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Qatar migrant workers ‘treated like animals’

Qatar migrant workers ‘treated like animals’

Qatar World Cup workers' hell - builders treated like slaves, stripped of rights. (18 Oct) - Qatar's construction sector is rife with abuse, Amnesty International (AI) has said in a report published as work begins on Fifa World Cup 2022 stadiums. Amnesty says migrant workers are often subjected to non-payment of wages,... 

Hong Kong sets its first poverty line

Hong Kong sets its first poverty line

HONG KONG, Sept. 28  -- Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying on Saturday chaired the first Commission on Poverty Summit, at which Chief Secretary and Chairman of the commission Carrie Lam announced the poverty line for 2012 to be 50 percent of median monthly household income before tax and welfare transfers. The 2012 poverty... 

‘People kept poor to ensure support can be bought’

‘People kept poor to ensure support can be bought’

SMU Prof, Bridget Welsh (Malaysiakini, 7 Jul) - The incentive for politicians to keep people poor so that their political support can be bought will persist if problems related to political campaign financing are not resolved, said academician Bridget Welsh. “I think we are already seeing some of that. What is happening in... 



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