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UAE: Dh500,000 compensation for worker after bricks fell on him (KT file photo used for illustrative purpose) He suffered a permanent disability as his company failed to put in place safety mechanisms at the construction site. A construction worker of Asian origin, 38, who was grievously injured after bricks fell on him at a construction site, has been awarded Dh500, 000 in compensation for the accident. The worker has suffered permanent disability following the accident. His walking ability ha...

Move it to beijing and sell the products in the united states. i think the american people are waking up to that. they see a presidential candidate that has basically done his job that way. in many ways thats what this olympic story is about with our athletes. the awards were given out for breaking trade laws, china would get the gold medal, and that what were seeing with all the outsourcing and all the trade agreements and all that far too many people, the elite in this country have done to the...

Class. its really an ultimate betrayal of our country and the middle class. >> you think mitt romney betrayed the american economy? >> i think hes part of a group of business people who saw the best way to do business was shut down production here and move i abroad, make it there and sell back to the united states. you can avoid labor laws, you can evade environmental and worker safety rules, and the bottom line, gets better. and back to this olympic committee thing, i think, my guess is i dont ...

Many people, the elite in this country have done to the middle class. its really an ultimate betrayal of our country and the middle class. >> you think mitt romney betrayed the american economy? >> i think hes part of a group of business people who saw the best way to do business was shut down production here and move it abro abroad, make it there and sell back to the united states. you can avoid labor laws, you can evade environmental and worker safety rules, and the bottom line, gets better. a...

Today? >> well, its interesting. 100 years after the triangle shirt waste fire, a lot of things that those women died for are under attack. so much we take for granted. child labor laws, minimum wage, unemployment insurance, pensions, health care, worker safety rules. all of this stuff that we take for granted now in many ways was started after this tragic fire. look at what were seeing in wisconsin and across this country right now, an assault on some of the basic rights that these women died f...

But because they live in the shadows, theyre vulnerable to unskrupless businesses who pay them less than the minimum wage or violate worker safety rules. thereby putting companies who follow those rules and americans who rightly demand the minimum wage or overtime at an unfair advantage. crimes go unreported as victims and witnesses fear coming forward. and this makes it harder for the police to catch violent criminals and keep neighborhoods safe. and billions in tax revenue are lost each year b...

To begin with our boarders have darn -- borders have been porous for decades. obviously the problem is greatest along our southern border but its in the restricted only to that part of the country. we dont do good tracking of people who come in and out of the country, a large portion over stay their advice as. the result is 11 million undocumented immigrants in the united states. the overwhelming majority of these men and women are simply seeking a better life for themselves and their children. ...

Unions, before we had the labor unions people were working 16 hours a day and no worker safety rules. nothing at all -- we all take for granted today, as basic part of decent functioning capitalistic society. >> cheryl: kumbaya moment for "cashin in." when we come back, two weeks for memorial day. what is on your mind? a beach get-away. what is on lawmakers minds? how to spend billions by then. someone here thinks that is good news.

>> weeg go to pay all legitimate claims. >> all legitimate claims. >> every legitimate claim. >> legitimate claims. >> legitimate claims. >> legitimate claims. >> were going to play all claims that are legitimate. >> legitimate seems to be the key word. what are they hanging on that word for, senator? >> well, who knows? im not a lawyer, and i know, though, that what he says isnt necessarily what hes going to do. i think the issue is the law has to compel this company, which made a mistake and w...

Claims. every legitimate claim. legitimate claim. legitimate claim. were going to pay all claims that are legitimate. >> legitimate seems to be the key word. what are they hanging on that word for, senator? >> well, who knows? im not a lawyer and i know, though, that what he says isnt necessarily what hes going to do. i think the issue is the law has to compel this company, which ma mistake and which has a history of violating osha rules, we can talk about that in a second. in texas city, texas ...