100,000 North Koreans sent abroad as ‘slaves’The Telegraph - By Tom Phillips, BeijingWages of thousands of “state-sponsored slaves” are used to buy luxury goods and bankroll Pyongyang’s construction boom, activists say Tens of thousands of impoverished North Koreans have been sent abroadWrite a comment...Share IconLike IconFlip Icon
Indian workers awarded millions after US firm found guilty of traffickingThe GuardianA New Orleans jury on Wednesday awarded $14m to five Indian men who were lured to the United States and forced to work under inhumane conditions after Hurricane Katrina by a ship repair firm and its codefendants.Write a comment...Share IconLike IconFlip Icon
Perez gives 2 sides in West Coast port talks Friday deadlineapnewsarchive.com - JUSTIN PRITCHARD LOS ANGELES (AP) — The nation’s top labor official ratcheted up pressure on the two sides haggling over a new contract for dockworkers at West Coast …Write a comment...Share IconLike IconFlip Icon
Australia appeals for mercy for death row inmates Chan and SukumaranEuronews - euronewsAustralia is challenging Indonesia’s rejection of a clemency appeal in the cases of two Australian nationals. Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran along with seven others are on death row for trying to smuggleWrite a comment...Share IconLike IconFlip Icon
Chicago Blackhawks Blackhawks beat Islanders 3-2Chicago TribuneWrite a comment...Share IconLike IconFlip Icon
