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Beneath Modern Sheen Of Gulf States Is Slave Labor

Gulf states like Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are well-known for their gleaming skyscrapers and other conspicuous emblems of wealth. But underneath their modern sheen lies a problem as old as civilization – a labor system that makes migrant workers into modern slaves.

5月 19th, 2017

作者 Roqayah Chamseddine

Beneath Modern Sheen Of Gulf States Is Slave Labor

The awe-inspiring skyscrapers and buildings that litter the region have been described as being “stained by the blood of migrant workers.” This subjugation of laborers lines corporate coffers while putting the lives of migrant workers at

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India Sends Food Aid To It’s Neglected, Starving Citizens In Saudi Arabia

India’s Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj said on Twitter that 10,000 Indian workers are facing “extreme hardship” in Saudi Arabia.

8月 02nd, 2016

作者 teleSUR

India Sends Food Aid To It’s Neglected, Starving Citizens In Saudi Arabia

The Indian government has sent 15 metric tons of food aid to its own citizens living as foreign workers in Saudi Arabia, following layoffs triggered by plummeting oil prices in the petroleum-based

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Nepalese Women Workers Know The Costs Of Working Abroad

Despite widespread physical and sexual abuse and slave-like working conditions, Nepalese women long to go abroad to boost their earning power.

5月 22nd, 2014

作者 Zofeen Ebrahim @zofeen28

Nepalese Women Workers Know The Costs Of Working Abroad

KATMANDU, Nepal --- Frail and weak, 21-year-old Pasan Shelpa had hoped that if she went abroad to work -- as her three older sisters did -- it would help better the family’s lot. "I saw how it had helped families in my village," Shelpa told MintPress News. "I wanted to make my parents happy." According to the International Labour

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Zofeen Ebrahim

Zofeen Ebrahim has been the MintPress News South East Asia Correspondent since 2014. She is based in Karachi, Pakistan. For Zofeen , the path to journalism was never a "carefully thought out" or a "planned" career choice. It was as if she was being led towards it. After graduating, and doing her master’s she got married and moved cities. "I had no clue what I wanted to do or even if I wanted a career". A small inconspicuous advert in an English daily changed all that for her. They were seeking editorial assistants for an English language women's magazine that was soon to be launched. Since then there has been no looking back for her. Today, she freelances for several national (Dawn and The News) and international (IPS, The Guardian, The Third Pole) media organisations and writes about issues that touch her heart. She can be reached at [email protected] and follow her on Twitter at @zofeen28.

In ‘Fair Food’ Fight, Florida Farmworkers Take On Industry

The Immokalee, Florida migrant farmworkers who have forced some of the biggest food industry corporations in the world to acquiesce to their demands for dignity in the fields say they are determined to make Wendy’s and Publix do the same.

3月 17th, 2014

作者 Sarah Lazare

In ‘Fair Food’ Fight, Florida Farmworkers Take On Industry

To prove it, the Coalition of Immokalee Workers launched their 'Now Is the Time' tour in early March, staging rallies and actions in ten cities in 10 days that culminated in an overnight vigil of hundreds at a Lakeland, Florida Publix on Friday and Saturday. Their demands? That Wendy's and Publix support a

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Gov’t Officials Show Little Concern For Migrant Worker Deaths In Qatar

Qatar is building up for the 2022 World Cup on the backs of migrant workers with limited rights and few avenues for addressing sometimes dangerous work conditions. As the death toll climbs, however, no one seems very concerned.

2月 25th, 2014

作者 Frederick Reese @FrederickReese

Gov’t Officials Show Little Concern For Migrant Worker Deaths In Qatar

Indian authorities revealed Monday that 455 Indian workers died in 2012 and 2013 while working on construction crews in Qatar in preparation for the 2022 World Cup.

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Frederick Reese

Frederick Reese is lead staff writer for Mint Press specializing in race, poverty, congressional oversight and technology. An award winning data journalist and creative writer for over 15 years, Frederick has written about and worked for social advocacy projects and personal awareness efforts. Frederick is a jack-of-all-trades, with work experience as a teacher, a pastry chef and a story writer. Frederick has publication credits with Yahoo!, B. Couleur, and more. A native New Yorker, Frederick graduated from Colgate University in 1999 and Johnson & Wales University in 2003. Frederick started his journalistic career writing for his university’s newspaper, “The Colgate Maroon-News,” before starting and heading his own magazine, “The Idealist.” Most recently, Frederick received a data journalism award from the International Center for Journalists for his minimum wage coverage for MintPress. Follow Frederick on Twitter: @frederickreese

INTERVIEW: Mexican Priest Threatened For Helping Migrants

“I am a grain of sand in the government’s shoe: I make them uncomfortable … they have to cope with me, because the only other alternative would be to kill me.”

10月 30th, 2013

作者 Magda Fahsi

INTERVIEW: Mexican Priest Threatened For Helping Migrants

Father Alejandro Solalinde Guerra is a Mexican Catholic priest. He was deeply touched by the conditions that thousands of Central American migrants face when they ride the train northward to the United States through Mexico, where they are often the victims of criminal gangs and police violence. The National Human Rights

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Watch: New Documentary Reveals Horrors Of Modern Day Slave Trade

Abby Martin recalls the history of the colonization of the Philippines and how it has led to a dramatic rise in human trafficking of Philippine workers.

Beneath Modern Sheen Of Gulf States Is Slave Labor