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Nearly a third of migrant workers employed in domestic households in Malaysia are working under forced labour conditions, according to a survey released by the United Nations' labour agency on Thursday.

T he wetlands where Ugandan weaver Betty Lunkuse usually collects native grasses to create her baskets are rapidly turning into construction sites, floods have destroyed her products more than once and scorching heat can make it unbearable for her to trade.

Thursday's top personal finance stories.

This week’s tentative agreement at West Coast ports is the latest union deal to bring sizable wage increases to transport workers

South Korean prosecutors alleged a ‘serious offense’ against national interests in charges against seven individuals

Two thirds of Moroccan jobs are now in the grey economy, statistics agency said on Tuesday, giving its first public assessment of a trend that the government says is depriving the economy of $3.4 billion annually.

Salaries are soaring amid a shortage of aviators and carriers negotiating bumper new contracts. They are expected to keep rising, which will mean these stocks will fare better than others.

Research suggests that would-be employees fear that negotiating for a higher salary will make them look selfish

Retailers are seeking White House intervention as long-running labor contract talks falter over wages

Six months is a long time to survive without pay