Workers

Amazon workers in Germany, Italy hold ‘Black Friday’ strike

BERLIN, Germany: Workers at Amazon's distribution centres in Germany and Italy went on strike to… Read More

Uber loses UK appeal bid to overturn workers’ rights decision

LONDON: Taxi app Uber lost a bid on Friday to overturn a decision by a… Read More

Qatar ‘to introduce’ minimum wage for workers

DOHA: World Cup 2022 host Qatar, under global scrutiny over its alleged ill-treatment of migrant… Read More

Qatar, FIFA urged to protect 800,000 workers from desert heat

NEW YORK: World Cup 2022 host Qatar must urgently introduce laws to protect the lives… Read More

Qatar passes new employment laws

DOHA: Qatar has approved a law limiting domestic staff to a maximum of 10 hours'… Read More

Three MQM-L workers arrested from Hyderabad

HYDERABAD: Three Muttahida Qaumi Movement-London (MQM-L) workers have been arrested from Hyderabad and later on… Read More

PSP, MQM workers scuffle at Shah Faisal Colony

KARACHI: Workers of the Pak Sarzameen Party (PSP) and Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) on Sunday scuffled… Read More

Eyeing sleepy office workers, China’s ‘sharing economy’ opens nap capsules

BEIJING: For China's sleep-deprived white-collar workers needing a place for a nap, a booming "sharing… Read More

Qatar’s migrant workers on Gulf crisis frontline

DOHA: Ajit, an Indian electrician, is just seven months into his new job but right… Read More

Khaadi issues clarification, says it did not terminate workers

Renowned clothing brand Khaadi has issued a clarification regarding a social media campaign against the… Read More

Facebook hiring 3,000 more workers to monitor content

NEW YORK: Facebook said Wednesday it is hiring an extra 3,000 staff to remove violent content… Read More

Israel denying human rights workers access to Gaza: HRW

JERUSALEM: Israel is blocking rights activists’ access to and from the Gaza Strip, hampering their… Read More

31 workers convicted over killing at Indian car plant

NEW DELHI: An Indian court convicted 31 workers Friday over an outburst of deadly violence… Read More

Many middle-aged workers face job problems due to physical frailty

NEW YORK: Nearly a third of middle-aged workers suffer from some level of frailty, including… Read More

China turns to robots as workers age

WUZHEN: Flat, orange robots glide under stationary cars and ferry them to empty Chinese parking… Read More

Four stranded Pakistani workers in Cairo to return home

CAIRO: Four out of 17 stranded Pakistani nationals in Egypt are set to return to… Read More

Uber drivers in US cities to join planned worker protests

WASHINGTON: Drivers for ride service company Uber will join planned nationwide protests on Tuesday, when… Read More

PSP will act as voice for rights of workers: Kamal

KARACHI: Pak Sarzameen Party Chairman Mustafa Kamal on Sunday vowed that their party will work… Read More

Police arrested dozens of PTI workers going to Bani Gala

ISLAMABAD: At least 50 workers of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) were arrested from reaching the residence… Read More

Cocaine ‘worth €50m’ discovered at Coca-Cola plant

PARIS: Coca-Cola workers found a huge stash of cocaine when they opened a delivery of… Read More