‘Like Prison’: How African Migrant Workers Suffer Exploitation in Albania

Migrant workers from Africa have told BIRN about having to surrender their passports on arrival in Albania, working unpaid overtime and facing deportation once they are no longer required. Many are left with debts to the agencies that act as middlemen.

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A group of citizens gathered outside Prime Minister’s Office once again this Sunday to protest

TIRANA, November 8 /ATSH/ – Citizens continued their protests this Sunday, gathering around 6:30 p.m. in front of the Prime Minister’s Office as students, local residents and civil society activists assembled to voice their grievances peacefully. The student demonstrations, which have now lasted for over two weeks, have merged with …

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Egnatia defeats Vora 5-1 and pulls further ahead in standings

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Nufi Pays Tribute at Commonwealth and German War Cemeteries in Tirana

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