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Viral Video: "Tamil Or Hindi," Man Asks, Then Assaults Migrant Workers
A man was seen abusing three migrant workers and assaulting them on a moving train in Tamil Nadu. A video of the incident has gone viral on social media.
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Norway Decides Against Qatar World Cup Boycott
Norway's football community on Sunday voted against boycotting the 2022 World Cup in Qatar despite pressure from its grassroots over alleged human rights abuses of migrant workers in the Gulf state.
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How One Domestic Abuse Survivor Prompted Police Officer To Help Others
An Indian Police Services officer posted in Telangana has opened up about her experience of helping survivors of domestic abuse and migrant families amid the coronavirus-induced lockdown.
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On Camera, Railway Officer In UP Throws Biscuits At Migrants, Abuses Them
A senior Railways officer in Uttar Pradesh's Firozabad has been suspended after he was caught on camera throwing biscuits at some migrants - passengers of a Shramik special train - along with some of some of his team members and shouting expletives at them.
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Man Arrested For Sexually Harassing 3-Year Old Child In Kerala: Cops
A three-year-old girl was allegedly sexually abused by a migrant worker from Jharkhand in Kerala's Waynad, police said on Tuesday.
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In Video, Migrant Workers Fight Over Food On Train Taking Them Home
Armed with belts, migrant workers abuse and violently fight each other inside a train over food as Railway Police watch from the platform in dramatic videos that have emerged today from Madhya Pradesh's Satna. Some workers were injured in the clash.
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Children Abused By French Guards, Forcibly Returned Migrants: Oxfam
Children as young as 12 and other vulnerable migrants have physically abused, detained and forcibly returned to Italy by French border guards in breach of international norms, Oxfam said Friday.
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Underpaid, Abused, Cheated: Death Brings Home Reality Of Indian Workers' Life In Gulf
Jagital, Telangana: On a hot, sleepy afternoon at Kalleda village in Telangana, Laxmi Malaya sat on the porch of her house where the body of her husband Chittam – a daily wage labourer in Dubai – was to be brought the next day. Chittam, 45, was the second migrant worker from the village to have died in Dubai in September and among the nearly 45...
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Migrant Domestic Helps In Oman At Risk As India Scraps Rescue Scheme
India's decision to scrap a financial guarantee scheme for migrant domestic workers in Oman will make it harder for domestic helps who are abused or unpaid to get home, campaigners said on Tuesday.
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Fishermen 'Kept Like Slaves' In Taiwan
A group of foreign fishermen in Taiwan were locked in tiny windowless rooms around the clock to stop them escaping while not at sea, prosecutors said in the island's latest abuse case involving migrant workers.
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Indian Migrant Worker Dies After Leaving Qatar World Cup Venue
An Indian man working on a Qatar World Cup stadium where rights groups say labour abuses have occurred, died of a heart attack this month in an incident the tournament's organisers said on Thursday was not due to his working conditions.
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Alia Bhatt Will be 'Upset' If Udta Punjab Doesn't Fetch Her an Award
During the first episode of Koffee With Karan 5.0 when show host Karan Johar asked the actress if her Udta Punjab act was 'the performance of the year' and if she felt her performance was better than Sonam Kapoor's in Neerja, Alia said: "Honestly, I think that Sonam was very good in Neerja
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Papua New Guinea, Australia Agree To Close Detention Center
Papua New Guinea and Australia said today they have agreed to close a detention center on Manus Island for asylum seekers but they offered no details on when it will happen or on the fate of the 850 men being held there.
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Will Fight Abusive Labour Laws For You, Says PM Modi To Indians In Qatar
Qatar has reassured India that labour reforms will improve the conditions of more than half a million Indian migrants, after Prime Minister Narendra Modi raised concerns of abuses during a weekend visit to the Gulf state.
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Qatar Reassures India After PM Modi Raises Abuse Of Migrant Workers
Qatar has reassured India that labour reforms will improve the conditions of more than half a million Indian migrants, after Prime Minister Narendra Modi raised concerns of abuses during a weekend visit to the Gulf state, a statement said on Monday.
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Viral Video: "Tamil Or Hindi," Man Asks, Then Assaults Migrant Workers
A man was seen abusing three migrant workers and assaulting them on a moving train in Tamil Nadu. A video of the incident has gone viral on social media.
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Norway Decides Against Qatar World Cup Boycott
Norway's football community on Sunday voted against boycotting the 2022 World Cup in Qatar despite pressure from its grassroots over alleged human rights abuses of migrant workers in the Gulf state.
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How One Domestic Abuse Survivor Prompted Police Officer To Help Others
An Indian Police Services officer posted in Telangana has opened up about her experience of helping survivors of domestic abuse and migrant families amid the coronavirus-induced lockdown.
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On Camera, Railway Officer In UP Throws Biscuits At Migrants, Abuses Them
A senior Railways officer in Uttar Pradesh's Firozabad has been suspended after he was caught on camera throwing biscuits at some migrants - passengers of a Shramik special train - along with some of some of his team members and shouting expletives at them.
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Man Arrested For Sexually Harassing 3-Year Old Child In Kerala: Cops
A three-year-old girl was allegedly sexually abused by a migrant worker from Jharkhand in Kerala's Waynad, police said on Tuesday.
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In Video, Migrant Workers Fight Over Food On Train Taking Them Home
Armed with belts, migrant workers abuse and violently fight each other inside a train over food as Railway Police watch from the platform in dramatic videos that have emerged today from Madhya Pradesh's Satna. Some workers were injured in the clash.
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Children Abused By French Guards, Forcibly Returned Migrants: Oxfam
Children as young as 12 and other vulnerable migrants have physically abused, detained and forcibly returned to Italy by French border guards in breach of international norms, Oxfam said Friday.
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Underpaid, Abused, Cheated: Death Brings Home Reality Of Indian Workers' Life In Gulf
Jagital, Telangana: On a hot, sleepy afternoon at Kalleda village in Telangana, Laxmi Malaya sat on the porch of her house where the body of her husband Chittam – a daily wage labourer in Dubai – was to be brought the next day. Chittam, 45, was the second migrant worker from the village to have died in Dubai in September and among the nearly 45...
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Migrant Domestic Helps In Oman At Risk As India Scraps Rescue Scheme
India's decision to scrap a financial guarantee scheme for migrant domestic workers in Oman will make it harder for domestic helps who are abused or unpaid to get home, campaigners said on Tuesday.
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Fishermen 'Kept Like Slaves' In Taiwan
A group of foreign fishermen in Taiwan were locked in tiny windowless rooms around the clock to stop them escaping while not at sea, prosecutors said in the island's latest abuse case involving migrant workers.
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Indian Migrant Worker Dies After Leaving Qatar World Cup Venue
An Indian man working on a Qatar World Cup stadium where rights groups say labour abuses have occurred, died of a heart attack this month in an incident the tournament's organisers said on Thursday was not due to his working conditions.
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Alia Bhatt Will be 'Upset' If Udta Punjab Doesn't Fetch Her an Award
During the first episode of Koffee With Karan 5.0 when show host Karan Johar asked the actress if her Udta Punjab act was 'the performance of the year' and if she felt her performance was better than Sonam Kapoor's in Neerja, Alia said: "Honestly, I think that Sonam was very good in Neerja
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Papua New Guinea, Australia Agree To Close Detention Center
Papua New Guinea and Australia said today they have agreed to close a detention center on Manus Island for asylum seekers but they offered no details on when it will happen or on the fate of the 850 men being held there.
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Will Fight Abusive Labour Laws For You, Says PM Modi To Indians In Qatar
Qatar has reassured India that labour reforms will improve the conditions of more than half a million Indian migrants, after Prime Minister Narendra Modi raised concerns of abuses during a weekend visit to the Gulf state.
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Qatar Reassures India After PM Modi Raises Abuse Of Migrant Workers
Qatar has reassured India that labour reforms will improve the conditions of more than half a million Indian migrants, after Prime Minister Narendra Modi raised concerns of abuses during a weekend visit to the Gulf state, a statement said on Monday.
