Japan considering making promotion of paternity leave mandatory for companies -Nikkei
Firms could be required to tell male workers that paternity leave is available under proposals to boost low take-up
EXCLUSIVE: Brazil's public sector hit with lawsuits for COVID-19 labor abuses
Prosecutors have filed nearly 70 lawsuits against city governments and state-controlled firms for failing to protect workers from the coronavirus
France's data privacy watchdog beefs up consent rights over ad trackers
Users should be able to withdraw consent to ad trackers at any time and told who is collecting the data and why, France's CNIL said
Prince Harry and Meghan tell Britain: end 'structural racism'
Harry said Britain could be a better place if white people understood more about those "of a different coloured skin"
Germany fines H&M 35 mln euros for data protection breaches
H&M collected information on illnesses and other personal circumstances of employees
OPINION: Boohoo report highlights worrying gaps in UK worker protections
While the fashion brand looks to shake off scandal, there are growing calls for firms to be responsible for abuses in their supply chains
Bad apples: Extreme weather and COVID blight Kashmir's crops
Growers and sellers struggle to make a living after the coronavirus lockdown hampered farming, with a drought on the heels of a rainy spring also damaging harvests
Seagram's liquor heiress gets six years for role in cult-like trafficking ring
Clare Bronfman was involved in a 'cult-like' group which prosecutors say engaged in forced labor, extortion and sex trafficking
USL's San Diego Loyal forfeit game in protest over alleged homophobic slur
San Diego Loyal walked off the field halfway through a match against Phoenix Rising after an alleged homophobic slur directed at their openly gay midfielder Collin Martin
Energy security and economic fears drive China's return to coal
China is building new coal plants despite poor economic returns, amid fears that plans for a coal-intensive recovery could undermine green pledges