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We’re the Bureau of Investigative Journalism – exposing injustice and sparking change for more than a decade 🔥 Support us now 🔗 https://t.co/U8wOfBV9rm
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Joined February 2010
We joined others in challenging the decision to hold, behind closed doors, proceedings against a lawyer accused of a 'blackmail threat' against a journalist But yesterday, our coalition’s lawyer was denied the chance to argue that challenge https://t.co/AL6gepgKxz
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TBIJ and others challenged the decision to hold the disciplinary case in private as an affront to open justice
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A recent TBIJ investigation found that thousands of people who have won cases against their employers have not been paid what they are owed, even after the government intervened Read more 👇 https://t.co/AOPbIUZfGZ
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The government scheme ‘enforcing’ money owed to workers has been unsuccessful in a staggering three-quarters of cases
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In total, two of Madgwick’s businesses have been ordered to pay £4,386 to three former employees for breaching employment law https://t.co/j66Bx54X2S
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George Madgwick has multiple tribunal rulings against him for unpaid wages
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Reform’s leading councillor in Portsmouth, George Madgwick recently argued that young people are overpaid – backing Nigel Farage’s call to reduce the minimum wage But he didn’t mention that tribunals found that some of his own companies have failed to pay wages and holiday pay
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For our latest investigation, we dug into Sri Lanka's 'Facebook ads king' Read more 👇 https://t.co/dtDeKaPFsr
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The content creator made his fortune from racist Facebook groups aimed at Brits; now he’s sharing his formula
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That AI-generated stop the boats meme you saw on Facebook? It might have been produced by an industrial content farm in Sri Lanka
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NEW: Cotton used by Nike and Adidas can be traced back to a company using a farm straddling disputed land in Brazil That very same company – SLC Agricola – has been promoting its green credentials at Cop30 https://t.co/IjaxeLOrTv
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SLC Agrícola is pushing its green image at Cop30 climate talks while growing cotton on a farm accused of land grabs
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Islamophobic and racist AI-generated posts aimed at Brits helped make one Sri Lankan influencer rich – and now he’s sharing his formula https://t.co/dtDeKaPFsr
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The content creator made his fortune from racist Facebook groups aimed at Brits; now he’s sharing his formula
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None of the people pictured in these photos feature in this story Read the full investigation ⬇️ https://t.co/u5Wh4pENwT
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As gold prices skyrocket, Chinese and western companies are working side by side to exploit a region ravaged by civil war
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Our reporters travelled across the country to some of Tigray’s most remote corners, conducting more than 200 interviews But the stakes have been high: journalists investigating this subject have been detained and threatened with violence 📸 Claire Wilmot for TBIJ
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For over a year, we’ve been investigating claims of illicit gold mining Since the end of the civil war, shady foreign investors and local military figures have joined forces – while unregulated extraction ruins the land and poisons local populations 📸 Erberto Zani via Alamy
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As gold prices skyrocket, Chinese and western companies are working side by side to exploit a region ravaged by civil war Welcome to the illegal gold rush tearing Ethiopia apart 📸 Erberto Zani via Alamy
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When approached by our reporter, Cornwall council described the ad for the contract as a “questionnaire” Regulators intervened after the local authority was accused of normalising illegal placements – the contract has since been withdrawn
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Operating a children’s home that is not registered with Ofsted is a criminal offence Yet, Cornwall Council offered suppliers £6 million to provide “staffing for unregistered places” across the county – and advertised the contract on a government website https://t.co/S6gtegKMnP
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Regulators intervene after UK local authority accused of normalising unlawful placements
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So why is it that major unions refuse to organise seasonal farm workers? 👇 https://t.co/KIdaJnYShL
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Farm workers go on unofficial strikes as their temporary visas create barriers to union membership
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But without any support from charities or unions, their efforts soon fizzled out Some returned to Latin America; others ended up in London, homeless and with little money in their pockets…
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Julia came to the UK to work on a farm after being promised she would earn £500 per week picking fruit –in her first fortnight, she was paid £150 The low pay and other poor working conditions pushed her and 90 colleagues to go on strike, the first industrial action of its kind
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Our environment team has been working hard to investigate some of the worst polluters and the impact of the climate crisis on local communities Join us this Thursday to hear from TBIJ reporters about some of our recent Cop30 investigations – and bring your questions! 🌍
Read the investigation in full – published in collaboration with @PPLAAF 👇 https://t.co/KssCrQCIPM
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Read the investigation in full – published in collaboration with @PPLAAF 👇 https://t.co/KssCrQCIPM
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Kim Rebholz tried to end illegal logging, smuggling and pollution in DRC's mangroves park, one of the world's most important forests
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