Shabin Shaji has won a landmark employment tribunal case against Swan Care Solutions Ltd, securing nearly £30,000 in unpaid wages after a year without work. This victory is believed to be the first of its kind, offering hope to other migrant workers facing exploitation in the UK.
A Hong Kong court fined a defunct bakery chain HK$251,800 for unpaid wages and other entitlements exceeding HK$1.3 million. The liquidator stated the company has no assets to settle the fines.
A hunger strike by workers protesting months of unpaid wages and alleged rights violations entered its second week on April 27 in Ankara, Turkey.
Police detained 33 coal miners and union leaders from Doruk Madencilik on Tuesday after they marched from Eskişehir to Ankara's energy ministry demanding five months of unpaid wages. Following the detentions, 110 miners launched a hunger strike outside the ministry. The mine was seized by Turkey's Savings Deposit Insurance Fund in 2016 and transferred to Yıldızlar SSS Holding in 2022, after which workers say violations escalated. Miners demand unpaid wages, severance, notice pay, safe working conditions, reinstatement of fired workers, and nationalization.
