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Uzbekistan: Labor Migrants

Thursday, January 17th, 2008 @ 06:24 UTC

by Adil Nurmakov

Countries:: Uzbekistan
Topics:: Humanitarian, Labor

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简体中文:	乌兹别克斯坦：劳动移民...
繁體中文:	（短訊）烏茲別克：勞動移民...

Libertad writes about the problems Uzbek migrant workers face while working in foreign countries, refers to a report by an NGO on migrant workers and uploads photos of migrant labor workers leaving Uzbekistan in barrack-like buses.

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