>”According to the report, the Vietnamese workers had not been provided with heating, electricity or hot water and the facilities lacked adequate infrastructure and sewerage.”The conditions were nowhere near suitable for housing human beings,” Danilo Curcic, a human rights lawyer from A11 said during an interview with local broadcaster N1 TV.”I don’t think it’s an overstatement to say that some people do not keep animals in those conditions.”Construction workers at the Zrenjanin factory had already staged two strikes within the last six months, according to A11, sparked by unpaid salaries and a lack of food.”It is unacceptable that an aspiring EU member state seems to tolerate this on its territory and remains silent on cases of potential forced labour in Europe,” Viola von Cramon, a member of the European Parliament for Germany, told AFP.”
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>Prime Minister Ana Brnabic suggested the incident might have been a conspiracy targeting Chinese investment in the country, after confirming that the Vietnamese workers were being moved to more appropriate accommodation.
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>President Aleksandar Vucic has vastly expanded ties with Beijing since coming to power and says the two countries enjoy a “steel friendship”.
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>Serbia was one of the first countries in Europe to receive coronavirus vaccines from China, while Vucic kissed the Chinese flag last year after receiving medical supplies sent by Beijing early on in the pandemic.
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>Following this week’s headlines, the Serbian leader doubled down, saying Chinese investments would continue to be a top priority.
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>”What do you want, to destroy an investment worth $900 million?” Vucic said Friday.
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>”If the Vietnamese need to be helped, we will help. But we will not chase the investors away.”
Modern slavery is when the salary is only enough to pay the bills and buy food. Slaves were always kept alive and fed well to keep working.
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>”According to the report, the Vietnamese workers had not been provided with heating, electricity or hot water and the facilities lacked adequate infrastructure and sewerage.”The conditions were nowhere near suitable for housing human beings,” Danilo Curcic, a human rights lawyer from A11 said during an interview with local broadcaster N1 TV.”I don’t think it’s an overstatement to say that some people do not keep animals in those conditions.”Construction workers at the Zrenjanin factory had already staged two strikes within the last six months, according to A11, sparked by unpaid salaries and a lack of food.”It is unacceptable that an aspiring EU member state seems to tolerate this on its territory and remains silent on cases of potential forced labour in Europe,” Viola von Cramon, a member of the European Parliament for Germany, told AFP.”
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>Prime Minister Ana Brnabic suggested the incident might have been a conspiracy targeting Chinese investment in the country, after confirming that the Vietnamese workers were being moved to more appropriate accommodation.
>
>President Aleksandar Vucic has vastly expanded ties with Beijing since coming to power and says the two countries enjoy a “steel friendship”.
>
>Serbia was one of the first countries in Europe to receive coronavirus vaccines from China, while Vucic kissed the Chinese flag last year after receiving medical supplies sent by Beijing early on in the pandemic.
>
>Following this week’s headlines, the Serbian leader doubled down, saying Chinese investments would continue to be a top priority.
>
>”What do you want, to destroy an investment worth $900 million?” Vucic said Friday.
>
>”If the Vietnamese need to be helped, we will help. But we will not chase the investors away.”
Modern slavery is when the salary is only enough to pay the bills and buy food. Slaves were always kept alive and fed well to keep working.