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Migrant workers on British farms trapped in ‘debt bondage’, MPs told
Press Association News via AOL· 2 years agoGovernment inspectors have found cases of debt bondage among seasonal agricultural workers in the...
Inside Pakistan's brick kilns where millions are trapped in modern-day slavery, working dangerous...
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 1 year agoBilawal Bhatti and Maqbool Ahmed In Pakistan, families are forced to make over 1,500 bricks a day to...
Proclaim debt amnesty throughout all the land? A biblical solution to a present-day problem
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 years agoStudent loan debt is one of the most burdensome forms of debt in America today. According to...
The international problem of modern slavery
The Week via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA ball and chain. Illustrated | Getty Images While slavery is often thought of as a relic of history, there are many locations around the world where the...
UN report on Ecuador links crime with poverty, faults government for not ending bonded labor
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 9 months agoA U.N. envoy urged Ecuador's leaders Friday to boost enforcement of labor laws and end popular fuel...
Kroger silent on human rights abuses in its supply chain | Opinion
Cincinnati.com | The Enquirer via Yahoo News· 11 months agoThe competitive prices Kroger offers its customers can sometimes come at a terrible human cost − and...
U.S. lifts import ban on Sime Darby Plantation products
Reuters via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoU.S. customs authorities on Friday lifted a two-year import ban on palm oil products made by...
Fashion firms relying on paper promises to tackle forced labour – campaigners
PA Media: Money via Yahoo Finance· 5 months agoSome of the world’s biggest fashion brands are relying on paper promises to eradicate forced labour,...
Malaysia probes cases of migrant workers left jobless, without passports
Reuters via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMalaysia has launched an investigation to uncover how hundreds of migrant workers arrived from South...
Why dozens of Russian enterprises are bankrupt, or heading that way
Defense News via Yahoo News· 10 months agoMOSCOW — Russia’s economy has not shrunk to the point some Western governments and experts predicted...