New Chinese steel plant accused of exploiting workers
Employees at Dinson Iron & Steel Company claim they are paid $4 a day, get no time off and live in squalid conditions
12 February 2023 - 00:00
Workers building the $1bn steel plant for the Chinese-owned Dinson Iron & Steel Company (Disco) claim they are exploited, forced to work in inhumane conditions, and sleep crammed eight to a small room on the construction site...
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