Drugs, oil … women? Mexican cartels turn to human traffickingDrug gangs are moving into sex trafficking, particularly when their main business is disputed by authorities |
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ANALYSIS-As fashion sales fall globally, big brands leave Asia's garment workers in limboCoronavirus has driven Western retailers such as ASOS, Gap and Primark to pause or cancel orders, threatening an industry that employs about 60 million garment workers globally |
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West African countries on alert for child labor spike due to coronavirusChildren are at risk in Ivory Coast and Ghana because it is cocoa harvest season and schools are closed |
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Migrants jobless and trapped under Thai coronavirus lockdownMigrant workers are left unemployed in Thailand, without access to government aid and unable to go home |
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As migrant workers struggle for lockdown aid, India seeks to count themIndian states are counting calls on helpline, apps and messages on social media to count migrant workforce during coronavirus lockdown |
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Indian farm workers broke, uncertain as rural lockdown easedAs India eases its tough coronavirus lockdown for farmers, some agricultural workers say they didn’t know they could return to the fields after weeks without income |
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Easing labor laws in Brazil seen putting workers at risk in pandemicLabor authorities warn that safety measures are under threat by the government's efforts to ease regulations during COVID-19 |
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'I am going through a cyclone of destruction': A Rana Plaza survivor on life under lockdown"The financial support we received after the Rana Plaza disaster is nothing compared to the pain we have been through and are still going through.” |
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Bangladesh textile workers flout coronavirus lockdown to demand wagesBangladesh has announced aid for essential exports-oriented sector to pay its workers, but garment manufacturers say funds were not enough |
OPINION: COVID-19 poses new risks to India’s enslaved waste pickersIndian waste pickers are struggling to obtain information or equipment to inform and protect them during the coronavirus pandemic |
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