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Hong Kong helpers urge employers to relax ‘air-con ban’ in heatwave

2 hours ago02 mins

Domestic workers in Hong Kong are routinely banned from switching on air conditioning when working at home alone, union leaders have said, urging employers to allow helpers to use it during very hot weather. The issue surfaced last week after an employer drew widespread online criticism for scolding her domestic helper for switching on an…

The data access challenge in China of trying to counter the US’ Xinjiang claims

Cs news8 months ago03 mins

As Washington and its allies continue to slap sanctions related to Xinjiang on Chinese companies, citing allegations of human rights violations, a group of scholars is trying to challenge some of those claims, digging into their years of field research and networks of contacts in the far western autonomous region. Yet in their efforts to…