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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xml:base="http://www.hrw.org" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"> <channel> <title>Labor</title> <link>http://www.hrw.org/en/rss/taxonomy/741</link> <description>Feeds > By taxonomy term</description> <language>en</language> <item> <title>The Hidden Victims of Human Trafficking </title> <link>http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/06/29/hidden-victims-human-trafficking</link> <description><a href="http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/06/29/hidden-victims-human-trafficking">read more</a></description> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/asia">Asia</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/children/labor">Child Labor</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/topic/migrants/children">Children</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/children">Children&#039;s Rights</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/news/commentary">Commentary</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/keywords/domestic-workers">Domestic Workers</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/keywords/human-trafficking">Human Trafficking</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/keywords/ilo-convention">ILO Convention</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/keywords/ilo-treaty">ILO Treaty</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/asia/indonesia">Indonesia</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/labor">Labor</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/keywords/labor-laws">labor laws</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/keywords/migrant-domestic-workers">Migrant Domestic Workers</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/women%E2%80%99s-rights/migrants">Migrants</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/topic/migrants">Migrants</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/labor/migrants-forced-labor">Migrants, Forced Labor</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/keywords/modern-day-slavery">modern-day slavery</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/asia/nepal">Nepal</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/asia/-philippines">Philippines</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/asia/sri-lanka">Sri Lanka</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/labor/trafficking">Trafficking</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/women%E2%80%99s-rights/trafficking-women-and-girls">Trafficking of Women and Girls</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/topic/migrants/women-girls">Women &amp; Girls</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/women">Women&#039;s Rights</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/topic/migrants/workers-forced-labor-trafficking">Workers, Forced Labor &amp; Trafficking</category> <pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 12:16:46 -0400</pubDate> <dc:creator>Nisha Varia</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">100156 at http://www.hrw.org</guid> </item> <item> <title>A Victory for Domestic Workers</title> <link>http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/06/23/victory-domestic-workers</link> <description>Domestic workers -- nannies, housekeepers, and caregivers -- are some of the most exploited workers in the world. But a new international treaty has been adopted to help protect them, thanks in part to 10 years of Human Rights Watch research and advocacy. The treaty is the first of its kind. <a href="http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/06/23/victory-domestic-workers">read more</a></description> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/global">Global</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/news/success-story">Impact</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/labor">Labor</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/women%E2%80%99s-rights/migrants">Migrants</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/topic/migrants">Migrants</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/women">Women&#039;s Rights</category> <pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2011 14:45:32 -0400</pubDate> <dc:creator>Human Rights Watch</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">100041 at http://www.hrw.org</guid> </item> <item> <title>ILO: New Landmark Treaty to Protect Domestic Workers</title> <link>http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/06/16/ilo-new-landmark-treaty-protect-domestic-workers</link> <description>(Geneva) - The adoption by the International Labor Organization (ILO) on June 16, 2011, of a new, groundbreaking treaty to extend key labor protections to domestic workers will protect millions of people who have been without guarantees of their basic rights, Human Rights Watch said today. <a href="http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/06/16/ilo-new-landmark-treaty-protect-domestic-workers">read more</a></description> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/news/press-release">Press release</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/business">Business</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/topic/migrants/children">Children</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/labor">Labor</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/middle-east/n-africa">Middle East/N. Africa</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/refugees/migrants">Migrants</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/topic/migrants">Migrants</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/women%E2%80%99s-rights/migrants">Migrants</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/labor/migrants-forced-labor">Migrants, Forced Labor</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/refugees">Refugees</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/united-nations">United Nations</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/topic/migrants/women-girls">Women &amp; Girls</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/women">Women&#039;s Rights</category> <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2011 07:33:22 -0400</pubDate> <dc:creator>Human Rights Watch</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">99884 at http://www.hrw.org</guid> </item> <item> <title>Domestic workers' conditions 'akin to slavery'</title> <link>http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/06/09/domestic-workers-conditions-akin-slavery</link> <description>Asma - not her real name - left her village at age 13 to journey to Indonesia's capital, Jakarta. She had just graduated from elementary school, but was being pressured to marry a 23-year-old man. To avoid this, she allowed her cousin to arrange a job for her in the city as a domestic worker. <a href="http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/06/09/domestic-workers-conditions-akin-slavery">read more</a></description> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/keywords/child-domestic-workers">child domestic workers</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/children/labor">Child Labor</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/children">Children&#039;s Rights</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/news/commentary">Commentary</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/asia/indonesia">Indonesia</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/labor">Labor</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/labor/migrants-forced-labor">Migrants, Forced Labor</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/topic/children039s-rights/violence-against-children">Violence Against Children</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/women%E2%80%99s-rights/women-workers">Women Workers</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/women">Women&#039;s Rights</category> <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2011 08:17:34 -0400</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jo Becker</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">99669 at http://www.hrw.org</guid> </item> <item> <title>Indonesia/Malaysia: New Pact Shortchanges Domestic Workers</title> <link>http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/05/31/indonesiamalaysia-new-pact-shortchanges-domestic-workers</link> <description>(Geneva) - A revised agreement between Malaysia and Indonesia provides some benefits for migrant domestic workers but fails to provide some needed safeguards linked to low wages and high recruitment fees, Human Rights Watch said today. <a href="http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/05/31/indonesiamalaysia-new-pact-shortchanges-domestic-workers">read more</a></description> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/news/press-release">Press release</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/asia">Asia</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/keywords/asian-migrant-domestic-workers">Asian migrant domestic workers</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/keywords/ilo-convention">ILO Convention</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/asia/indonesia">Indonesia</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/labor">Labor</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/asia/malaysia">Malaysia</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/keywords/memorandum-understanding">Memorandum of Understanding</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/keywords/migrant-domestic-workers">Migrant Domestic Workers</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/women%E2%80%99s-rights/migrants">Migrants</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/topic/migrants">Migrants</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/labor/migrants-forced-labor">Migrants, Forced Labor</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/keywords/mou">MOU</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/women">Women&#039;s Rights</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/topic/migrants/workers-forced-labor-trafficking">Workers, Forced Labor &amp; Trafficking</category> <pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2011 12:52:31 -0400</pubDate> <dc:creator>Human Rights Watch</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">99339 at http://www.hrw.org</guid> </item> <item> <title>US/Colombia: Rights Conditions Crucial for Trade Deal</title> <link>http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/04/07/uscolombia-rights-conditions-crucial-trade-deal</link> <description>(Washington, D.C.) - The US Congress should insist on vigorous enforcement of human rights commitments by Presidents Barack Obama and Juan Manuel Santos before moving forward on the US-Colombia Free Trade Agreement, Human Rights Watch said today. Congress should also insist on progress in confronting armed groups responsible for anti-union violence. <a href="http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/04/07/uscolombia-rights-conditions-crucial-trade-deal">read more</a></description> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/news/press-release">Press release</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/keywords/action-plan">Action Plan</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/americas">Americas</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/keywords/anti-union-violence">anti-union violence</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/americas/colombia">Colombia</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/keywords/free-trade-agreement">free trade agreement</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/keywords/fta">FTA</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/human-rights-defenders">Human Rights Defenders</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/labor">Labor</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/business/trade">Trade</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/united-states">United States</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/keywords/us-colombia-free-trade-agreement">US-Colombia Free Trade Agreement</category> <pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2011 15:47:50 -0400</pubDate> <dc:creator>Human Rights Watch</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">97894 at http://www.hrw.org</guid> </item> <item> <title>UAE: Artists Boycott Guggenheim-Abu Dhabi</title> <link>http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/03/17/uae-artists-boycott-guggenheim-abu-dhabi</link> <description>(New York) - The boycott by leading artists of Guggenheim-Abu Dhabi on March 17, 2011, is a major step toward focusing attention on the exploitation of foreign migrant workers building the museum on Saadiyat Island, the United Arab Emirates, Human Rights Watch said today. <a href="http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/03/17/uae-artists-boycott-guggenheim-abu-dhabi">read more</a></description> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/news/press-release">Press release</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/keywords/forced-labor">Forced Labor</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/labor">Labor</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/middle-east/n-africa">Middle East/N. Africa</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/keywords/migrant-workers">Migrant Workers</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/topic/migrants">Migrants</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/labor/migrants-forced-labor">Migrants, Forced Labor</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/keywords/uae">UAE</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/middle-eastn-africa/united-arab-emirates">United Arab Emirates</category> <pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2011 23:51:00 -0400</pubDate> <dc:creator>Human Rights Watch</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">97397 at http://www.hrw.org</guid> </item> <item> <title>Vietnam: Overturn Labor Activists’ Harsh Prison Sentences</title> <link>http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/03/16/vietnam-overturn-labor-activists-harsh-prison-sentences</link> <description>Vietnamese authorities should reverse the convictions of three young labor activists sentenced to long prison terms, Human Rights Watch said today. The three were arrested in February 2010 for distributing leaflets and helping to organize a strike of 10,000 workers at the My Phong shoe factory in Tra Vinh. The People's Court of Tra Vinh will consider their appeal on March 18, 2011. <a href="http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/03/16/vietnam-overturn-labor-activists-harsh-prison-sentences">read more</a></description> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/news/press-release">Press release</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/asia">Asia</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/keywords/bloc-8406">Bloc 8406</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/free-expression">Free Expression</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/labor/freedom-association">Freedom of Association</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/labor">Labor</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/keywords/united-workers-farmers-organization">United Workers-Farmers Organization</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/asia/vietnam">Vietnam</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/keywords/vietnam">vietnam</category> <pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011 13:12:52 -0400</pubDate> <dc:creator>Human Rights Watch</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">97399 at http://www.hrw.org</guid> </item> <item> <title>Cambodia: Rally Barred on Women’s Day</title> <link>http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/03/08/cambodia-rally-barred-women-s-day</link> <description>(New York) - The Cambodian government should reverse its decision to refuse a permit to the Cambodian Women's Movement Organization (CWMO) for a rally in central Phnom Penh, Human Rights Watch said today. The rally was intended to mark the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day on March 8, 2011. <a href="http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/03/08/cambodia-rally-barred-women-s-day">read more</a></description> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/news/press-release">Press release</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/asia">Asia</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/asia/cambodia">Cambodia</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/free-expression">Free Expression</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/labor/freedom-association">Freedom of Association</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/labor">Labor</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/women">Women&#039;s Rights</category> <pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2011 09:33:43 -0500</pubDate> <dc:creator>Human Rights Watch</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">97116 at http://www.hrw.org</guid> </item> <item> <title>US: Honor Public Workers’ Bargaining Rights</title> <link>http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/02/25/us-honor-public-workers-bargaining-rights</link> <description>(Washington, DC) - Proposals in Wisconsin, Ohio, Indiana, and other states to strip public workers of collective bargaining rights violate international labor rights standards, Human Rights Watch said today. <a href="http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/02/25/us-honor-public-workers-bargaining-rights">read more</a></description> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/news/press-release">Press release</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/labor/freedom-association">Freedom of Association</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/labor">Labor</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/united-states">United States</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/united-states/us-program">US Domestic Policy</category> <pubDate>Fri, 25 Feb 2011 19:46:45 -0500</pubDate> <dc:creator>Human Rights Watch</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">96793 at http://www.hrw.org</guid> </item> </channel> </rss>