Africa Should Avoid Forfeiting Sovereignty to China Over Loans: Tillerson

... use of Chinese firms and labor undermines their value. Tillerson said ... Wednesday and visited the African Union headquarters on Thursday. The complex ...

'Progress and Persistent Abuses' in Thailand's Fishing Industry, Says UN

... , the United Nations' labor agency also noted that conditions ... reforms since the European Union threatened in 2015 to ... about seven indicators of forced labor, including abusive working conditions ... strong indicators of forced labor, especially among migrants from ...

Malaysia's FGV Eyes New Palm Oil Markets as India, Europe Curb Imports

... in Kuala Lumpur. The European Union in mid-January approved draft ... out other issues such as labor shortages and the weather has ...

Gangs Exploit Refugee Crisis to Enslave People: Nobel Laureate Satyarthi

... for his work curbing child labor and fighting for their right ... and children trapped in forced labor and sex work. Tens of ... , citing figures from the European Union's criminal intelligence agency Europol ...

Online Tool Helps Seafood Companies Counter Slavery Risk

... assess the risk of forced labor or human trafficking in their ... some reforms after the European Union in 2015 threatened to ban ... steps necessary to end forced labor and other serious abuses on ... that is free of forced labor, human trafficking, and hazardous child ...

Indian Union Appeals to Global Brands Over Fair Wages, Jobs

... The Garment and Textile Workers Union (Gatwu) said a demand ... map their supply chains, labor violations at the end of ... brands, and the state labor department, the union said many of the ... of joining unions or attending union events. Brands have expressed ...

Sino-Thai Construction Reports $20m Loss, Misses Estimates

Bangkok. An Indian trade union has asked 130 global garment ... after the government introduced new labor laws. The exodus of workers ...

Suicide at Indian Spinning Mill Sparks Child Labor Investigation

... investigation as a trade union and human rights campaigners ... of child labor. The Tamilnadu Textile and Common Labour Union (TTCU), ... an all-women's union, said ... Instead of trying to improve labor conditions, mills are buying the ...

As France's Economy Takes Off, a New Problem: Labor Shortages

... industry. Thimonnier and its labor shortages are emblematic of the ... demand, rather than the labor reforms, that has pushed ... Germany where the IG Metall union and the Suedwestmetall employers' ... very strikingly excluded from the labor market," Vincent said, ...

Many in Thai Fishing Industry Fail to See Conditions as Slavery: Research

... their ships amount to forced labor, according to a recent ... industry reforms since the European Union in 2015 threatened to ... of Verite, a charity fighting labor injustices, said the Issara ... for crafting incentives against forced labor. "It's really important ...