Police Arrest 2 Suspects Who Tricked Young Indonesians Into Forced Labor in Taiwan

... for luring unwitting jobseekers into forced labor in Taiwan under false pretenses ... in Taiwan, the victims were forced to work six days a ... moratorium. The suspects ran a labor export agency that had been ...

Three Days of Mourning Declared for Indonesia's 'Father of Technology'

... military strongman Suharto, who was forced to step down in 1998 ... political prisoners, ratifying an International Labor Organization convention that allowed for ...

Indonesia Urges Japan, South Korea to Prioritize Shared Interests to Ease Tensions

... issue of compensation for Korean forced labor during the Japanese occupation of ...

Voting Abstention Group Demands Political Reform

... the Congress Alliance of Indonesian Labor Unions (Kasbi), said in her ... expropriation, in the form of forced evictions by the government and ...

Singapore Urged to Fix Rules on Hiring Domestic Workers to Stop Forced Labor

... put a stop to forced labor in the wealthy city ... "highly susceptible" to forced labor due to a lack ... are not vulnerable to forced labor but right now, they ... kilogram. The International Labor Organization considers people who ... papers – as forced labor. Reuters

With Farms Atop Malls, Singapore Gets Serious About Food Security

... , natural resources and low-cost labor used to be the predominant ... military. Many farms might be forced to shut down, said Chelsea ...

Activists Warn of Gaps as EU Lifts Ban Threat on Thai Fishing Industry

Bangkok. Labor rights campaigners warned against complacency ... fishermen remained at risk of forced labour, and the wages of ... human trafficking and to improve labor conditions in the fishing sector ...

No Evidence to Support Claims Indonesian Students Are Abused in Taiwan: Official

... allegation that Indonesian students are forced to eat pork is not ... internship program were subjected to forced labor in Taiwanese factories. This prompted ...

Satellites to Survivors: Five Goals for Anti-Slavery Fight in 2019

... , mostly women and girls in forced labor and forced marriages, in a trade ... , according to the UN International Labor Organization (ILO). From technology such ...

Indonesian Students in Taiwan Say Reports of 'Forced Labor' Are False

... studying in Taiwan have denied forced labor claims made in recent media ... program are being subjected to forced labor in local factories. This prompted ... in New Taipei, are forced to work 10-hour shifts ... us to any kind of forced labor and we have never been ...