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Article

11 Mar 2013

Author:
Albawaba

Nepali workers rescued over working conditions in Jordan

Over the past few weeks, the Nepali authorities have rescued six women from Jordan who were working in a factory under inhumane conditions...five of the women had contacted their families and told them they and more than 100 others were being physically and mentally tortured...A major pillar of the Jordanian economy is its apparel industry, exporting garments to the US and Israeli-controlled territories following the Qualified Industrial Zones (QIZ) agreement...