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Президент Федерации футбола Ирана (FFIRI) Мехди Тадж заявил, что Международная федерация футбола (ФИФА) разрешила сборной перенести тренировочную базу из США в Мексику на время чемпионата мира, который стартует в июне.

نخست وزیر اسرائیل روز یکشنبه ۳ خرداد با انتشار پستی در رسانه اجتماعی ایکس از گفت‌وگوی تلفنی با رئیس جمهوری آمریکا در شامگاه شنبه خبر داد.

The I Madonnari festival transforms the Old Mission into a temporary outdoor gallery, raising money for arts education programs through the Children’s Creative Project The post Color comes to the Mission: I Madonnari returns for its 40th year appeared first on Santa Barbara News-Press.

Cozi formate cu zeci de minute înainte de deschiderea porților, autobuze deja pline de la ora 16:30 și mii de oameni care au traversat Bucureștiul de la un muzeu la altul. Așa a arătat Noaptea Muzeelor 2026 în Capitală, unde vizitatorii au umplut holurile palatelor, bibliotecilor și instituțiilor publice deschise pentru o singură noapte.

Un trágico accidente de tránsito se registró en el sector norte de Antofagasta, luego de que un peatón falleciera tras ser atropellado en la Avenida Edmundo Pérez Zujovic. El hecho ocurrió en la intersección con calle Oficina Ausonia, cuando la víctima ingresó a la calzada por un cruce no habilitado, siendo impactada por un automovilista que transitaba con luz verde. Pese a recibir primeros auxilios en el lugar y ser trasladado de urgencia por el SAMU, el paciente perdió la vida en el Hospital Regional. Este artículo Investigan fatal atropello en Antofagasta: conductor con luz verde no pudo evitar impactar a peatón que cruzó indebidamente fue publicado originalmente en El Diario de Antofagasta.

Marrëveshja që SHBA-ja dhe Irani janë pranë nënshkrimit përfshin një zgjatje 60-ditore të armëpushimit, gjatë së cilës Ngushtica e Hormuzit do të rihapet, Irani do të jetë në gjendje të shesë lirshëm naftë dhe do të zhvillohen negociata për kufizimin e programit bërthamor iranian, sipas një zyrtari amerikan, transmeton Koha.net, Pse ka rëndësi? Marrëveshja do […]

This is a more personal message than I usually write, as a national holiday and my own family history intersect with events at the Statehouse. On Saturday of Memorial Day weekend, the General Assembly was in special session to debate further gerrymandering our congressional maps, even though primary election voting is well underway. Memorial Day […]

«Тут дуже багато парадоксів»

On Monday, May 25, at 11 a.m., the Mt. Soledad National Veterans Memorial, 6905 La Jolla Scenic Drive, will hold its annual Memorial Day ceremony

New York State's Fourth of July celebration and a new Revolutionary War exhibit emphasize the significance of America's 250th

موجز أبرز ما تطرحه هذه الورقة تشترك بلدان الشرق الأوسط والجنوب العالمي ذات الأنظمة الاستبدادية في أزمة بنيوية واحدة، قوامها ضعف حاد ومزمن يصيب المنظمات الجماهيرية والنقابية والنسوية والطلابية، ويمتد ليطال التنسيق بين قوى اليسار ذاتها. وتتناول هذه الورقة هذه الإشكالية من خلال التجربة العراقية بوصفها تجربة معاشة وحية، مستخلصةً منها دروساً وأسئلة ذات صلة … ظهرت المقالة اليسار والنقابات العمالية والمنظمات الجماهيرية أولاً على التنويري.

اسحاق هرتزوگ، رئیس‌جمهور اسرائیل، با ابراز نگرانی شدید از افزایش خشونت‌های ملی‌گرایانۀ یهودیان در کرانه باختری، در مورد تشدید خشونت و بدرفتاری با اقلیت‌ها و زندانیان هشدار داد.

Співробітники СБУ спільно з поліцією здійснюють комплексні заходи для встановлення обставин події та причетних осіб

شهرام همایون در عمق میدان و در پاسخ به پرسش فهیمه خضر حیدری درباره فروش کاغد سفید در شبکه تلویزیونی‌اش می‌گوید مردم به او ایمان دارند و کاغذ سفید هم از او می‌خرند

Фильм "Минотавр" российского режиссера Андрея Звягинцева получил Гран при 79-го Каннского фестиваля. Это была его первая за почти 10 лет картина. Критики подчеркивали, что она стала антивоенным или как минимум пацифистским высказыванием. Сам режиссер со сцены обратился к Путину.

Thailand’s Migrant Workers Sustain the Economy While Living in Precarity Thailand’s economic success is deeply tied to the labor of migrant workers from neighboring countries, particularly Myanmar, Cambodia, and Laos. Across construction sites, seafood factories, farms, manufacturing plants, and private homes, migrant workers perform many of the physically demanding and low-paid jobs that large numbers of Thai nationals increasingly avoid. Yet despite their essential contribution to the country’s economy, millions of migrants continue to live and work under conditions shaped by insecurity, exclusion, and limited legal protection.A recent report, Structural Precariousness: Recruitment and Employment Practices of Migrant Workers in Bangkok Metropolitan Region’s Construction Industry, published by researchers from the Institute for Population and Social Research at Mahidol University and the Baan Dek Foundation, provides a detailed examination of these realities through the lens of Thailand’s construction sector. Based on fieldwork conducted between 2024 and 2025, the report documents how migrant workers remain central to Thailand’s labor system while simultaneously facing exploitation, unstable legal status, poor living conditions, and barriers to healthcare and social protection. Although focused specifically on construction workers in Bangkok and surrounding areas, the report paints a broader picture of the structural inequalities shaping migrant labor across Thailand. Researchers argue that Thailand’s migration system is marked by a fundamental contradiction: the country depends heavily on migrant workers to sustain economic growth, yet state policies continue to treat these workers as temporary outsiders rather than long-term members of society.As of March 2025, Thailand was home to nearly five million migrant workers from neighboring countries, according to the report. More than 72 percent were from Myanmar, reflecting both Thailand’s demand for labor and the continuing political and economic crisis in Myanmar following the military coup of February 2021. Migrants now account for more than 10 percent of Thailand’s labor force and contribute an estimated 4.3 to 6.6 percent of the country’s GDP. Thailand’s aging population and declining birth rate have further increased reliance on migrant labor. As younger Thai workers increasingly move into higher-skilled jobs or reject physically demanding industries, sectors such as construction, agriculture, manufacturing, and domestic work have become heavily dependent on workers from neighboring countries. In construction alone, migrant workers now form the backbone of labor-intensive projects across Bangkok and other urban centers.Yet while migrant labor remains economically indispensable, the report argues that Thailand’s migration governance system continues to prioritize control and securitization over long-term inclusion. Cross-border migrant workers are largely treated as temporary laborers regardless of how long they have lived in the country. Many have spent years, even decades, in Thailand, but still face restrictive visa arrangements, limited labor mobility, and uncertainty over their legal status.Thailand’s migration system currently operates through three main pathways: bilateral labor agreements known as Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs), border pass systems for short-term workers, and periodic Cabinet Resolutions that temporarily regularize undocumented migrants already living in Thailand. While the MOU system is officially promoted as the preferred legal migration channel, the report notes that many migrants avoid it because of high recruitment costs, bureaucratic delays, and restrictive employment conditions. As a result, large numbers of migrants enter Thailand through informal or irregular channels before attempting to regularize their status later through government amnesty programs. Researchers found that this pattern was particularly common among workers from Myanmar, many of whom fled economic collapse, armed conflict, military conscription fears, and political instability after the 2021 coup.The report describes how migration from Myanmar has increasingly become shaped by humanitarian crisis as much as economic necessity. Many recent migrants crossed the border with the help of brokers or informal networks because obtaining official documents through Myanmar authorities had become difficult, expensive, or dangerous. Some migrants reported paying brokers between 15,000 and 30,000 baht for transportation, border crossings, and job placement in Thailand. For many workers, however, entering Thailand is only the beginning of a longer cycle of legal and economic insecurity. The report repeatedly highlights how complex registration procedures and temporary legal statuses leave migrants vulnerable to exploitation. Workers whose visas or permits expire can quickly become undocumented, exposing them to arrest, detention, deportation, and extortion. Fear of authorities also discourages many migrants from reporting abuse or seeking assistance.These vulnerabilities are particularly visible in Thailand’s construction industry, where researchers conducted extensive interviews with migrant workers, subcontractors, brokers, government officials, and civil society organizations. The study found that construction companies frequently rely on multi-layered subcontracting systems that diffuse responsibility for labor conditions and create accountability gaps.Large firms often outsource recruitment and labor management to subcontractors, who may in turn depend on informal brokers or smaller labor suppliers. In practice, this system allows companies to access cheaper and more flexible labor while distancing themselves from legal obligations concerning wages, working conditions, and migrant documentation.The report notes that many migrant construction workers were employed through verbal agreements rather than written contracts, leaving them with little legal recourse when disputes occurred. Wage theft, delayed payment, and underpayment were common complaints among workers interviewed during the study. Most workers reported earning between 310 and 350 baht per day, below Bangkok’s official minimum wage of 372 baht. Safety standards were also inconsistent. Although construction work is highly dangerous, many workers reported receiving only helmets, with limited access to boots, gloves, or other protective equipment. Researchers found that long subcontracting chains often made it unclear who was responsible for workplace safety or compensation in the event of injury or death.The dangers associated with migrant construction work became especially visible after the collapse of a Bangkok high-rise building following an earthquake centered in Myanmar earlier this year. According to the report, the disaster sparked public debate over the precarious conditions facing migrant workers after concerns emerged that some victims may not have been officially registered with construction companies because they had been hired informally through subcontractors. The tragedy also exposed broader questions about compensation and legal recognition. Government officials initially stated that compensation would be limited to migrants with proper documentation, prompting criticism from labor advocates and civil society organizations who argued that undocumented workers should not be excluded from protection simply because of systemic failures in Thailand’s labor and migration systems.During the launch discussion for the report, researchers and labor advocates argued that the building collapse reflected broader structural problems within Thailand’s migration and labor systems rather than an isolated disaster. Speakers noted that migrant workers often remain hidden within complex subcontracting chains that allow companies to benefit from flexible labor while avoiding responsibility for workplace safety, compensation, and legal protections.One participant in the discussion stated that migrant workers continue to be treated as “temporary labor inputs” despite the fact that entire sectors of the Thai economy depend on their work. Another speaker argued that undocumented migrants are often excluded from protection not because they are outside the system, but because the system itself produces irregularity through expensive, restrictive, and constantly changing registration processes.Participants also emphasized that long-term reforms would require simplifying legal registration procedures, strengthening labor inspections, and ensuring that migrant workers can report abuse or unsafe conditions without fear of arrest or deportation.The report further highlights how legal insecurity affects nearly every aspect of migrant workers’ lives beyond the workplace. Housing conditions in construction camps were often overcrowded, poorly ventilated, and lacking privacy. Women workers faced particular difficulties due to inadequate childcare facilities and unsafe living conditions.Researchers found that migrant women frequently carried a double burden: performing physically demanding labor during the day while also remaining responsible for unpaid domestic work and caregiving within construction camps. Despite assumptions among employers that women were assigned “lighter” work, the report found that many women performed the same heavy labor as men while receiving little recognition for their additional caregiving responsibilities. Children living in construction camps also faced serious challenges. Researchers documented concerns about inadequate access to education, unsafe environments, and the lack of recreational spaces. Some older children and teenagers reportedly participated in construction work informally alongside relatives, despite legal restrictions on child labor.Healthcare access emerged as another major issue throughout the study. Although Thailand’s healthcare system is often regarded as one of the strongest in Southeast Asia, migrants continue to face numerous obstacles in accessing medical services. Administrative barriers, language difficulties, lack of information, and fear of immigration enforcement all discourage migrants from seeking care.The report found that even migrants eligible for public health insurance or social security programs were frequently not enrolled because both workers and employers sought to avoid the required costs. As a result, many migrants relied on private clinics, self-medication, alternative remedies, or loans to pay for treatment. Others delayed medical care altogether due to financial concerns or fear of attracting official attention. These weaknesses became especially visible during the COVID-19 pandemic, when outbreaks among migrant communities exposed longstanding inequalities in healthcare access and living conditions. The pandemic also disrupted migration and registration systems, worsening insecurity for many workers already living in precarious circumstances.More broadly, the report situates Thailand’s migration dynamics within larger regional inequalities across Southeast Asia. Wage differences, economic disparities, environmental pressures, and political instability continue to drive migration flows from poorer neighboring countries into Thailand. For many migrants, even exploitative jobs in Thailand offer significantly higher incomes than opportunities available at home.Researchers argue that these migration patterns are unlikely to disappear. Thailand’s demographic changes, labor shortages, and continued regional instability mean that migrant workers will remain essential to the country’s economy for the foreseeable future. The report therefore warns that failing to improve labor protections and social inclusion could deepen existing inequalities while undermining long-term economic sustainability.To address these issues, the report calls for major structural reforms in Thailand’s migration and labor systems. Recommendations include expanding legal migration pathways, reducing the costs and complexity of regularization, improving labor law enforcement, strengthening oversight of subcontracting systems, and ensuring equal access to healthcare and social protections regardless of immigration status. Researchers also emphasize the need for gender-sensitive policies and stronger protections for migrant children and families. They argue that migration governance must move beyond short-term labor management toward a more inclusive approach that recognizes migrants as long-term contributors to Thai society.The report further links these reforms to Thailand’s international commitments, including its ambitions to join the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) by 2030 and its role as a champion country for the United Nations Global Compact for Migration. According to the researchers, improving migrant rights is not only a humanitarian issue but also increasingly tied to global expectations surrounding ethical labor practices, corporate accountability, and responsible supply chains.Ultimately, the report presents Thailand’s dependence on migrant labor as both an economic reality and a political challenge. Migrants continue to sustain industries that many Thai nationals no longer wish to enter, yet their labor remains undervalued and their rights unevenly protected. The result is a system in which economic necessity and social exclusion coexist uneasily.As Thailand confronts an aging population, regional instability, and growing labor shortages, the report argues that the country faces an urgent choice: continue managing migration through temporary and precarious arrangements, or move toward a more inclusive system that recognizes migrant workers not simply as labor inputs, but as rights-bearing individuals whose work sustains entire sectors of the economy. eng editor 1 Sun, 2026-05-24 - 22:49 News migrant workers labour rights

O ministro do Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF), Flávio Dino, negou pedido de soltura da influenciadora Deolane Bezerra, presa na última quinta-feira (21) na Operação Vérnix, que investiga lavagem de dinheiro da organização criminosa Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC). A decisão do ministro, assinada ontem (23), foi publicada neste domingo (24). Na sentença, Dino disse que […] Fonte

A faltarem quatro meses das eleições legislativas em São Tomé e Príncipe, marcadas para 27 de Setembro, surge uma nova força política no panorama nacional. O partido Nossa Terra, criado maioritariamente por dissidentes da ADI, apresenta-se como alternativa ao actual quadro político e afirma ambicionar integrar o futuro Governo. Sem liderança formalizada, o movimento prepara um congresso nacional em Junho para eleger os órgãos estatutários e definir a sua estratégia eleitoral.

Jewish Voice for Peace says a city commissioner personally spent $4,000 on billboard trucks targeting local activists.

اهتم عدد من الباحثين الأوروبيين والأمريكيين والمغاربة منذ بداية القرن الماضي وحتى الألفية الثالثة بعيد الأضحى في المغرب من منظور أنثروبولوجي، باعتباره طقسا تتداخل داخله المعاني الدينية مع البنيات الاجتماعية والرمزية والسياسية،. وتعد دراسة الانثربولوجي الفنلندي ادوارد وسترمارك في كتابه “طقوس ومعتقدات في المغرب” من الدراسات المبكرة ذات الأهمية، إذ يربط الذبيحة بمنظومة واسعة من … ظهرت المقالة طقوس عيد الأضحى في المغرب: كما تراه الدراسات الأنثروبولوجية أولاً على التنويري.