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    Thai massage workers in Worcester are ‘intimidated’ by abuse

    A Worcester retailer says it has thought of closing attributable to ‘racist’ and ‘sexist’ abuse. The proprietor of a Thai therapeutic massage parlour has mentioned she feels indignant, scared, and intimidated by racist abuse, together with her workers usually being mistaken for intercourse employees. Gem Bunngam, who owns Gem Traditional Thai Massage in Worcester, mentioned […] More

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    Refugees, migrants face violence, abuse and death on routes across Africa, new data shows

    Data from a brand new report by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the Mixed Migration Centre (MMC) highlights the customarily under-reported perils going through susceptible individuals on the transfer on harmful land routes. Abuse alongside the route “Regardless of their standing, migrants, refugees, appear to face […] More