migrant workers
Why the UK's 'Modern Slavery' Problem Is Only Getting Worse, and New Laws Might Not Help
There are an estimated 8,300 'modern slaves' in the UK. We spoke to Sheila, a former victim, and campaigners who have concerns about legislation currently being debated in the House of Lords.
Rights Groups Demand Answers from Qatar Over 'Disappearance' of UK Researchers Investigating Migrant Worker Abuses
Activists reported being followed by police in the country, but Qatari authorities stay silent.
Greek Farmers Accused of Shooting 28 Migrant Workers Have Walked Free
The Bangladeshi farm workers were shot at in April 2013 when they asked their employers for six months of backpay.
Thousands of Cambodian Migrant Workers Flee Thailand
Human rights groups have been investigating alleged violence and killings of Cambodian workers during Thai police-led raids.
I Confronted Donald Trump in Dubai
Donald Trump's hair should not be. It sits on his head like a soufflé, both airy and solid, as improbable as any building to which he's given his name.
To Be Raped or to Become a Prostitute in Beirut
Foreign domestic workers in Beirut often have to choose between sexual abuse where they work or escaping and being swept into prostitution.
Giving the World Cup to Qatar Was a Really Stupid Idea
FIFA's president finally admitted that holding a World Cup in Qatar is a "mistake" due to extreme heat. But he didn't mention human rights.
To Be Raped or to Become a Prostitute
Foreign domestic workers in Beirut often have to choose between facing sexual abuse at the houses they clean or trying to escape and being swept into the underworld of prostitution. Both traffickers and those trying to stop the trafficking agree that...
The Persian Gulf’s ‘Blade Runner’ Obsession Is Killing Migrant Workers
The development of a long line of sci-fi inspired buildings and infrastructure projects imperils poor workers with practically no rights.
'Gulf Futurism' Is Killing People
Migrant workers are paying the ultimate price for the Blade Runner fantasies of oil princes.
Is Obama Going to Do Anything About Dangerous Child Labor on Southern Tobacco Farms?
Short answer: Probably not.
Fun and Games at Italy's Largest Immigrant Ghetto
The Rignano Ghetto is located in the countryside near Foggia, in the region of Apulia, in southern Italy. It was formed spontaneously more than 15 years ago, after the evacuation of an abandoned sugar mill, which had served as accommodation for foreign...