Forced Labor

By Yuras Karmanau BORISOV, Belarus -- Vladimir Dodonov wants to flee Belarus for neighboring Russia before it becomes illegal to leave his job at a wood-processing plant. Belarus' authoritarian president, Alexander Lukashenko, has decided to stem an exodus of qualified workers to Russia, starting by ...

The country no longer exists; and the employer's crime happened decades ago. But in the court of public opinion there is no statute of limitations when it comes to the illegality and immorality of using forced prison labor. It's a lesson that Swedish furniture manufacturer Ikea is learning the hard way. ...

Looking at its website, it's not very clear what D&R Resources Inc. does. The company calls itself "a global technical and professional manpower specialist." Its job is to bring Filipinos to the United States to work temporarily under an E-2 visa. If you call its number, you'll find yourself on the phone ...