Ex-employees of a Japanese textile company in Ecuador told Tuesday of their dire living and working conditions, after the country's constitutional court ruled the firm kept its staff in a slave-like setting. Some gave birth to children in unsanitary and overcrowded camps, while others were denied proper medical attention after…

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Ecuadoran workers accuse 'monster' Japanese company of exploitation

Over 300 former employees lived terrified of losing their miserable livelihood, some for decades, until they decided to take on Furukawa, which produces abaca fiber, a type of vegetable thread “Free Abacaleros!” Three of the more than 300 victims of slavery-like labor in Ecuador shouted with emotion this Tuesday, after reporting their poor living conditions at the Japanese company Furukawa, which must compensate them with 41 million dollars — eq…

Mais de 300 ex-funcionários viveram aterrorizados com a possibilidade de perder seu mísero sustento, alguns por décadas, até decidirem enfrentar a Furukawa, que produz fibra de abacá, um tipo de fio vegetal "Abacaleiros livres!" gritaram emocionados, nesta terça-feira, três das mais de 300 vítimas de trabalho análogo à escravidão no Equador, após relatarem suas precárias condições de vida na empresa japonesa Furukawa, que deverá indenizá-las com…

Vítimas de trabalho análogo à escravidão em empresa japonesa no Equador relatam terror vivido ao longo de décadas: 'Monstro'

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Victims of work analogous to slavery in a Japanese company in Ecuador report terror experienced over decades: 'Monster'

Ex-employees of a Japanese textile company in Ecuador told Tuesday of their dire living and working conditions, after the country's constitutional court ruled the firm kept its staff in a slave-like setting.Some gave birth to children in unsanitary and overcrowded camps, while others were denied proper medical attention after work-related injuries, according to testimonies given at a news conference in Quito.Justices last week ordered the compan…

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Quito. “Free abacaleros!” shout excitedly on Tuesday three of more than 300 victims of modern slavery in Ecuador after recounting their precarious living conditions in the Japanese company Furukawa, which will have to compensate them with $41 million and apologize. Some gave birth to their children in unhealthy and overcrowded camps, and raised them without electricity or drinking water. Other people were maimed in work accidents and nine died a…

Quito. “¡Abacaleros libres!”, gritan emocionadas el martes tres de más de 300 víctimas de esclavitud moderna en Ecuador tras relatar sus precarias condiciones de vida en la empresa japonesa Furukawa, que deberá indemnizarles con $41 millones de dólares y pedir disculpas.Algunas dieron a luz a sus hijos en insalubres y hacinados campamentos, y los criaron sin luz ni agua potable. Otras personas resultaron mutiladas en accidentes laborales y nueve…

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Victims of slavery in Japanese company in Ecuador tell their ordeal

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Ex-employees of a Japanese textile company in Ecuador told Tuesday of their dire living and working conditions, after the country's constitutional court ruled the firm kept its staff in a slave-like setting. Some gave birth to children in unsanitary and overcrowded camps, while others were denied proper medical attention after work-related injuries, according to testimonies

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Ecuadoran workers accuse ‘monster’ Japanese company of exploitation

Justices last week ordered the company, Furukawa, to pay $120,000 to each of the 342 victims -- a total of around $41 million. It will also have to make a public apology to them.

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Ecuadoran Workers Accuse 'Monster' Japanese Company Of Exploitation

«Free abacaleros!», shout excited, on Tuesday, December 10, 2024, three of the 300 victims of modern slavery in Ecuador after recounting their precarious living conditions in the Japanese company Furukawa, which will have to compensate them with 41 million dollars and... The entry ‘I raised my children without electricity or drinking water’; testimonies of victims of slavery in Furukawa was first published in Teleamazonas.

«¡Abacaleros libres!», gritan emocionadas, este martes 10 de diciembre del 2024, tres de las 300 víctimas de esclavitud moderna en Ecuador tras relatar sus precarias condiciones de vida en la empresa japonesa Furukawa, que deberá indemnizarles con 41 millones de dólares y…  La entrada ‘Crié a mis hijos sin luz ni agua potable’;  testimonios de víctimas de esclavitud en Furukawa se publicó primero en Teleamazonas.

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