Migrant domestic workers aren’t giving up
| April 8, 2022 News Digest |
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| Sup ply chainThe Chocolate Scorecard: Putting more ethical chocolate on the menu The 2022 Chocolate Scorecard is here! Explore the most up-to-date and comprehensive overview of which brands are rising to the challenge of creating a chocolate industry that is good for people and the planet. It also calls out the “rotten eggs” for ignoring your demands for greater transparency and more ethical policies for slavery-free chocolate. Get informed and share the scorecard today. Read more… |
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| Dome Migrant domestic workers aren’t giving up the fight to restore their rights This week marks ten years since the U.K. government implemented a harmful policy tying migrant domestic workers’ visas to their employers. Under this system, commonly known as the kafala system in the Middle East, migrant domestic workers are made vulnerable to trafficking and exploitation at the hands of abusive employers. We are urgently calling on the U.K. to restore their rights. Read more… |
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| Forced labor Qatar World Cup organizers admit workers were exploited A new report exposes how private security companies in Qatar continue to subject workers to conditions amounting to forced labor, including forcing security guards to work 12-hour days with no days off, for months and even years on end. The report also calls out FIFA for its failure to prevent human rights abuses. Read more… |
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