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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: subcontractor

subcontractor stories: 4 news summaries

Foreign
Workers
Held in Iraq

Contractor kept 1,000 Asian laborers 3 months in warehouses

Dec 3, 08 7:34 PM CST
(Newser) - About 1,000 foreign workers brought to Iraq with the promise of lucrative jobs have been living for 3 months in Baghdad warehouses under poor sanitary conditions and in possible violation of US military rules, McClatchy reports. A Kuwaiti company that subcontracts with KBR, formerly Haliburton, brought the men from... More »

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Iraq • US military • Halliburton • foreign labor • human trafficking • KBR • subcontractor • Najlaa

Iraqis Charge Sex Abuse at British Embassy

Three say KBR contractors routinely harass, grope workers

May 8, 08 9:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - Three staff at the British embassy in Baghdad are sexually harassed, bullied, and abused, say three Iraqi ex-employees. A female cleaner and two male cooks detail a brutal work culture overseen by American contractors, according to testimony taken by the embassy and obtained by the Times of London. The cleaner... More »

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Baghdad • sexual harassment • abuse • bullying • embassy • KBR • subcontractor • UK embassy in Baghdad

New Fear for Katrina Victims: Collectors

Company claims it overpaid on some rebuilding grants

Mar 29, 08 7:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - A contractor responsible for doling out federal rebuilding money to Katrina victims is seeking another company to collect what may amount to hundreds of millions of dollars from Katrina victims. ICF International claims it overpaid some applicants in a rush to get $11 billion out the door; meanwhile, a third... More »

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Hurricane Katrina • investigation • New Orleans • contractors • Federal aid • Kathleen Blanco • collection agencies • rebuilding • subcontractor

Passport Leaks Traced to
2 Va. Companies

Workers for passport-maker and intel firm breached files

Mar 21, 08 7:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - Federal contractors who breached Barack Obama and John McCain passport records worked at to two Virginia companies, MSNBC reports. US passport maker Stanley, Inc. said today that it promptly fired two workers for accessing Obama's records this year. But a worker for The Analysis Corporation is still employed after probing... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John McCain • State Department • breach of security • passport files • Stanley, Inc. • subcontractor

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