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New film highlights 1930s Australian protest against Japanese atrocities in China

​A famous protest of Australian union workers against Japanese invasion of China and the atrocities they committed against the Chinese people has become the topic of a new Australian-made documentary released on the weekend.

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Migrant workers' representation rises at China's top legislature

Vegetable farmers, security guards, construction workers and foot masseurs are among more than 2,900 people reviewing the draft revision of China's Legislation Law at this year's parliamentary session.

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Indonesia to stop sending domestic workers abroad in 2017

​Indonesia's Manpower Minister Hanif Dhakiri said on Monday that Indonesia planned to stop sending domestic workers to foreign counties by 2017, but would only send skilled workers from that time.

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Cleaning up China's mean streets

When street sweeper Ding Quan, 58, paused to warm himself at a roadside fire after putting in a hard shift in driving snow, little did he suspect that it would cost him job.

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Australian unions criticise proposals for short-term working visas

​The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) has warned that local workers will be the biggest losers from the country's proposed short-term working visas scheme.

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Warning of more Rubella outbreak in S. Vietnam

​Around 1,600 workers at the WANEK Woodcraft Co., Ltd. in Vietnam's southern Binh Duong province had been given free rubella vaccines following an outbreak of the disease at the company that started early this month, local Vietnam News daily reported Thursday.

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Majority of Americans workers unmotivated, unenthusiastic: Gallup

​Fewer than one-third of U.S. workers felt "engaged" in their jobs in 2014, and a majority of employees, 51 percent, were "not engaged," with 17.5 percent " actively disengaged," according to a Gallup poll released Wednesday.

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China unveils unified pension system

Measures on old-age insurance for workers in government agencies and public institutions were unveiled on Wednesday.

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Unpaid migrant workers to gain leverage

Hundreds of millions of migrant workers in China are expected to get their wages more easily under a regulation aimed at more effectively punishing employers who refuse to pay them.

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White-collar workers lack sex

Most young white-collar workers in China lack a sex life and physical exercise, according to a report released by Zhi-lian, one of China's largest online recruitment companies.

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Thai fishing industry urges gov't to speed up legalizing process for Myanmar migrant workers

The Thai government was on Monday urged to speed up the official process for the legalization of migrant workers hired by the fishing industry.

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Trapped workers at tunnel collapse in Vietnam alive, rescue work underway

​Twelve workers trapped Tuesday in a tunnel collapse in Vietnam's central highlands Lam Dong province are alive and in good health condition, and rescue operation is still underway, local media reported Wednesday.

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Amazon staff in Germany start three-day strike amid busy Christmas season

​Workers in online retailer Amazon's warehouses in Germany started a three-day strike on Monday, asking for higher payment and better working conditions.

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Workers flee Kenya's border town due to rising terror attacks

​Dozens of public servants in the northern Kenyan town of Mandera are fleeing the restive region due to increased insecurity following the massacre of over 60 people in the past three weeks.

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Terrorism hinders Pakistan's struggle to eradicate polio

​Terror attacks on polio vaccination workers and their guards in Pakistan are hindering the government's efforts to eradicate poliovirus which still exists in the country today.

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Obama praises health workers fighting Ebola as "heroes"

U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday paid honor to healthcare workers who have treated Ebola patients in West Africa, calling them "heroes" deserving to be applauded rather than discouraged.

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U.S. recommends voluntary isolation for "high-risk" Ebola health workers

​The U.S. government on Monday urged people considered "high-risk" for Ebola to voluntarily stay at home for 21 days after returning from Ebola-stricken West African countries.