UN rights expert urges States to step-up anti-slavery efforts to protect most vulnerable during COVID-19

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A UN human rights expert urged governments on Tuesday to increase protection for those millions of workers, who due to the COVID-19 pandemic, risk being pushed into exploitative jobs that are tantamount to slavery.

UN News – Human Rights
May 05, 2020 at 09:27AM
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