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Construction Companies and Exploitation of Foreign Workers in Iraq
By: aljazeeraenglish
Posted: Dec 10 07
Witnessed: 3157 times
Regions: Iraq
Issues: Slavery & forced labor
Tags: First Kuwaiti, forced labour, Halliburton, human rights abuse, iraq, Kellogg Brown Root, kidnap, nepal, slavery
Exclusive report into U.S. and other foreign construction companies in Iraq who use a middle-man to sometimes kidnap or trick impoverished people from neighbouring countries to work in Iraq under appauling conditions. Footage from Al-Jazeera,not for commercial use or sale.
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