A new report from the Department of Labor raises tough questions about whether and to what extent forced labor and child ... Zimbabwean lithium and inputs used for South Korean Indium.

Japanese clothing brand Uniqlo, which was forced to close some of its stores in South Korea since 2019, saw revenue jump 31% in the financial year that ended in August 2023.

Japan’s yen has strengthened past 140 to the dollar for the first time since July 2023, as traders expect potential upcoming US rate cuts to weaken the greenback. The yen touched 139.56 on Monday. The ...

After negotiations between Japan and South Korea over the issue of “forced labor” during the war, the two countries agreed to install an exhibit at a facility on Sado Island that explains the ...

A labour strike in India that has disrupted production at a Samsung plant has put the spotlight on a politically-backed ...

Similar fights over memorials to the 'comfort women' have played out elsewhere, including Southern California. But the ...

Doctors have been sentenced to three-to-five years in prison for carrying out clandestine abortions in their homes.

Renault Korea workers strike over wages; Bangladeshi tea garden workers demand higher wages and better conditions; Australia: Rail workers in NSW impose bans; New Zealand ambulance staff to hold secon ...

Several formerly incarcerated people joined state lawmakers and labor organizers in downtown Los Angeles Monday to make the case for why forced labor should be prohibited in state prisons.

TOKYO -- Indonesia has raised its target for sending workers to Japan to 250,000 over the next five years from 100,000, its labor minister said, partly in response to the expansion of Japan's ...

LONDON, Sept 16 (Reuters) - Britain should outlaw imports of products made by forced labour in China's Xinjiang region, a senior lawmaker from the ruling Labour party said, while reiterating his ...

According to Robert Feldman, chief economist at Morgan Stanley MUFG Securities, the data fuels concerns about demographic shifts and a labor crunch in the country. Japan commemorated its "Respect ...