FEATURE-Malaysian mothers fight government over sexist citizenship law Reuters 4 hrs ago Mothers cannot pass nationality to children born overseas Top court tells gov t to explain apparent discrimination Law perpetuates domestic abuse, statelessness, critics say
By Emma Batha
July 14 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Former Malaysian squash champion Choong Wai Li has a cabinet full of trophies from the five years she played for her country, but if her son were to inherit her sporting talents he would not be able to represent the nation.
That is because Malaysia is one of 25 countries that do not give mothers and fathers equal rights to pass their nationality to their children.
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LONDON, May 25 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Gig workers using some of Britain s most popular labour platforms, including Amazon Flex and Uber Eats, often earn less than the minimum wage, researchers said on Tuesday, as they called for stronger protections.
Amazon s courier arm and cab services Bolt and Ola came bottom in a University of Oxford study looking at how fairly 11 of the country s best known platforms treat workers, with all three scoring zero points. The lack of stable income due to the highly variable nature of the demand for gig services and the lack of any formal employment protection means gig companies wield an exceptional amount of power over gig workers, the study said.