working conditions

Illegal immigrants working on Paris metro "reduced to slavery"

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These labourers, working on station platforms in the Paris metro, are illegal immigrants. The conditions they work in, shown in the following videos, are simply deplorable. Read more and watch the video...

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Busted: An underground fake condom factory

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Dusty condoms lie on the floor, old oil cans are used to store lubricant, shirtless workers handle fake brand wrappers...Welcome to an illegal condom factory in Shaoyang, China. Read more...

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Working in a Chinese sweatshop for HP, Microsoft, Dell and IBM

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A report issued by human rights activists reveals that young migrant workers are labouring under sweatshop conditions for IBM, Microsoft, HP and Dell in a factory in China. Twelve hours a day, seven days a week, the people who put your keyboard keys into place are paid 60 euro cents an hour to do it. And they're not even allowed to raise their heads or go to the toilet... Read more and see the photos...

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Could it happen to you?

Pressure from your boss, an open-plan office, lack of recognition, deadlines… working conditions can be very stressful. And people seem to be cracking up under them all over the world. See the video and read more…

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