Nearly three in four mothers working in Bangladesh's tea gardens are psychologically vulnerable or unwell, a new study finds, worn down by starvation wages, wage theft and a second unpaid shift at home. The toll does not stop with them. Researchers found the majority of their young children already show signs of emotional and behavioural distress.

From afar, Singapore glimmers with wealth and prosperity, but beneath the surface lies a dark truth: the exploitation of its migrant workers. And among the most vulnerable are young Bangladeshi men.

Historically, the tea industry in Bangladesh has been standing on the backbreaking labour of tea garden workers

Never before in our history have we lived in so much fear. Never before have we suffered from so much anxiety to find our enemies hiding in the crowd.

An Australian government inquiry is to investigate labour exploitation following revelations of widespread abuse of foreign workers.