Defendants pay $171K in back wages still owed to 156 workers, $50K in department attorney fees SOUTH BEND, IN – The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a permanent injunction and order forbidding the owner and operator of 61 Mega Liquor & Smoke stores in Indiana and Michigan from retaliating against workers who cooperate with U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division investigations and otherwise exercise their rights under the Fair Labor Standards Act.The action by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana in South Bend on Aug. 1, 2024, restrains Bhola Singh, owner of Vishav…
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Before the summer of 1948, Mr. Al-Said’s life was like any other child’s in historical Palestine. Belonging to one of the poorer families in the community, he remembers working to gather olives, climbing trees, and playing in the courtyard with his friends. His father used to ride his bicycle to work at a major supermarket chain called Spinney’s in Acre. “We would run to welcome him after work, and drag the bicycle for him,” he said. He recounted his story to UN News’s Ezzat El-Ferri during a visit to his humble home in Al-Bidawi, a large and crowded town in…
Many casual readers of the financial press will have learned a new term in the past few days: the “carry trade”. This is the culprit for the rollercoaster state of markets, many market commentators and journalists have opined. Indeed it also played a role in kicking off the credit crunch and resulting global financial crisis in 2007-08. Should we fear a repeat? The answer this time is both yes and no. The current rumpus started on Friday August 2 when markets in America dropped in response to worse-than-expected data on the number of new jobs created in July. Then Japanese…
Thousands of people across the Southeast Asian country were reportedly killed during the so-called war on drugs which was promoted by the last Filipino administration. But now a more compassionate and less punitive approach is being taken from the local level up. Michael John Maestro shows drug-abuse prevention illustrations by local students. UN News’ Daniel Dickinson travelled to Antipolo – close to the capital Manlia – to meet Michael John Maestro, a registered nurse who works on drug-abuse prevention and treatment at the Antipolo City Anti-Drug Abuse Office and whose work has been supported by the UN Office on Drugs…
ALBANY, NY – After receiving citations requiring it to correct existing fall hazards at its Chester warehouse, and paying $17,403 in penalties, Adidas America Inc. – maker of one of the world’s best-selling sneakers – now faces an additional $396,377 in penalties for continuing to ignore U.S. Department of Labor workplace safety standards.The action comes after a January 2024 follow-up inspection at the facility prompted by Adidas’ failure to submit required proof to the department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration that the company had installed required guardrails or equivalent protection for employees accessing and working atop a mezzanine, and made certain a ladder used to…
“Children in many countries in the Middle East are facing a harsh reality today more than ever before: life shrouded by uncertainty and violence,” UNICEF Regional Director Adele Khodr said in a statement. Almost every report of an attack includes news that children were among those killed, she said, noting that in less than a year, thousands have been killed across the State of Palestine, Israel, Lebanon and the occupied Golan Heights. At the same time, many more children suffer “injuries that have forever marked their bodies and caused immeasurable damage to their mental health”. Many of these youngsters are…
Double Olympic medallist Daniel Wiffen and bronze medallist Mona McSharry have been announced as the Team Ireland flagbearers for the closing ceremony of Paris 2024 on Sunday night.Twenty-three year old Wiffen, from Armagh who made history in Paris, spoke about the honour: “I’m so happy, I think it’s a great privilege to hold the flag, and I’m going to hold it high around the stadium and I really can’t wait; it’s a dream come true for me.”Sligo’s McSharry, who won the first medal of these Games for Team Ireland said: “I was so shocked when they selected me among so…
The directive affects people located in parts of eastern and central Khan Younis as well as the Al Salqa area of Deir Al-Balah. Initial estimates indicate that more than 15,500 people had been living in those areas, which comprise more than 30 neighbourhoods, according to UN partners monitoring population movements in Gaza. Obligation to civilians “Once again, we call for all parties to the conflict to respect their obligations under international humanitarian law, including by taking constant care to spare civilians and civilian objects,” said UN deputy spokesperson Farhan Haq, speaking at a press briefing in New York. “This includes allowing…
The continent is witnessing an “unprecedented” spike in mpox cases since January, with 15 countries reporting outbreaks. As of Thursday, 2030 cases and 13 deaths were confirmed this year, compared with 1,145 cases and seven deaths in the whole of 2023. Mpox is a viral illness caused by the monkeypox virus (commonly abbreviated as MPXV), a species of the genus Orthopoxvirus. Common symptoms include a skin rash or mucosal lesions that can last for two to four weeks accompanied by fever, headache, muscle aches, back pain, low energy and swollen lymph nodes. It can be transmitted to humans through physical…
The conflict, which erupted last April between rival militaries – the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), has left over 12 million people displaced, both within Sudan and across its borders. “Heavy rains and flooding have already impacted tens of thousands of people across Sudan, causing further displacement, injuries and deaths,” UNHCR spokesperson Olga Sarrado told journalists at a regular press briefing at the UN Office at Geneva (UNOG). In the past two weeks, refugees in eastern Kassala province have been impacted by severe floods, including many families who recently arrived after fleeing violence in Sennar…