Bangladesh agrees new garment pay scale from December amid protests"The new wage structure will be implemented from December, and workers will receive their first salaries under the revised pay scale in January," Akter said. The six-member board was formed this week amid growing labour unrest and includes representatives of workers and factory owners. It is responsible for reviewing pay in Bangladesh's garment industry. Workers are demanding the monthly minimum wage be raised to 30,000 taka ($242) from 12,500 taka, saying rising food, housing and transport costs have eroded their purchasing power.
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/bangladesh-wage-board-meets-garment-worker-protests-continue-2026-11-04/Regime Threatens Migrant Workers in Thailand Over Document BoycottMigrants are boycotting the CI process as the cash-strapped junta attempts to wring more money out of them. Workers applying for the document must now prove that they remit at least 25 percent of their wages to Myanmar through official channels, as well as a 2 percent income tax payment. Official channels offer far less favorable exchange rates than unofficial channels.
https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/regime-threatens-migrant-workers-in-thailand-over-document-boycott.html Fisherfolk and community residents hold Revillas accountable for demolition in Cavite “The floating houses here in Longos are now being destroyed and suddenly dragged away without notice. I could not stop it because the perpetrators are coast guards. I could do nothing—even my dog was taken away,” recounted Ricardo Bagongong, fisherfolk leader and organizer of Pambansang Lakas ng Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya, or National Federation of Small Fisherfolk Organizations in the Philippines)-Cavite.
https://philippinerevolution.nu/angbayan/fisherfolk-and-community-residents-hold-revillas-accountable-for-demolition-in-cavite/Indonesia deploys thousands of troops after generals arrested over wiretapping allegationsAuthorities have not confirmed that the deployment is connected to the wiretapping probe. The first phase began on Monday with 2,100 personnel from units already stationed in Jakarta. Troops from outside the capital were to start arriving Wednesday, bringing the total number of personnel involved to 20,980, according to the navy operations assistant, Vice Adm. Yayan Sofiyan.
https://apnews.com/article/indonesia-security-forces-deployment-wiretapping-8e598661a904d8af89b35ea04d420506UK to deploy facial recognition in biggest-ever immigration crackdownThe technology will be used to identify people “seeking to re-enter the UK unlawfully”, target those subject to removal action and to crack down on broader “immigration-related criminality”. The Home Office states the cameras will be used to locate undocumented people so it can resolve their cases, which it says will reduce “disruption to the wider public compared to repeated enforcement visits at residential addresses or workplaces”.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/nov/04/uk-deploy-facial-recognition-biggest-ever-immigration-crackdownAlmost 200,000 people at risk of needing foodbanks in Northern IrelandWhile the charity welcomed action announced in the UK government’s Budget last week to tackle the cost of living, it urged the Stormont Executive to redouble its efforts to ensure more people in Northern Ireland can afford at least the essentials.
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/almost-200000-people-risk-needing-foodbanks-northern-irelandDanish students join European protest wave against education funding cutsSince 1970, all students enrolled in schools or university in Denmark over the age of 18 have automatically received the student allowance regardless of their parents’ income. Students currently receive 1,154 kroner ($173) a month for those who live with their parents, and 7,426 kroner ($1,116) for those who live on their own. Under the new government proposal, the allowance would be abolished for students living with parents earning over 700,000 Danish kroner ($105,248).
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/11/4/danish-students-join-european-protest-wave-against-education-funding-cutshttps://archive.ph/MdRXIIsrael punishes Palestinian prisoners with solitary confinement for making a cakeThe prisoners at Lavi prison had saved up food over several days to make the cake in order to express hope that the vote will lead to the minister's exit from the government. Prison guards found the cake in a cell, prompting officials to take disciplinary measures against the eight and send them to solitary confinement. Ben-Gvir praised prison officials for the decision and mocked prisoners' lack of access to food.
https://www.newarab.com/news/israel-puts-palestinian-prisoners-solitary-making-cakeArmed young men move among civilians amid tensions in Al-HasakahThe incident comes amid continuing threats and attacks against Kurdish students and protesters demanding the right to education in their mother tongue.
https://www.syriahr.com/en/387808/Iran-aligned Iraqi armed faction rejects amendment to parliamentary law The amendments target core articles in the draft legislation to place PMF brigades – which include Nujaba – under a unified military command, prevent the force from rivaling the Iraqi Army in armament and organization, and relocate its bases outside major cities. The revisions also restrict the independent movement of PMF units, reduce the sweeping privileges of faction leaders and regiment commanders, enforce stricter retirement rules, and sever ties between armed factions and political parties.
https://www.rudaw.net/english/categories/iraq/1080024US contractor admits passing US top-secret information to Ethiopia in its war against rebelsLemma, of Silver Spring, Maryland, pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiring to transmit national defense information to a foreign government. He worked as an information technology contractor at the State Department, Justice Department and National Reconnaissance Office, prosecutors said.
https://apnews.com/article/ethiopia-espionage-contractor-intelligence-us-topsecret-2665bd9c0ffb8a50ad406e2b55ea85ddANC faces anger over poor services as South Africans vote in local electionsThe former liberation movement, which Nelson Mandela led to power in 1994 at the end of apartheid as South Africa’s first black president, is still likely to be the largest party. However, polls showed it getting less than a third of the vote, down from 45.6% at the last municipal elections in 2021 and 40.2% in 2024’s national elections.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/nov/04/anc-south-africa-local-elections-water-outages-power-cuts