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World's First Travel Ban Issued for Human Trafficking
A Scottish court issued the world's first worldwide travel ban against Kevin Booth for human trafficking and exploitation, after finding him guilty of repeatedly abusing vulnerable women at his remote Highland lodge, where he filmed himself assaulting them in an underground chamber.
World's First Travel Ban Issued for Human Trafficking
A Scottish court issued the world's first worldwide travel ban against Kevin Booth for human trafficking and exploitation, after finding him guilty of repeatedly abusing vulnerable women at his remote Highland lodge, where he filmed himself assaulting them in an underground chamber.
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48% Bias Score
Mickey 17": Bong Joon-ho's Dystopian Exploration of Human Exploitation
Mickey 17", Bong Joon-ho's new sci-fi film, portrays the exploitation of cloned workers by a wealthy visionary in a dystopian future, reflecting the director's recurring themes of societal inequality and human cruelty, with a satirical, yet somewhat muted, approach.
Mickey 17": Bong Joon-ho's Dystopian Exploration of Human Exploitation
Mickey 17", Bong Joon-ho's new sci-fi film, portrays the exploitation of cloned workers by a wealthy visionary in a dystopian future, reflecting the director's recurring themes of societal inequality and human cruelty, with a satirical, yet somewhat muted, approach.
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48% Bias Score
Dutch Ministries Raise Concerns Over Indonesian Nurse Work-Study Program
Four Dutch ministries voiced concerns about a program bringing 1200 Indonesian nurses annually to the Netherlands for a work-study program due to worries about exploitation; the program, run by Yomema and Avans+, offered a €950 monthly stipend, but investigations revealed issues like excessive work ...
Dutch Ministries Raise Concerns Over Indonesian Nurse Work-Study Program
Four Dutch ministries voiced concerns about a program bringing 1200 Indonesian nurses annually to the Netherlands for a work-study program due to worries about exploitation; the program, run by Yomema and Avans+, offered a €950 monthly stipend, but investigations revealed issues like excessive work ...
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52% Bias Score
Record High of British Nationals Trapped in Modern Slavery
A record number of British nationals are trapped in modern slavery in the UK, comprising 25% of all referrals to the national safeguarding scheme, highlighting a domestic crisis despite some police forces seeing a rise in trafficking charges and arrests.
Record High of British Nationals Trapped in Modern Slavery
A record number of British nationals are trapped in modern slavery in the UK, comprising 25% of all referrals to the national safeguarding scheme, highlighting a domestic crisis despite some police forces seeing a rise in trafficking charges and arrests.
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24% Bias Score
Fairtrade to Tackle Exploitation in UK Supply Chains
Fairtrade's new chief, Eleanor Harrison, plans to expand the organization's ethical standards to UK factories and farms, addressing concerns over worker exploitation and leveraging its success in international markets, where sales rose by more than 5% in 2023, despite economic challenges.
Fairtrade to Tackle Exploitation in UK Supply Chains
Fairtrade's new chief, Eleanor Harrison, plans to expand the organization's ethical standards to UK factories and farms, addressing concerns over worker exploitation and leveraging its success in international markets, where sales rose by more than 5% in 2023, despite economic challenges.
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36% Bias Score
Cuban Soldiers Trapped in Ukraine After Russian Contract Expiry
Hundreds of Cubans, initially promised high wages and citizenship, were recruited into the Russian army, deployed to Ukraine, and now face death or injury after their contracts expired, highlighting Russia's exploitation of foreign nationals in its war effort and Cuba's apparent complicity.
Cuban Soldiers Trapped in Ukraine After Russian Contract Expiry
Hundreds of Cubans, initially promised high wages and citizenship, were recruited into the Russian army, deployed to Ukraine, and now face death or injury after their contracts expired, highlighting Russia's exploitation of foreign nationals in its war effort and Cuba's apparent complicity.
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40% Bias Score
Rotterdam's Mixed Results in Combating Homelessness Among Eastern European Migrants
Rotterdam's plan to combat homelessness among Eastern European migrants combines shelter, job placement, and repatriation; initial results show 32 found jobs, 12 were returned to their home countries, out of 151 individuals who participated in the program between July and October 2024, while the lon...
Rotterdam's Mixed Results in Combating Homelessness Among Eastern European Migrants
Rotterdam's plan to combat homelessness among Eastern European migrants combines shelter, job placement, and repatriation; initial results show 32 found jobs, 12 were returned to their home countries, out of 151 individuals who participated in the program between July and October 2024, while the lon...
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44% Bias Score
Concerns over Exploitation Halt Indonesian Nurse Program in Netherlands
Four Dutch ministries voiced concerns about a program bringing 1200 Indonesian nurses to the Netherlands annually for a work-study program with a €950 monthly stipend, citing potential exploitation and insufficient study time; the program has since been suspended after legal action by students.
Concerns over Exploitation Halt Indonesian Nurse Program in Netherlands
Four Dutch ministries voiced concerns about a program bringing 1200 Indonesian nurses to the Netherlands annually for a work-study program with a €950 monthly stipend, citing potential exploitation and insufficient study time; the program has since been suspended after legal action by students.
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56% Bias Score
19-Year-Old Sentenced for Attempted Firework Attack on Family of Deceased Plumber
Nineteen-year-old Rodynho E. received a 30-month prison sentence (10 months suspended) for attempting a firework attack on the home of deceased plumber Ron van Uffelen and his family on August 13-14, 2023, exploiting vulnerable accomplices, following 27 threats and attacks over 14 months.
19-Year-Old Sentenced for Attempted Firework Attack on Family of Deceased Plumber
Nineteen-year-old Rodynho E. received a 30-month prison sentence (10 months suspended) for attempting a firework attack on the home of deceased plumber Ron van Uffelen and his family on August 13-14, 2023, exploiting vulnerable accomplices, following 27 threats and attacks over 14 months.
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40% Bias Score
Amnesty International Report Exposes Migrant Worker Abuse in Canada's TFWP
Amnesty International's report details widespread abuse and discrimination against migrant workers in Canada's Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP), including unpaid wages, excessive hours, unsafe conditions, and instances of racist abuse, prompting calls for program reform.
Amnesty International Report Exposes Migrant Worker Abuse in Canada's TFWP
Amnesty International's report details widespread abuse and discrimination against migrant workers in Canada's Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP), including unpaid wages, excessive hours, unsafe conditions, and instances of racist abuse, prompting calls for program reform.
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56% Bias Score
30 Arrested in Spain for Running a Transnational Human Trafficking Ring
Spanish police arrested 30 members of the Chinese Tian Xia She triad for sex trafficking, drug trafficking, and human smuggling, rescuing 33 victims including a minor; the group used violence and debt bondage to exploit young Asian women, luring them with false promises of work.
30 Arrested in Spain for Running a Transnational Human Trafficking Ring
Spanish police arrested 30 members of the Chinese Tian Xia She triad for sex trafficking, drug trafficking, and human smuggling, rescuing 33 victims including a minor; the group used violence and debt bondage to exploit young Asian women, luring them with false promises of work.
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52% Bias Score
Canadian Winery Permanently Banned for Exploiting Migrant Workers
Toor Vineyards in British Columbia, Canada, was permanently banned from hiring temporary foreign workers and fined \$118,000 for violating program rules, including failure to protect workers from abuse and for not providing promised pay and working conditions; at least one worker reported sexual abu...
Canadian Winery Permanently Banned for Exploiting Migrant Workers
Toor Vineyards in British Columbia, Canada, was permanently banned from hiring temporary foreign workers and fined \$118,000 for violating program rules, including failure to protect workers from abuse and for not providing promised pay and working conditions; at least one worker reported sexual abu...
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44% Bias Score
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