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Report explores role of development financiers with regards to attacks against human rights defenders
Author: Coalition for Human Rights in Development
"Uncalculated Risks: Threats and attacks against human rights defenders and the role of development financiers" 30 May 2019...
Eight companies & 17 govts. support Christchurch Call to address terrorist & violent extremist content; civil society expresses concerns with the process
On 15 May 2019, 8 companies, 17 governments, and the European Commission adopted the Christchurch Call, a voluntary commitment to eliminate terrorist and violent extremist content online. This call was proposed two months after terrorist attacks at two...
إتفاقية جماعية بين "نقابة الموانئ" وشركة "تيرمينالز"، 08 أيار 2019 وقعت النقابة العامة للعاملين في الموانئ والتخليص، اليوم الأربعاء، اتفاقية عمل جماعية مع شركة "أي بي ام تيرمينالز الأردن" استفاد منها 224 عاملاً على نظام "الفليكسبل" ونصت الاتفاقية ...
- Related in-depth areas: Extractives
Jordan: Al-Junaidi dairy company allegedly dismisses 120 workers following protests
Author: Ahdath 24
120 workers at Al-Junaidi dairy company, Jordan, Amman were arbitrarily dismissed by the company's management last Wednesday." according to the union. ...
- Related companies: Al Juneidi Group
Governments and companies tackling the 4th industrial revolution at the World Economic Forum MENA
Author: Jordan Times
"WEF tackles 4th industrial revolution, need for regional education to keep pace", 8th April 2019...
- Related in-depth areas: Technology and Human Rights
- Related companies: Careem Facebook Uber
Jordan: The urgent need for better governing laws on domestic work
Author: Jordan Times
"Domestic workers endure abuse as organizations cite ‘collective failure’ of stakeholders", 28 Mar 2019...
Conflict and mass displacement increase child labour: findings from the first global report on child labour in the Arab States
Author: ILO, Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), Arab Council for Childhood and Development (ACCD), Arab Labour Organisation (ALO),League of Arab States (LAS)
Conflict and crisis in the Middle East and North Africa has led to an increase in child labour across the region, including in children’s involvement in armed conflict and other illicit activities, a new report finds....
How can digital technology support gender equality in the MENA region?
Author: NewsRoom
Closing the skills gap by training women in leadership and developing women’s business skills will facilitate the creation of start-up businesses and generate thousands of jobs that will transform the economy of the region....
Commentary: Investing in Low-Wage Jobs Is the Wrong Way to Reduce Migration
Author: Jennifer Gordon, Foreign Policy
28 Janurary, 2019....