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How are international businesses based in Hong Kong reacting to China鈥檚 new security laws? And how are falling remittances affecting communities in the developing world?

On Business Weekly we ask how international businesses based in Hong Kong are reacting to China鈥檚 new security laws. It is finally illegal to discriminate against LGBTQ people in the workplace in the United States, so, we hear from the man who took his case all the way to the Supreme Court. As the World Bank predicts that remittances will fall by 20% this year, we look at how that will affect communities in the developing world and speak to expat workers who send their wages home. Two big food companies are re-branding products that adhere to racial stereotypes - we consider the importance of this. Presented by Lucy Burton.

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