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Millions strike in India over ‘anti-labour’ reforms
Millions of workers across India are holding a 24-hour strike on Wednesday in ...
Saudi approves plans to hire 1.2 mln workers
The Ministry of Labor has started giving permission to six recruitment companies ...
Expats in Saudi Arabia banned from street trading
A source from the ministry said Saudis have the right and priority to work and ...
FIFA sponsors Adidas, Coke, Visa express concern over Qatar
FIFA financial accounts indicate that Adidas, Visa and Coca-Cola pay around $30 ...
More than 30% of Arab youth jobless: labor official
‘Unrest and a lack of investments have boosted the number of jobless,’ says the ...
Saudi authorities nab 45,000 immigration and labor violators in month
Various punishments were issued against a number of Saudis who accommodated or ...
Saudi ministry unveils mechanism for transfer of sponsorship
The transfer of sponsorship from the old sponsor will be made only if the new ...
Fair play: Equal laws for equal working opportunity for women
In a world in search of growth, women will help find it, if they face a level ...
Lebanon’s domestic workers move to protect rights
They are set to protect their rights under a trade union - the first such ...
Saudi missions abroad to have labor attachés
The attachés would be set up next year Saudi embassies that are located in ...
Saudi Arabia launches new labor awareness website, but in Arabic only
The website,is presently only in Arabic, but the ministry says that an English ...
Economic indicators point to Saudi Arabia’s sustained growth
Cement production and sales declined on the back of seasonal trends, but also due ...
Big drop in number of labor disputes in Saudi Arabia
The ministry said resolving labor issues was part of efforts by the Saudi ...
Saudi labor ministry looking into expanding job positions for women
1300GMT: Iraq’s Kurds claim control over Rabia crossing near Syria
Saudi Arabia joins world body for labor inspections
Abdullah Abu Thunyan said the Saudi membership in the IALI came within the ...
Fast-food protests spread overseas
Labor organizers turn up the pressure on McDonald's and other fast-food chains to ...
Police fire tear gas to block May Day protesters in Istanbul
Turkish authorities shut down parts of the city’s public transport system and ...
Amnesty slams Qatar over labor rights
The report documents hardships faced by migrant domestic workers, including ...
Sectarian tension in Lebanon over Syria rocket fire
Villagers from Laboueh blocked the road leading to Arsal for several hours
Hourly wage of 25 riyals proposed in Saudi Arabia
This wage will be applied to laborers, especially those in construction sector.
Women’s role not progressing enough, says Saudi Shura member
Women occupy 17 percent of jobs in both the private and public sectors in the ...
Are you guilty of human trafficking?
Many people in the Gulf are unknowingly violating domestic workers' rights, expert ...
WikiLeaks Party under fire after meeting with al-Assad
Australia calls meeting that occurred in December "counter-productive"
The World Cup and lobbying don’t mix
Qatar’s headaches with the World Cup labor controversy just got worse because of ...
Saudi police break up protest of foreign workers
Saudi security forces on Saturday dispersed a protest by African migrant workers ...
Tunisia’s road map towards change, a political minefield
Tunisia’s ruling, Islamist-leaning, Ennahda party accepted to join the ...
Qatar opens review of migrant worker conditions
Qatar says it has opened a review of labor conditions for migrant workers after ...