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December 4, 2024 News Release

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EU Adopts New Regulation to Curtail Forced Labor

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EU Should Add Xinjiang, Aluminum to Forced Labor Database

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Qatar Risks Backsliding on Critical Labor Reforms

Shura Council Proposal to Reinstate Exit Permits Puts Domestic Workers at Greater Risk of Abuse

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July 2, 2024 Letter

HRW urges the European Commission to assess the impact of state-imposed forced labor in Xinjiang in Electric Vehicle sector

June 5, 2024 News Release

Saudi Arabia: ILO Forced Labor Complaint a Wake-Up Call

Global Union Filing Stresses Urgent Need for Labor Reforms, Remedy for Past Abuses

Members of global trade union Building and Wood Workers’ International Union (BWI) file a forced labor complaint against the government of Saudi Arabia on June 5, 2024 at the International Labour Organisation (ILO) in Geneva.
September 27, 2023 News Release

Bangladesh: Shipping Firms Profit from Labor Abuse

EU Should Revise Law to Promote Safe, Sustainable Ship Recycling

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February 27, 2023 Statement

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95th Pre-Session

October 7, 2022 Dispatches

French Football Federation Backs Remedy for Qatar’s Migrants

Creation of a FIFA Compensation Fund Can’t Wait Any Longer

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August 23, 2022 Commentary

The World Cup is Exciting, Lucrative, and Deadly

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August 12, 2022 Dispatches

What German Football Can Do to Remedy Abuses in Qatar

Football Association Pledges to Press FIFA to Compensate Migrant Workers

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March 29, 2022 News Release

FIFA, Qatar Should Meet Rights Commitments

10 Questions Journalists Should Raise at the 72nd FIFA Congress in Doha

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March 29, 2022 Q & A

10 Questions Journalists Should Ask FIFA and Qatari Authorities About Rights Abuses

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January 13, 2022 News Release

Maldives: Extremist Attacks Go Unpunished

Investigations, Prosecutions Fall Short

Maldivian police secure area following a blast targeting former President Mohamed Nasheed, Malé, Maldives, May 6, 2021.

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