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The US State Department: workers died in Qatar as a result of harsh working conditions.

The US State Department: workers died in Qatar as a result of harsh working conditions.

The US State Department said that the Qatar’s’ government has not taken sufficient measures to stop violations of its workers rights, and the death of workers in Qatar as a result of harsh working conditions

Corona virus. Increase concern  for migrant workers in Qatar

Corona virus. Increase concern for migrant workers in Qatar

Qatar’s lack of transparency over the coronavirus raised questions about whether the infection could be going through the labor camps By Victoria Hudson. With the spread of coronavirus, there are increasing concerns about the situation

Migrants auctioned off as slaves.

Migrants auctioned off as slaves.

CNN journalists filmed a sale of human beings. The UN has denounced an "inhuman" situation, and Libya says an investigation will be launched.  CNN journalists filmed a human auction, hiding their cameras, in Libya, not

Humanitarian organization: Yemen suffers from a forgotten cholera crisis.

Humanitarian organization: Yemen suffers from a forgotten cholera crisis.

Oxfam International said on Tuesday that Yemen is currently suffering from a forgotten cholera crisis, and warned of the high number of people infected with the disease with the approaching rainy season next April, while

How Romanians Have Taken Medicare In Their Own Hands

How Romanians Have Taken Medicare In Their Own Hands

It is the collective power of people that makes a nation thrive; not the government. This has been proven by the citizen of Romania who, out of disgust over the repeated failure of governments that

Qatar’s human rights and foreign workers rights violations.

Qatar’s human rights and foreign workers rights violations.

Haitham Sharabi, a human rights researcher, confirmed that there are strong opportunities towards an international escalation against the Qatari regime after the exacerbation of human rights violations and international condemnations against the human rights file

US giant sportswear suspend cancels business deals with Chinese factory accused of using Uighur detainees in forced labor

US giant sportswear suspend cancels business deals with Chinese factory accused of using Uighur detainees in forced labor

American apparel company Badger Sportswear suspended ties with a Chinese factory,  suspected of using Muslim detainees from Chinese concentration camps in the production process. The company said it began investigating the operations of the factory,

Financial and political crisis worsens the condition of migrant workers in Lebanon

Financial and political crisis worsens the condition of migrant workers in Lebanon

By Victoria Hudson. Around 150 thousand Bangladeshi migrant workers are passing days in uncertainty in crisis-hit Lebanon as most of them have either lost their jobs or remained unpaid over the last few months. Some

2022 World Cup in Qatar: the Vinci group suspected of “human trafficking”.

2022 World Cup in Qatar: the Vinci group suspected of “human trafficking”.

an investigation judge has been affected to investigate the activities of the construction group Vinci in Qatar after accusations of "forced labor" and "human trafficking" on the sites of the 2022 World Cup. The investigation

A modern slavery: labour and human rights violations against the Bangladeshi migrant workers in Mauritius

A modern slavery: labour and human rights violations against the Bangladeshi migrant workers in Mauritius

By Victoria Hudson. According to local media, human rights activists reported Bangladeshi migrant workers employed at some apparel factories in Mauritius are being forced to work as modern-day slaves. The Ovibashi Karmi Unnayan Programme (OKUP),