On International Workers' Day, which occurs tomorrow, the world commemorates the historic struggle for an eight-hour workday, a critical milestone in the journey towards greater social justice for workers. Here in this part of the world, the Asia-Pacific region has often been a leader in the fight for better working conditions. Indeed, New Zealand workers were among the first in the world to win the aforementioned right in 1840, when carpenter Samuel Parnell successfully negotiated with employers to agree on the principle of "eight hours for work, eight for sleep and the remaining eight for recreation".
A global network of Filipino migrant organizations said the Philippines violated five rules of an international convention that aims to provide guidelines and strengthen the protections of migrant workers and their families.
Taipei, April 9 (CNA) Global environmental campaigning network Greenpeace held a rally in front of the Fisheries Agency in downtown Taipei on Friday to demand better pay and labor conditions for distant seas migrant fishermen working on Taiwan-owned boats.