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A land dispute in Daghestan’s Nogay District has caused a backlash against local Chinese migrant workers
Agriculture

A land dispute in Daghestan’s Nogay District has caused a backlash against local Chinese migrant workers

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A dispute between an entrepreneur and greenhouse owner in Daghestan’s Nogay district and residents of the village of Nariman took on an ethnic component after a video allegedly of Chinese workers cooking a dog alive went viral on social media. But some from the district have questioned whether this is the true cause of the conflict. The conflict began after a video went viral in Daghestani social networks in which a group of people, allegedly Chinese residents of Daghestan’s northern Nog

Has Abkhazia’s new Labour Code made a difference for workers?
Abkhazia

Has Abkhazia’s new Labour Code made a difference for workers?

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A new Labour Code came into force in Abkhazia in January 2017, which on paper, significantly expands the rights of workers. But the law has limitations, and not all workers know their rights. Svetlana (not her real name) works in two different state agencies. ‘I have a contract with one of them, but for some reason not with the other. I’ve approached the human resources department several times and asked to be registered, but each time I’m told “we don’t have time now, we’ll do it some o

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