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Isabella Walker

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A Swiss court condemns the richest family in the United Kingdom for exploiting domestic staff

A Swiss court condemns the richest family in the United Kingdom for exploiting domestic staff

Related media - Breaking news Prosecutors had said the Hinduja family confiscated the domestic workers' passports and told them not to leave the villa, where they slept in bunk beds in a windowless basement. The workers should have been available at all times, the indictment alleges, including during trips to France and Monaco, where they worked under the same conditions. Mr Jordan, the Hinduja family's lawyer, had rejected what he called "exaggerated and biased allegations". “Members of the Hinduja family vigorously deny these allegations,” he said in a statement before the verdict. According to the Swiss press, a civil case…
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Crisis in the Middle East: Israeli airstrikes hit Gaza City;  The victims are reported

Crisis in the Middle East: Israeli airstrikes hit Gaza City; The victims are reported

More news - Breaking news A UN-run school in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, in May. Most of these schools are now used as shelters.Credit…Haitham Imad/EPA, via Shutterstock Karim al-Masri was due to start his final exams on Saturday morning, a few weeks after graduating. Instead, he spent the morning filling bags of water to freeze into ice, which he sold to support his family.“I was supposed to study and prepare for final exams,” said al-Masri, 18. But, more than eight months into the war, “I spend my days working to provide for my family to cope with the situation.”Al-Masri was…
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Amazon fined nearly  million over warehouse labor quotas

Amazon fined nearly $6 million over warehouse labor quotas

Related media - Recent news An Amazon spokesperson said in a statement that the company is appealing the sanctions and denied that the company used "fixed quotas." Spokeswoman Maureen Lynch Vogel said that “individual performance is evaluated over an extended period of time, compared to the performance of the entire site team” and that workers can “review their performance whenever they wish.” . California law also prohibits quotas that interfere with employees' ability to take mandatory breaks or use the bathroom, or that prevent employers from following state health and safety laws. Experts said the law was among the first…
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When the only way out of the war in Gaza is to buy your way out

When the only way out of the war in Gaza is to buy your way out

Related media - Breaking news In February, when Dr. Ghayyda traveled to the Egyptian capital to register his parents, sister and nephew, he took his 23-year-old son with him to avoid carrying more than $10,000. By then he had raised about $25,000. “The whole process was quite long, complex and uncertain,” he said. In an interview in his office in Cairo, Mr. Organi spoke at length and in detail about Hala's activities, although he said his role in the company was limited and that he was just one of many shareholders. Hala has long been listed on Organi Group's website…
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