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China vows retaliation after US blacklists companies
World
July 11, 2021
China vows retaliation after US blacklists companies
BEIJING (AP) — China on Sunday said it will take “necessary measures” to respond to the US blacklisting of Chinese…
China’s Uighurs trapped in factory toiling for tech titans
World
March 5, 2020
China’s Uighurs trapped in factory toiling for tech titans
NANCHANG, China (AP) — In a lively Muslim quarter of Nanchang city, a sprawling Chinese factory turns out computer screens,…
Starved, tortured, bombed: the fate of refugees trapped in Libya
Middle East
July 4, 2019
Starved, tortured, bombed: the fate of refugees trapped in Libya
Acute malnutrition, forced labour, torture: NGOs have sharpened their tone against the shocking conditions endured by refugees and migrants in…
Amnesty urges Lebanon to help end domestic worker abuse
Middle East
April 24, 2019
Amnesty urges Lebanon to help end domestic worker abuse
Amnesty International on Wednesday urged Lebanon to end what it described as an “inherently abusive” migration sponsorship system governing the…
Egypt’s Constitution seen to curtail labor rights and workers freedoms
Egypt
January 21, 2013
Egypt’s Constitution seen to curtail labor rights and workers freedoms
Labor provisions in Egypt's new Constitution are worrying workers and unionists alike, who fear that a lot of room has…
Adly verdict in ‘forced labor’ case to be issued 2 February
Egypt
December 3, 2012
Adly verdict in ‘forced labor’ case to be issued 2 February
The verdict in the trial of former Interior Minister Habib al-Adly and two other former officials implicated in the so-called…
Court adjourns Adly’s ‘forced labor’ trial until October
Egypt
July 3, 2012
Court adjourns Adly’s ‘forced labor’ trial until October
Giza Criminal Court decided on Tuesday to adjourn the trial of former Interior Minister Habib al-Adly and two other former…
HRW: Migrant workers in Qatar risk ‘forced labor’
World
June 12, 2012
HRW: Migrant workers in Qatar risk ‘forced labor’
Human Rights Watch warned on Tuesday that migrant construction workers in Qatar, which is preparing to host the 2022 World…
Adly, security officials ‘forced labor’ trial to begin 3 July
Egypt
May 8, 2012
Adly, security officials ‘forced labor’ trial to begin 3 July
The Cairo Court of Appeals will begin on 3 July the trial of former Interior Minister Habib al-Adly and…
Parties misused children for campaigning, says rights group
Egypt
November 30, 2011
Parties misused children for campaigning, says rights group
The Egyptian Association for the Assistance of Juveniles and Human Rights said certain political parties employed children for campaigning during…