Venezuela Is About To Force People To Work In The Fields

Business Insider, Free Republic
Mon, 04/24/2017 - 7:33pm

Amnesty International says a new decree in Venezuela that says the government can make any of its citizens farm the country's fields in order to combat its current, punishing food crisis "effectively amounts to forced labour." "The decree, officially published earlier this week, establishes that people working in public and private companies can be called upon to join state-sponsored organizations specialized in the production of food," Amnesty International reported.

NEXT
Topics:  venezuela    the   amnesty international   force   people   work   fields   food   decree   companies   
BING NEWS:
  • Tren de Aragua: Venezuelan gang raises concerns on El Paso, Juárez border
    Diego Ibarra — the brother of Jose Antonio Ibarra, the Venezuelan immigrant who a year ago crossed the border in El Paso and is accused of killing nursing student Laken Riley at the University of ...
    04/23/2024 - 1:56 am | View Link
  • Asylum-seeking cousins who fled Venezuela find home on Texas soccer team
    The two cousins have been able to live out their soccer dream together – while living the American dream and experiencing all the opportunities that can come with it.
    04/22/2024 - 4:00 pm | View Link
  • Civilians killed per officer murdered more than doubled from 2020
    Brazil has a higher rate of civilians killed by on-duty police officers than countries such as Colombia, El Salvador, and Venezuela. For this indicator, Brazil is surpassed only by Jamaica and ...
    04/20/2024 - 5:14 am | View Link
  • Venezuela: why Maduro is ramping up his attack on free speech
    Venezuela has become a deeply corrupt, authoritarian and criminal state that shuts down dissent, forces millions of its own people to flee, and kills or abducts whoever threatens the regime. Its ...
    04/16/2024 - 12:33 am | View Link
  • Three big problems in Biden’s backyard
    As areas close to the U.S. border becomes less stable, it may force the Biden administration to pull back from further afield crises.
    04/12/2024 - 9:22 am | View Link
  • More

 

NEXT
Welcome to Wopular!

Welcome to Wopular

Wopular is an online newspaper rack, giving you a summary view of the top headlines from the top news sites.

Senh Duong (Founder)
Wopular, MWB, RottenTomatoes

Subscribe to Wopular's RSS Fan Wopular on Facebook Follow Wopular on Twitter Follow Wopular on Google Plus

MoviesWithButter : Our Sister Site

Movies With Butter More Movie News

More Politics News

  • Nikki Haley Got 16.5% Of GOP Primary Vote In PA
    Crooks and Liars, Wednesday - 04/24/2024 - 09:25 AM

    Donald Trump took another hit to the ego in the PA primary on Tuesday, as tens of thousands of Republicans voted for Nikki Haley instead. Via the Philadelphia Inquirer: Sure, he won the primary in the my swing state with 82.5 percent of the vote, amounting to more than 788,000 votes. But Nikki Haley still received 16.5 percent, with 156,950 votes. Poor Don.

    More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
  • Marge Greene Is In A Panic Over Republicans Losing Control
    Crooks and Liars, Wednesday - 04/24/2024 - 08:03 AM

    Madge Greene is now screeching that Democrats want Donald Trump to be “murdered in jail.” This was during an interview with whacko Alex Jones, natch. Via the Independent: The right-wing lawmaker made the remarks during an interview with Infowars host Alex Jones, in which she suggested that the four criminal cases Mr Trump is facing - including an ongoing trial where he has pleaded not guilty to 34 felony counts relating to alleged hush money payments - are an intentional effort by his political rivals to imprison the former president until he dies. She added that Democrats are also attempting to strip Mr Trump of his presidential Secret Service detail to accomplish their goal.

    More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
  • BFD: The FTC Just Banned Non-Compete Clauses
    Crooks and Liars, Wednesday - 04/24/2024 - 07:29 AM

    The Federal Trade Commission voted yesterday to adopt a historic and far-reaching ban on noncompete agreements, which are common now in almost all job markets. Thanks, Lina Khan! Via HuffPost: The agency has said that the agreements, in which workers are forbidden from seeking a job with a competing business for a certain period of time, lead to an “unfair method of competition” and violate federal law.

    More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
  • Sen. Romney Has The Quote Of The Day On Trump’s Hush-Money Trial
    Crooks and Liars, Wednesday - 04/24/2024 - 06:32 AM

    Donald Trump’s ongoing New York criminal trial hinges on payments of hush money to porn star Stormy Daniels. It’s not the hush money, per se, that is illegal, it’s the fact that Trump allegedly falsified business records to cover up the payment and avoid damage to his presidential campaign. Nevertheless, compulsive liar Trump denies he ever had an affair with Daniels. Sen.

    More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
  • Mike's Blog Round-Up
    Crooks and Liars, Wednesday - 04/24/2024 - 06:32 AM

    P. M. Carpenter. Avedon's Sideshow. Holy Bullies and Headless Monsters. Press Watch. By M. Bouffant. Submit to mbru@crooksandliars.com. read more

    More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
  • Russian Mother Sends Her Youngest Son Off To War For New Roof
    Crooks and Liars, Wednesday - 04/24/2024 - 06:30 AM

    If you look closely, you'll notice that Zhanna Polupanova is wearing a sweatshirt with the English words "Follow Your Dreams." Apparently, hers includes a new roof for her modest house in the country, which with any luck will be repaired with what the Russians call "coffin money." Zhanna also rather cold-bloodedly says she does not feel sympathy for her sons going to war in Ukraine as they are meant to serve the Motherland.

    More | Talk | Read It Later | Share