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1 week agoHow an Assad-era law is threatening Syrian civil society
Law No. 93 of 1958 remains in force in Syria, allowing the state to control, restrict and dissolve civil society organizations without judicial oversight.
With clothing companies that will be offering discounted Black Friday deals this week relying heavily on the labor of tens of millions underpaid and overworked garment workers across the Global South, two reports by the human rights group Amnesty International make the case that ensuring these employees are afforded the right to organize their workplaces is key to ending worker exploitation across the fashion industry.