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WHO says internal investigation identified 2 potential victims Seven organizations named, including 3 U.N. agencies By Robert Flummerfelt and Ange Kasongo BUTEMBO, Democratic Republic of Congo, May 12 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – M ore than 20 Congolese women have accused aid workers of sexual abuse in new claims that include rape and unwanted pregnancies, with United Nations investigators uncovering similar allegations of workers exploiting vulnerable women. The New Humanitarian and the Thomson Reuters Foundation spoke to 22 women in Butembo who said male aid workers responding to an Ebola crisis in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo offered them jobs in exchange for sex. The claims come as donors pressure aid groups to do more to prevent sexual exploitation and abuse while assisting the world’s most vulnerable, and follow a joint investigation by reporters last year in which 51 women in the nearby city of Beni made similar allegations. ....
Following FDA approval of Pfizer vaccine, parents share mixed feelings on whether or not they ll vaccinate their child A new study finds one in four parents won t get their kids vaccinated, while another one in four want to wait and see how the vaccine works. Author: Roxanne Elias (WTOL) Updated: 4:19 AM EDT May 11, 2021 The FDA is now giving Pfizer the green light for children as young as 12 years old to be vaccinated. A new study by the Kaiser Family Foundation finds nearly one in four parents won t get their kids vaccinated, and another one in four will wait to see how the vaccine works. ....
With the pandemic upending millions of lives, Esusu set up a rent relief fund last year, providing zero interest loans to help users who have lost jobs avoid eviction. From the United States to Britain, Black and ethnic minorities have suffered disproportionately high rates of illness, death and income loss during the pandemic. Ashley Edwards, CEO of MindRight Health, in a photo taken in 2020. | Courtesy of Ashley Edwards The Black Lives Matter protests, which swept the world last summer, have also heightened scrutiny of systemic racism. Ashley Edwards is another young Black social entrepreneur using tech to address social justice. ....
Outsourcing reforms could force change in Amazon labor practices By Christine Murray and Avi Asher-Schapiro MEXICO CITY, April 28 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – After six months of shifts moving boxes at an Amazon warehouse near Mexico City as a contract worker, Jaime Hidalgo believed job security and brighter prospects beckoned when he received the company’s “blue badge” making him staff. Hidalgo, 35, was convinced the mandatory overtime and 60-hour weeks had been worth it as he became a fully-fledged Amazon employee – but within weeks he was fired when a stomach bug meant more bathroom breaks and less time on the warehouse floor. ....
INSIGHT-Inside Amazon s shadow workforce in Mexico Reuters 1 hr ago Amazon reliant on staffing agencies to fill warehouses in Mexico Popular Searches Outsourcing reforms could force change in Amazon labor practices By Christine Murray and Avi Asher-Schapiro MEXICO CITY, April 28 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - After six months of shifts moving boxes at an Amazon warehouse near Mexico City as a contract worker, Jaime Hidalgo believed job security and brighter prospects beckoned when he received the company s blue badge making him staff. Hidalgo, 35, was convinced the mandatory overtime and 60-hour weeks had been worth it as he became a fully-fledged Amazon employee - but within weeks he was fired when a stomach bug meant more bathroom breaks and less time on the warehouse floor. ....