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After over a year of anticipation, the government of Qatar last week unveiled its highly touted labor law reforms. While labor rights activists had hoped the reforms might begin to address the widespread abuse of migrant workers and the prevalence of forced labor in Qatar’s massive infrastructure projects, not surprisingly, they fell far short of bringing the labor code in line with international norms. As Qatar is set to host the 2022 World Cup, and 700,000 more migrant workers have been recruited to develop the country at breakneck speed, the lives of thousands of workers could be on the line.
The cause of the wreck remained under investigation Monday.
Denver Police Department refuses to admit wrongdoing after federal jury finds excessive force was used against a blind man accused of trespassing inside a bus station. KUSA's Ryan Haarer reports.
The wreckage was found Saturday in 15,000 feet of water east of the Bahamas. El Faro had gone missing on Oct. 1 during Hurricane Joaquin.
In our regular weekly feature, we’ll be taking a look at the winners and losers of the week in the struggle for the rights of working families. The winners will be the persons or organizations that go above and beyond to expand or protect the rights of working families or working people who have fought for or won a significant victory. The losers will be whoever went above and beyond to limit or deny those rights or the working people who have lost a right or a battle for expanding or keeping their rights.
A dog stranded by floods in Texas made his way to California.
Marlin Police Chief Darrell Allen was working a security job at the "Laid Back Lounge II" in Temple when he tried to detain a suspect who shot him.
Mother Chrystal McCadden says her son has ADHD but is not violent and didn't deserve to be handcuffed.
Confusion over the switchover to new "chip" credit cards and delays in getting them to consumers are creating a golden opportunity for ID thieves.
Huge swarm stings Arizona man 300 times, keep neighbors in doors for hours. KPNX's Gia Vang reports.
