London, May 7 Rushanara Ali made history on Friday when she became the first Bangladesh-born Briton to make it to the House of Commons. The Labour Party candidate took Bethnal Green and Bow, the seat previously held by George Galloway. In the east London constituency, all of the main parties had put forward Bangladeshi-Muslim candidates. The 35-year-old Oxford graduate won with 21,7

By JJ KIMPublished: 8 April 2010 Across Burma, it is estimated that between one to three million men, women and children remain internally displaced as a result of conflict, human rights abuse and a long series of other coercive measures that make it impossible for them to live a stable life in their homelands. ‘Displaced C

By Lynette Lee Corporal - IPS BANGKOK, Apr 8, 2010 (IPS) - "Our village was attacked many times. (The Burmese military) would come and take whatever they wanted from the village. Anything they don't want, they'd burn," said 19-year-old K K, recalling his experiences six years ago in the country’s southern Karen state."Everyone

» Protesting against Samsung. Members of a civic organization in support of the human rights of workers in the semiconductor industry hold a demonstration in order to draw attention to issues surrounding Park Ji-yeon, who had worked at the Samsung Electronics ’ semiconductor factory and

Park Ji-yeon marks the eighth victim of the occupational hazards at Samsung Electronics’ semiconductor factories » Pedestrians walk in front of a sign for Samsung Electronics. A young woman who had worked for Samsung Electronics died from leukemia on March 31. 　 During a light rainy

Korea Federation of Public Services & Transportation Workers Union (KPTU).   Oppression against the Korean Railway Workers' Union Oppression against the Korean Railway Workers' Union for their strike last year is still ongoing. Despite the withdrawal of the strike, employer Korea Railroad (Korail) announced to complete the reprimand of around 11,000 strike participants within this month. As of late

Dhaka, March 15 - Launch workers went on strike from Monday midnight following the collapse of tripartite talks between the government, launch owners and employees to resolve ongoing worker demands for better working conditions. Pleas from shipping minister Shahjahan Khan and secretary Abdul Mannan Howladar for the launch workers to resolve their problems with owners through discussions were turned down