UNHCR Issues New Guidance on International Refugee Protection for Haitians

UNHCR Issues New Guidance on International Refugee Protection for Haitians

Editorial credit: arindambanerjee / Shutterstock.com GENEVA — Amidst the rapidly deteriorating security, human rights and humanitarian situation in Haiti, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has issued today new legal guidance to ensure that international refugee protection is provided for Haitians who need it. Indiscriminate gang violence in Haiti has led to an alarming escalation of […]

Attorney General James and Comptroller Lander Secure Nearly $230,000 for Building Employees Cheated Out of Fair Pay

Attorney General James and Comptroller Lander Secure Nearly $230,000 for Building Employees Cheated Out of Fair Pay

Editorial credit: lev radin / Shutterstock.com   New York, NY – New York Attorney General Letitia James and New York City Comptroller Brad Lander today announced a settlement totaling almost $230,000 with a contracting agency and the Board of Managers of a New York City condominium building for failing to pay workers in the building the […]

PAHO Calls for Collective Action in Response to Record Increase in Dengue Cases in the Americas

PAHO Calls for Collective Action in Response to Record Increase in Dengue Cases in the Americas

Washington, DC, March 28, 2024 (PAHO)- The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) today warned about the surge in dengue cases in the Americas. As of March 26, 2024, over 3.5 million cases and more than 1,000 deaths have been reported in the region. “This is cause for concern, as it represents three times more cases than those reported for […]

Understanding Financial Responsibility in Marriage: Am I Responsible for My Spouse’s Debts?

Understanding Financial Responsibility in Marriage: Am I Responsible for My Spouse’s Debts?

Originally published on 311bankruptcy.com Marriage is a partnership that extends beyond emotional support and companionship; it often involves shared responsibilities, including financial ones. Among the various concerns that arise in marriage, the issue of debt can be particularly complex and sensitive. Many individuals wonder about their liability for their spouse’s debts, and understanding the legal […]

Amazon, SpaceX and Other Companies are Arguing the Government Agency that has Protected Labor Rights since 1935 is Actually Unconstitutional

Amazon, SpaceX and Other Companies are Arguing the Government Agency that has Protected Labor Rights since 1935 is Actually Unconstitutional

Editorial credit: rafapress / Shutterstock.com By Kate Andrias | The Conversation Amazon, SpaceX, Starbucks and Trader Joe’s have all responded to allegations that they have violated labor laws with the same bold argument. The National Labor Relations Board, they assert in several ongoing legal proceedings, is unconstitutional. SpaceX, for example, says that the NLRB is engaging in “an unlawful attempt … to subject […]

Can We Fix a Century of Green Card Backlogs?

Can We Fix a Century of Green Card Backlogs?

A Special Immigration News Report By Janet Howard Listen to the Special Immigration News Report here: This year, only about 3% of the people who have submitted green card applications will receive permanent status. Close to 35 million applications are pending, up from 10 million in 1996. The first backlogs started a century ago, when […]

PAHO Urges Adoption of Innovative Technologies and Treatments to Eliminate Tuberculosis

PAHO Urges Adoption of Innovative Technologies and Treatments to Eliminate Tuberculosis

By PAHO Washington, D.C., March 22, 2024 (PAHO)- On the eve of World Tuberculosis Day (24 March), the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is calling countries to intensify the fight against this preventable and curable disease. Tuberculosis, or TB, is the leading cause of death from a single infectious agent worldwide, surpassed only by COVID-19. In […]

Policymakers and Key Partners Determined to Scale Up National HIV Responses to Reach Prevention Targets with Greater Efficiency

Policymakers and Key Partners Determined to Scale Up National HIV Responses to Reach Prevention Targets with Greater Efficiency

By PAHO Friday, 22 March 2024, (PANCAP Coordinating Unit, CARICOM Secretariat): The Pan Caribbean Partnership against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP), the mechanism that provides a structured and unified approach to the Caribbean’s response to the HIV epidemic, concluded the Eighth Meeting of National AIDS Program (NAP) Managers and Key Partners in Trinidad and Tobago on […]

DiNapoli: NYC Immigrant Workforce Below 2015 Peak

DiNapoli: NYC Immigrant Workforce Below 2015 Peak

Federal Policies Still Weighing on City’s Labor Force The size of New York City’s immigrant workforce was flat over nearly a decade, according to a new report from New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Through 2023, the foreign-born labor market grew 18.5% since 2015 nationally, while New York City’s declined 0.6%, according to data analyzed from […]

Haiti is in Crisis, But Foreign Intervention Comes with an Ugly Past

Haiti is in Crisis, But Foreign Intervention Comes with an Ugly Past

By Ernesto Sagás | The Conversation Haiti is fast becoming a failed state. Armed gangs control most of the capital, Port-au-Prince, and have forced the shutdown of the capital’s international airport and gasoline refinery. Most businesses are closed or are being extorted by the gangs. Ordinary Haitians fear for their safety without the umbrella of law and order that only […]