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Asian Trade Centre's Elms on US' Ban on Goods from Xinjiang Region
Deborah Elms, Asian Trade Centre Executive Director, discusses her views on supply chain and trade from U.S. crackdown on goods from China's Xinjiang region. She speaks with Haidi Stroud-Watts and Vonnie Quinn on "Bloomberg Daybreak: Asia".
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Malawi tobacco pressured as US butts in over labour abuses
Malawi's minister of agriculture Kondwani Nankhumwa says all efforts are being taken to ensure the nation eradicates all forms of child labour admitting the issue exists in some areas where tobacco is grown (Footage by AFPTV via Getty...
Bloomberg
Biden Signs Law Punishing China for Uyghur Treatment
President Joe Biden signed into law a bipartisan bill banning goods from China's Xinjiang region unless companies can prove they aren't made with forced labor. The move will add to tensions over Beijing's treatment of the nation's Uyghur...
Bloomberg
Sen. Ossoff Says U.S. Must Cut Dependence on Chinese Solar Products
Sep.23 -- Senator Jon Ossoff, a Georgia Democrat, says the U.S. should stop relying on solar energy products from China that he says are tainted by forced labor. "We’re hugely reliant upon Chinese supply chains tainted by Uyghur forced...
Bloomberg
China Hits U.S., Canada With Sanctions in Xinjiang Fallout
Mar.28 -- A Geo-political tussle of allegations of China’s human rights abuses continues. Beijing is now imposing sanctions on individuals in the U.S. and Canada. The corporate fallout, in the meantime, is also intensifying. Bloomberg’s...
Sky News
Sex Trafficking Victims Failed by Authorities
Sex Trafficking Victims Failed by Authorities
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Tribunal finds rebel leaders guilty of crimes against humanity
1. Mid of flag flying at the Special Court
2. Wide exterior of court
3. Wide of people walking into court
4. Mid of security guards checking bags
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6. Wide interior of people waiting in court...
Bloomberg
Xinjiang Solar Company's Charm Offensive as Sanctions Loom
May.16 -- China is pushing back against allegations of forced labour in the far-western region of Xinjiang, including in manufacturing for the solar industry. Now, for the first time since the controversy erupted, one of the biggest...
Bloomberg
U.S. to Block Some Solar Goods Made in China’s Xinjiang Region
Jun.23 -- The U.S. is poised to bar some solar products made in China’s Xinjiang region, according to several people familiar with the matter. This would mark one of the Biden administration’s biggest steps yet to counter alleged human...
Curated Video
USA: IMMIGRATION OFFICIAL DORIS MEISSNER PRESS CONFERENCE
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The top US immigration official on Monday said her agency's key priority was to find those responsible for a smuggling operation in New York City.
Doris Meissner, head of the US Immigration and Naturalisation Service, was...
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Indian born millionaire convicted of "modern-day slavery".
AP Television
Central Islip, New York - 18 December 2007
1. Mahender Murlidhar Sabhnani and his wife, Varsha Mahender Sabhnani, the millionaire couple found guilty of 'modern day slavery', outside court
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FILE: Muttontown,...
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CLEAN : First Global Slavery Index published
CLEAN : First Global Slavery Index published
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Uzbekistan looks to soften image of notorious cotton sector
Uzbekistan an ex Soviet nation of 33 million in Central Asia is the worlds sixth largest producer of cotton (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
Bloomberg
Governments Need to Speak Out About Xinjiang Abuses: Zenz
Apr.14 -- Adrian Zenz, senior fellow at the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation, discusses his research on human rights abuses in China’s Xinjiang region, the pushback from the Chinese government about the issues and how what his...
Bloomberg
First Look With Surveillance: EU-Russia Tensions, Virus in U.S.
Anna Edwards, Tom Mackenzie and Caroline Hyde take you through what to watch today.
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IOM panel to issue agenda for gathering claims for Holocaust victims
1. Wideshot of speakers participating at the International Organisation for Migration (I-O-M) panel
2. Cutaway of speakers on the panel
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Cheryl R. Hill, I-O-M Speaker
"Unfortunately with regard to the handicapped it...
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USA: NAZI FORCED LABOUR - COMPENSATION NEGOTIATIONS
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German and U-S negotiators have decided to go ahead with talks this month to discuss compensations to forced labourers who worked for Nazi-era industries during World War Two.
Since the war, Germany has paid about 60 (b)...
Curated Video
Are workers' right in the UAE improving?
LEAD IN:The United Arab Emirates is trying to make its labour laws more understandable for its vast population of foreign workers.The Minister responsible even attended an event at one of the labour camps.But human resources workers and...
Curated Video
Trafficking Report Drops China To Lowest Level
RESTRICTION SUMMARY: AP CLIENTS ONLYSHOTLIST:DEPARTMENT OF STATE TELEVISION - AP CLIENTS ONLYWashington DC - 27 June 20171. Ambassador-at-Large Susan Coppedge at podium2. Reporter cutaway3. SOUNDBITE (English) Susan Coppedge,...
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Trafficking Report Drops China To Lowest Level
RESTRICTION SUMMARY: AP CLIENTS ONLYSHOTLIST:DEPARTMENT OF STATE TELEVISION - AP CLIENTS ONLYWashington 27 June 20171. Ambassador-at-Large Susan Coppedge at podium2. Reporter cutaway3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Susan Coppedge,...
Bloomberg
Oliver Wyman Partner Daniel Tannebaum on Xinjiang's Solar Industry
May.16 -- China's solar industry is facing increasing scrutiny after allegations of forced labor in the region of Xinjiang. We discuss the likelihood of further sanctions with Daniel Tannebaum, Partner at an international management...
Bloomberg
U.S. House Passes Bill to Punish China Over Uyghur Oppression
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed legislation designed to punish China for its treatment of Uyghur Muslims in a move that should anger Beijing and add to rising tensions. Bloomberg's Lucille Liu reports on "Bloomberg Daybreak:...
Bloomberg
Key Takeaways From G-7 Meeting
Jun.13 -- Michael Smart, managing director at Rock Creek Global Advisors, discusses the key takeaways from the G-7 meeting, what they hope to accomplish and how they can do it. He speaks on “Bloomberg Markets: China Open.”
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Tens of thousands of invisible migrants stream into Thailand every year, used as forced labor or in the sex industry. Next week, when a U.S. report on human trafficking comes out, Thailand may be punished for allowing the exploitation. (June 13)
For years, Min Min Chan never stopped dreaming of home.
As he arrived in Jakarta to board a flight back to Myanmar, that dream was just hours away from becoming a reality.
He was part of a group of 21 trafficked Burmese fishermen that...