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'Escaping hell': Myanmar scam center workers plead to go home

'Escaping hell': Myanmar scam center workers plead to go home

Hundreds of exhausted young men lie in an open-sided detention center in a seedy Myanmar border town, sweating through thick tropical heat by day and prey to clouds of mosquitoes by night.
260 foreigners rescued from virtual slavery in Myanmar's online scam centers

260 foreigners rescued from virtual slavery in Myanmar's online scam centers

Hong Kong woman rescued from call center gang in Myanmar

Hong Kong woman rescued from call center gang in Myanmar

Allegations of 'farm-like' conditions at A-soul comic studio spark outrage among former employees

Allegations of 'farm-like' conditions at A-soul comic studio spark outrage among former employees

Former artists at the Chinese comic studio A-soul have accused the company of subjecting them to severe working conditions, describing their shared living space as "farm-like."
October 10, 2024 | 11:56 pm PT
Criminals reap $236B a year in profits from forced labor: UN agency

Criminals reap $236B a year in profits from forced labor: UN agency

Illegal profits from forced labor worldwide have risen to the “obscene” amount of $236 billion per year, the U.N. labor agency reported Tuesday.
March 19, 2024 | 06:36 pm PT
Man busted for trafficking forced Vietnamese labor to Myanmar

Man busted for trafficking forced Vietnamese labor to Myanmar

Police have arrested a member of a criminal gang that trafficked Vietnamese into Myanmar and made them work against their will.
November 2, 2023 | 05:30 pm PT
US trafficking report highlights forced labor, exploited boys

US trafficking report highlights forced labor, exploited boys

The United States on Thursday denounced the scourge of human trafficking, calling out forced labor and the little-known but growing problem of boys and young men caught up the trade.
June 16, 2023 | 06:45 pm PT
Chinese fast fashion giant Shein denies low prices due to forced labor

Chinese fast fashion giant Shein denies low prices due to forced labor

Chinese cut-price fast-fashion giant Shein defended its business model in an interview with AFP, saying demand-based production accounted for its low prices and not forced or cheap labor.
May 5, 2023 | 11:17 pm PT
Vietnam wants Cambodian ‘action’ on forced labor problem

Vietnam wants Cambodian ‘action’ on forced labor problem

Vietnamese Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son has asked Cambodia to ‘take action’ to help end the forced labor of Vietnamese nationals in the neighboring country.
March 21, 2023 | 07:16 am PT
70 Vietnamese flee illegal facilities in Cambodia

70 Vietnamese flee illegal facilities in Cambodia

Almost 70 Vietnamese citizens have escaped several “illegal facilities” in Cambodia with support from the Consulate General of Vietnam in Sihanoukville City.
September 20, 2022 | 07:03 am PT
For Vietnamese trafficked to Cambodia, rescue can't come fast enough

For Vietnamese trafficked to Cambodia, rescue can't come fast enough

While they are waiting for Vietnamese and Cambodian authorities to rescue their trafficked children, many parents in Vietnam are sitting on hot coals.
September 12, 2022 | 10:00 pm PT
Singapore urged to fix rules on hiring domestic workers to stop forced labor

Singapore urged to fix rules on hiring domestic workers to stop forced labor

Singapore must overhaul its rules and systems for the hiring of foreign domestic workers to put a stop to forced labour in the wealthy city-state.
January 15, 2019 | 02:24 am PT
12 youth tricked into bonded labor rescued in Vietnam

12 youth tricked into bonded labor rescued in Vietnam

Authorities in southern Vietnam are investigating a case of modern slavery after 12 victims were saved.
August 2, 2018 | 08:27 am PT
Supermarkets must help end 'brutal conditions' for farmers: Oxfam

Supermarkets must help end 'brutal conditions' for farmers: Oxfam

'Millions of women and men who produce our food are trapped in poverty and face brutal working conditions.'
June 21, 2018 | 06:52 pm PT
From nightmares to dreams: Rescued Indian children sketch life in slavery

From nightmares to dreams: Rescued Indian children sketch life in slavery

A little boy drew an empty house because nobody ever lived in it. 'They were all working round the clock.'
May 16, 2018 | 05:24 pm PT
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