Child labourers exposed to toxic chemicals dying before 50, WHO says
Bangladesh tannery workers exposed to formaldehype, sulphuric acid and more while making products for westerners
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Migration: EU rejects proposals for Turkey-style deal for Libya
European commission opposes Maltese idea to replicate Ankara deal to reduce crossings from Libya to Italy, which resulted in 5,000 deaths in 2016
Read moreMyanmar to investigate video of police beating Rohingya villagers
State newspaper says police were acting on a tipoff that militants from the Muslim minority were being sheltered in the village
Read more‘A more dangerous long-term threat’: Al-Qaida grows as Isis retreats
Group has been seeking to build support across Islamic world – from south Asia to Africa – through outreach instead of fear
Read moreBangladesh garment factories sack hundreds after pay protests
Dozens have been arrested amid clashes with police as impoverished workers demand a trebling of pay
Read moreMedics in Aleppo fear being killed or tortured for saving lives
Charities warn that doctors and nurses who stayed in opposition-held areas could be treated as rebel supporters by regime forces
Read moreRohingya Muslims fleeing Myanmar ‘turned away by Bangladesh’
Border guards detain hundreds, says Amnesty, while others left in makeshift camps face shortages of food and water
Read moreAung San Suu Kyi to discuss Burmese workers’ rights on Thailand trip
Myanmar state counsellor expected to press for rights of millions of migrant labourers but sensitive Rohingya issue not on agenda
Read moreFollowers of murdered Pakistani activist say they will not be silenced
Khurram Zaki was killed for campaigning against extremists but his fellow activists plan to continue risking confrontation
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