Campaigners challenge UN over forced labour in Uzbekistan’s cotton industry
Thomson Reuters Foundation Rights groups on Friday disputed findings by the United Nations showing Uzbekistan has nearly eliminated forced labour from its cotton industry, saying that exploitation is still “systematic”. The annual cotton harvest in Uzbekistan is the world’s largest recruitment operation, with about 2.6 million people temporarily picking cotton every year, according to the […]
US: HOME RENOVATION SHOW STARS TO HOST CHURCH FOR THE HOMELESS
BOBBY ROSS, Jr, reports for Religion News Service from Waco, Texas, on how a church for the homeless is being relocated from under a bridge…
Malaysia arrests four Finnish nationals for distributing Christian literature
World Watch Monitor Four Finnish nationals were arrested by police in Malaysia on Tuesday for allegedly distributing Christian pamphlets, reports AsiaNews. The four, two men and two women aged between 27 and 60, were arrested in their hotel on Langkawi Island, a well-known tourist destination, on charges of “disturbing religious harmony”. If they are found guilty, they could […]