Pramod Acharya, ICIJ

Pramod Acharya is a Nepali freelance investigative journalist based in Texas.

Stories by Pramod Acharya

Amazon pays $1.9 million to workers in Saudi Arabia harmed by labor abuses

Payments come after the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists and its media partners exposed exploitation of Asian migrant workers who labored at Amazon’s Saudi operations.

Feb 23, 2024

A black sign reading Amazon on a gray building

Workers at Amazon warehouses in Saudi Arabia claim they were deceived, exploited, trapped

The accounts of dozens of workers reveal how major American corporations profit, directly or indirectly, from employment practices that may amount to labor trafficking.

Oct 10, 2023

An illustration of a worker pushing a cart marked "Amazon" through a maze of shelves.

Workers accuse Middle East operations of McDonald’s, Chuck E. Cheese and other Western brands of labor abuses

Nearly 100 current and former workers interviewed by ICIJ reported being subjected to practices that are widely considered indicators of labor trafficking.

Oct 10, 2023

A crowd of workers in front of a looming McDonald's "M" looking out from behind a chain-link fence.

Pramod Acharya

Amazon pays $1.9 million to workers in Saudi Arabia harmed by labor abuses

Feb 23, 2024

Workers at Amazon warehouses in Saudi Arabia claim they were deceived, exploited, trapped

Oct 10, 2023

Workers accuse Middle East operations of McDonald’s, Chuck E. Cheese and other Western brands of labor abuses

Oct 10, 2023

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