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Travel plans whitewashed by winter storms
Malaysia Star, Malaysia -
One of the measures taken by the Chinese Government is to ask millions of migrant workers to forgo their annual Spring Festival trip home. …
Millions in China face more weather misery
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Malaysia Star
China's army of migrant workers stranded in winter freeze
AFP -
China's enormous army of migrant workers — many of whom are already downtrodden — are among the hardest hit by the heavy snow and freezing conditions that …
Winter chaos in China spreads holiday misery
Chaotic Rush to Board Trains in China
China Moves to End Gridlock
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BBC News
Welsh workers survive immigration
BBC News, UK -
Migrant workers are not keeping Welsh people out of jobs, according to a report produced for the Welsh Assembly Government. It also finds that workers from …
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CNN International
Migrants are China's 'factories without smoke'
CNN International -
Living for years at a time in coastal cities, China's migrant workers have built the country's skyscrapers and assembled its exports, sending tens of …
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Dole: Migrant worker policy, enforcement need help
News & Observer, NC -
Elizabeth Dole told a group of tobacco farmers Friday she wants to make it easier for them to hire temporary foreign workers. Speaking at a meeting of the …
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Call to punish factories which exploit migrant workers
Bangkok Post, Thailand -
Factories found exploiting migrant workers should be punished by having their investment privileges revoked, human rights commissioner Sunee Chaiyarose said …
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Union targets M&S over migrant workers
Financial Times, UK -
The campaign to highlight the conditions of migrant workers in the poultry industry comes on the heels of a television programme, fronted by celebrity chef …
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