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The latest news and developments on Equidem's projects and on business and human rights, labour rights and migration from our team of experts.
The latest news and developments on Equidem's projects and on business and human rights, labour rights and migration from our team of experts.
Tuesday, 16 November 2021
Equidem Research and Consulting is looking for an Operations Administrator to join the team in an exciting time of organizational growth. The role requires a multi-skilled individual with experience in operations administration as well as a...
Tuesday, 26 October 2021
Equidem Executive Director, Mustafa Qadri will speak on 26 October 2021 at the Human Rights Due Diligence and Systemic Inequalities conference organised by the
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Monday, 25 October 2021
This year, Equidem, India Director, Namrata Raju will be speaking at the Middle East & North...
Thursday, 30 September 2021
Monday, 1 March 2021
Equidem is seeking an advocate to execute a campaign to defend the rights of migrant domestic workers in Hong Kong and Singapore. Do you have passion, energy and a proven record of successful persuasion? Details on how to apply
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Tuesday, 7 July 2020
The kafala system is an integral part of the United Arab Emirates's (UAE) social contract. This makes reforming labour practices in...
Monday, 1 June 2020
Equidem and Equidem Nepal join a large coalition of Civil Society and Global Trade Unions to...
Friday, 10 April 2020
On April 10, Equidem and Equidem Nepal joined a coalition of trade union bodies and civil society...
Tuesday, 7 April 2020
In light of the COVID-19 global pandemic outbreak, we, the undersigned organizations, urge the governments of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Qatar, and Oman to permanently lift the ban on all Voice Over IP (VoIP) platforms used for voice and...
Thursday, 2 April 2020
Equidem and Equidem Nepal joined a coalition of civil society organisations to urge the Qatar authorities to prioritise the human rights of migrant workers in their responses to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The joint letter is available to...
Tuesday, 31 March 2020
Equidem's Nikhil Eapen recently completed a major investigation into the deaths of dozens of Indian migrant workers in the...
Friday, 10 January 2020
Equidem’s office in London, United Kingdom is looking for an energetic, organised and collegiate professional to provide administrative...
Thursday, 31 January 2019
On January 31, Equidem’s senior India-Gulf investigator Reji Kuttappan delivered the following speech at the Strategy Workshop on Combating Issues of Trafficking in Persons and Labour Migration arranged by the Centre for Indian...
Tuesday, 18 December 2018
Equidem’s South Asia Director, Rameshwar Nepal, was interviewed by Avenues TV in Nepal on International Migrants Day (18 December 2018) about human rights issues faced by Nepali workers in the Arab Gulf. He also explained governance gaps that...
Tuesday, 13 November 2018
Equidem’s senior investigator for India and Arab Gulf, Rejimon Kuttappan, was at the South Asian civil...
Tuesday, 2 October 2018
Rejimon Kuttappan, Equidem senior investigator, participated as an expert resource person, in a Forced Labour and Fair Recruitment workshop for journalists, organized by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) in Amman, Jordan from 3 to 5...
Tuesday, 19 June 2018
My name is Mustafa Qadri, I am a research fellow with the Institute for Human Rights and Business, and the Executive Director of Equidem, a human rights and labour rights investigations organisation. I am speaking today in a personal capacity,...
Tuesday, 15 May 2018
Date of Interview: 15 May 2018.
Program aired: 8:20 am to 09:00 am Nepal time.
Name of Program: Episode No: 307, Desh Pardesh. A weekly program...
Thursday, 12 April 2018
VACANCY – EQUIDEM INDIA DIRECTOR
About Equidem:
Equidem Research and Consulting is a specialist human rights and labour rights consultancy dedicated to defending the human rights of...
Friday, 23 March 2018
Equidem’s senior investigator Rejimon Kuttappan participated at the...
Wednesday, 7 March 2018
Saturday, 10 February 2018
On Saturday 10th February, 2018, Nepal's respected Kantipur newspaper featured an opinion piece by Equidem executive director Mustafa Qadri on Qatar's recent labour reforms....
Tuesday, 21 November 2017
A new report by Equidem Research and Consulting and the Institute for Human Rights and Business, Responsible Recruitment: Remediating...
Tuesday, 25 April 2017
Equidem Research and Consulting’s office in London, United Kingdom is looking for an energetic, organised and collegiate professional to assist with daily and long-term project management and other tasks.
For more information on the...
Monday, 17 April 2017
the recent reforms and the ILO review process is a unique opportunity for Qatar and businesses in the country to demonstrate their commitment to improve labor standards.
Thursday, 9 February 2017
On 9 February 2017, Democracy Reporting International (DRI) launched the
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