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North Korean workers prep seafood going to US stores, restaurants

China - Muslimchronicle

The workers wake up each morning on metal bunk beds in fluorescent-lit Chinese dormitories, North Koreans outsourced by their government to process seafood that ends up in American stores and homes. Privacy is forbidden. They cannot leave their compounds without permission. They must take the few steps to the factories in pairs or groups, with North Korean minders ensuring noRead more

More Than 800 Health Workers Killed in War

London - Arab Today

More than 800 health workers have died in "acts of war crimes" in Syria since 2011, a new British study revealed. The report published in The Lancet medical journal says that most victims died in hospital bombings, shootings and torture. This "weaponization" of health care, the report said, "has translated into hundreds of health workers killed, hundreds more incarcerated orRead more

5 female workers, driver killed in south Afghan shooting

Kandahar - ArabToday

Five female airport workers along with a driver were killed after gunmen spreed bullets on their vehicle in Kandahar city, capital of Afghanistan's southern province of Kandahar, on Saturday, sources said. source: XinhuaRead more

6 workers killed in central China railway accident

Zhengzhou - ArabToday

Six workers were killed Saturday morning at a railway station in central China's Henan Province, local railway authorities have said. A freight train crashed into six people working on the rails at 9:42 a.m. at Anyang Railway Station on the Beijing-Guangzhou Railway, according to Zhengzhou Railway Bureau. Two of the victims were employees of the railway bureau while the otherRead more

Water boiler blows up leaving 8 dead, 20 injured in Bangladeshi capital

Dhaka - Arab Today

A water boiler blew up in a chemical plant in Bangladeshi capital Dhaka in Saturday morning, leaving eight workers dead and 20 others injured, according to the fire service. Source : XINHUARead more

Hyundai Motor, Hyundai Heavy Workers Stage Simultaneous Strike

Seoul - QNA

Unionized workers at Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea's top automaker, walked off the job for four hours on Tuesday demanding a pay raise and better working conditions. Last week, a majority of the automaker's some 48,000 unionized workers voted for a strike as their talks with the company's management over a wage increase and other issues were ruptured. The workersRead more

German Motorway Overpass Collapses, Killing at Least 2

Berlin - Arab Today

At least two construction workers died on Wednesday when a motorway overpass in the German state of Bavaria collapsed, regional Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann said. A spokesman for the emergency services said three individuals were dead and twelve were injured after a 40-metre section of a new bridge under construction collapsed together with those working on it. "We cannotRead more

Israeli police arrest 27 unauthorized Palestinian workers

Gaza City - Arab Today

Israeli police have arrested dozens of Palestinian workers from the West Bank under the pretext of being without permits. Twenty-seven unauthorized Palestinian workers from the West Bank cities of Ramallah and Hebron were arrested while taking a tour in Tel Aviv, the Israeli police said in a statement Monday. It added that an Israeli citizen was also arrested after policeRead more