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Thursday, April 23, 2020
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Thursday, April 23, 2020
High Court strikes down ‘Deposit Law’ for asylum seekers
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe High Court of Justice strikes down a law requiring companies to deposit 20 percent of asylum seekers’ salaries into a special fund that they can only access if they leave the country.
The justices rule that the law is illegal and says withholding parts of asylum seekers’ paychecks does “clear, tangible and significant damage to the property rights of workers” with generally low salaries.
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