workplace safety
Department of Labor proposes rollback of 63 workplace safety and wage protection regulations
Among the DOL’s proposals is a rollback that could cause an estimated 3.7 million home health care workers to be paid less than the federal minimum wage and be ineligible for overtime pay
Overworked and understaffed Dollar General workers rally against cost-cuts on safety
Workers in the US rural variety store giant Dollar General protest the company’s cost-cutting policies which has dubbed it a “Severe Violator” of worker safety
Hundreds of Amazon workers in the US went on strike after a warehouse fire
Staten Island Amazon workers stand up to industry giant regarding safety hazards, citing a string of workplace-related deaths
90 coal miners have died in work-related accidents in Pakistan in 2022
As of July, 90 workers have died in at least 60 mine-related accidents. Recent flash floods and increased work pressure has worsened the plight of miners
- Brazil approves end to 6×1 work schedule and reduction of the work week to 40 hours
- Israel kills 31 people in Lebanon on the eve of Eid al-Adha
- Israel carries out sixth consecutive Eid massacre in Gaza
- Far-right Janez Janša to return for fourth government term in Slovenia
- With peace deal nearly final, US launches fresh attacks on Iran
