection by the department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration found workers exposed to silica levels up to six times greater than permissible limits. When inspectors arrived in February 2024 to conduct air sampling at Florenza Marble & Granite Corp., they found employees…
His view is shared by Andrew Parsons, President of the International Paralympic Committee, who described the team as “one of the great stories of the Paris 2024 Paralympics. Each of these athletes has overcome tremendous odds to get here and has a compelling message to share with the world”. Representing more than 120 million forcibly displaced people worldwide, the eight athletes and two guide runners form the largest Refugee Paralympic Team ever, after the team made its debut at the Rio 2016 Paralympics with just two athletes. The eight refugees are hosted in six countries and will compete across six…
By Julie Delebjak The Victorian government has introduced legislation into parliament that will override the Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act 2006 (Vic) (“Charter”). The State Civil Liability (Police Informants) Bill 2024 extinguishes civil actions arising out of the Lawyer X saga, in which criminal barrister Nicola Gobbo became an informant for Victoria Police. Gobbo informed on clients she was ostensibly representing, likely undermining her clients’ defence to criminal charges, for which they were ultimately convicted. The High Court of Australia described Gobbo’s actions as “fundamental and appalling breaches of [her] obligations”, considered Victoria Police’s conduct as “reprehensible” and constituting “atrocious breaches” of their duties,…
When we think of a farmer, we still often imagine a man. But in reality, women contribute 49% to real farm income. This isn’t just by increasingly working as farmers themselves. Keeping a farm business going usually relies on women’s off-farm work as well, particularly in times of drought. Despite this, women often do not have ownership of farmland. And when it comes to who gets the family farm in succession planning, daughters, mothers and daughters-in-law are all likely to miss out. There are established legal protections that women can draw on to challenge this. But our recent research finds…
The couple had gone to Maternity Hospital No. 5 in the port city of Odesa in southern Ukraine. The facility is known for its comprehensive maternity care and had earned some local fame as the birthplace of quintuplets. But, just after Ms. Chebotar delivered her baby, an air raid alarm sounded over the city, which remains a regular target of Russian missile and drone attacks. Using a mobile incubator, the medical team quickly moved the newborn baby and her panicked parents to the hospital’s underground bomb shelter along with other patients. The transportable incubators come with artificial lung ventilation and…
The Department of State is announcing a reward offer under the Transnational Organized Crime Rewards Program of up to $2.5 million for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of Volodymyr Kadariya, aka Volodymyr Kadaria or Vladimir Kadaria, who is wanted in the United States for his alleged participation in a significant malware organization. Kadariya is charged with cybercrime offenses associated with an alleged scheme to transmit the Angler Exploit Kit (AEK), other malware, and online scams to the computers of millions of unsuspecting Internet users through online advertisements – so-called “malvertising” – and other means from October 2013 through March 2022. At times during the scheme, the AEK was a leading vehicle through which cybercriminals delivered malware onto compromised electronic devices. On June 14,…