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Apple ends system of recruitment fees that tied labor to contractors

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11 February 2015, PC World Apple has forced its suppliers to end a form of “bonded labor” that saddled assembly line workers with unnecessary hiring fees, and put them in debt to third-party recruiters. The requirement went into effect starting this year, the company said on Wednesday in its latest supplier responsibility report, which examines […]

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“Qatari labor report offers solutions but is unlikely to reduce pressure on World Cup host”

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21 July 2014, James M. Dorsey, Hürriyet Daily News A long-awaited Qatar Foundation report recommends a radical overhaul of the labor recruitment system in Asian labor exporting countries as well as the Gulf state that expects to host the 2022 World Cup. The report however stops short of calling for the abolition of Qatar’s widely

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