EXCLUSIVE-New Ethiopia law to give life sentences to crooked labour brokers

Labour brokers in Ethiopia who illegally send workers into the clutches of abusive employers and traffickers abroad could face life imprisonment under a new anti-trafficking law, according to a draft exclusively obtained by the Thomson Reuters Foundation
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EXCLUSIVE-Major Thai coffee brand vows to repay 200 debt-ridden farmers

Doi Chaang Coffee says it will pay about 7 million baht ($224,000) after the Thomson Reuters Foundation revealed the non-payment and ensuing debts

Bangladesh's first female Middle East ambassador hopes to help abused women workers

Bangladesh ranks among the top countries sending its citizens to work overseas, with about 700,000 Bangladeshis finding jobs abroad each year but some become victims of abuse

Film 'Greed' urges fashion fans urged to rethink fast buys

The advent of fast fashion has exacerbated the risk of forced labour in global supply chains as factories come under ever greater pressure from leading brands, activists say

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