Labor
" ... recognize[s] the right of everyone to the enjoyment of just and favourable conditions of work ..." (ESCR, Article 7) News
New Law Targets Traffickers, Not Victims
April 30, 2007 - Baradan Kuppusamy, IPS-Inter Press Service
Malaysia has tabled a tough new anti-human trafficking bill that punishes offenders with up to 20 years in prison, but rights activists, who had fought for such a law for a decade, say the bill's success depends heavily on effective enforcement.
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Ex-AIDS chief in escort flap called hypocritical
April 29, 2007 - John Donnelly, Boston Globe
Randall L. Tobias , the Bush administration official responsible for foreign assistance who resigned late Friday because of his use of an escort service allegedly involved in prostitution, was ridiculed as a hypocrite yesterday because he supported US policies that forced overseas organizations not to help prostitutes.
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New Law Targets Traffickers, Not Victims
April 30, 2007 - Baradan Kuppusamy, Inter Press Service News Agency
Malaysia has tabled a tough new anti-human trafficking bill that punishes offenders with up to 20 years in prison, but rights activists, who had fought for such a law for a decade, say the bill's success depends heavily on effective enforcement.
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The Special Rapporteurs - a three-part series
September 6, 2006
Special rapporteurs are appointed by the United Nations to monitor and report on how people's human rights are protected or violated. The job combines diplomatic and investigative skills, the work is hard, and at times it is hazardous.
In this three-part series, Gemma Mortensen meets the special rapporteurs for racism, defence of human rights and violence against women.
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Apple admits excessive iPod hours
August 18, 2006 - BBC News
Apple Computer has said a report of labour conditions at its iPod plant in China found workers did more than 60 hours a week a third of the time.
Staff making the world's most popular MP3 player also worked more than six consecutive days 25% of the time.
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