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(Dr Jonathan Woods) COVID-19 hit the world
like a ton of bricks.

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But imagine you're a foreign worker

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halfway around the world,

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the job ends, your income is gone,

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and now your country won't take you back.

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[pensive piano music]

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Dozens of terminated workers
were pretty much marooned here

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with no pay and they were red badged.

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So the rules were they had to be escorted

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to leave their quarters,
restriction of movement,

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restriction of communication, no pay.

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We know these to be
trafficking conditions.

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So CTIP took action.

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We talked with the workers
and met their needs.

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Command created a new badge designation

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so these people could call
home and move more freely.

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Command staff worked diplomatic channels

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and we finally got all of the workers

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back home to their families.

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No one saw COVID coming,

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but there was foresight
in the planning process.

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It led to vital changes
in installation policy.

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We are committed to taking care

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of the foreign workers who care for us.

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It's why we have a CTIP
presence in theater.