three quarters of the world population, over half of the total wealth of the globe. now a bri project could be a railway and tenure, a port in sri a bridge in the maldives. the largest project so far has been the china pakistan corridor. a $60 billion network of roads railways and pipelines, going through a density mountain pass on the china pakistan border. the second thing you need to know is that it has two official names. 0ne is that it has two official names. one for inside china and one for outside. initially it was called one built one road which sounds great in chinese. the problem is in english it sounds a bit bossy, that china is dictating to the rest of the world. so a few years ago the official english name was changed to the slightly bland but definitely less threatening belt and road initiative. the third thing is that it is controversial for some. china has ploughed more than $1 trillion into developing countries. there are trains, airports and roads that literally would not exist were it not for chinese investment. ultimately, nothing comes for free. is it a debt trap where a recipient pat struggles to pay back the loan and china ownership of the infrastructure? bonuses this is nonsense. it is the same bilateral lens that —— lending the western countries do through the world angle imf and there are plenty of independent observers who say it is not in the interest of china to lend money to countries that cannot pay it back. at any case it is part of the vision for china's place in the world and there will be billions of people paying attention to how the initiative developed its clinic initiative developed its clinic initiative developed its clinic initiative developed over the next ten year. the third forum will be hosted today. vladimir putin is due to return and that is important because he is rarely undertaken any foreign trip since the start of the war with ukraine after the international criminal court arrested —— issued arrest warrants. this trip will be his first trip outside what was the former soviet union. there will be leaders from africa and other nations in attendance. and a short while ago i was told how around the world there are mixed feelings about the initiative. ., ., w , initiative. you are exactly ri . ht. initiative. you are exactly right- how _ initiative. you are exactly right. how you _ initiative. you are exactly right. how you view - initiative. you are exactly right. how you view the l initiative. you are exactly i right. how you view the last ten years depends on where you are viewing it from. in beijing's week we expect china to put forth the bri as a gift for the world. they claim it is created jobs and 40 million people have been lifted out of policy —— out of poverty. america and its allies see it as less benign as a political tool that they believe is used tool that they believe is used to boost the global standing of china and giving companies a leg up globally while poorer countries are saddled with debt. 0ne countries are saddled with debt. one thing we will also see is the way the bri is changing. china has learned some lessons over the last ten years as have some of the countries participating in the bri in various ways.— countries participating in the bri in various ways.- bri in various ways. let's go now to the _ bri in various ways. let's go now to the tech _ bri in various ways. let's go now to the tech sector - bri in various ways. let's go now to the tech sector in - bri in various ways. let's go j now to the tech sector in the united states. linkedin has announced a new realm of cuts affecting its engineering talent as well as finance teams. around 670 roles will be affected, about 3% of its workforce. linkedin in a statement said that cuts were difficult but necessary and a regular part of managing business. the company already closed more than 700 jobs in may following similar moves by other tech companies. snap sharesjumped11% on other tech companies. snap shares jumped 11% on monday following a report saying the company expects to have more than 407 5 million daily active users in 2024. that is well above wall street expectations. if those estimates turn out to be accurate, that would come as a relief for the company that has been struggling with tough competition and a weak advertising market. industrial action by the united auto workers in the united states has crossed the one month mark. bill ford is a great brands on of henry ford and he shed his first public comment since tens of thousands of workers in the auto industry went on strike. erin delmore has more from new york. figs erin delmore has more from new york. �* , �* ~ , ~ erin delmore has more from new york. n , ~ , york. as the uaw strike takes into its fifth — york. as the uaw strike takes into its fifth week _ york. as the uaw strike takes into its fifth week the - york. as the uaw strike takes into its fifth week the head . york. as the uaw strike takes into its fifth week the head of| into its fifth week the head of one of detroit's big three automakers is saying enough. this should not be ford versus the uaw _ this should not be ford versus the uaw. it should be ford and the uaw. it should be ford and the uaw — the uaw. it should be ford and the uaw versus toyota, honda, tesla _ the uaw versus toyota, honda, tesla and — the uaw versus toyota, honda, tesla and all the chinese companies that want to enter our home _ companies that want to enter our home market.— companies that want to enter our home market. that is built for the executive _ our home market. that is built for the executive chairman - our home market. that is built for the executive chairman of. for the executive chairman of ford motor company. and as the union anticipated the financial impact of its strikers cutting into the bottom line of ford. the strike expanded to include the most profitable plan for ford. nearly 9000 workers are on strike in louisville where suvs and trucks are made. they have laid off nearly 2500 other workers, it says, due to the impact of the strike. ford motor co has said that it put its best offer on the table and that includes a 23% wage increase over the next five years. it is more than gm or slaters has put forward. meanwhile sean fein did not miss words saying, quote, if ford wants to be the all—american auto company they can pay all—american wages and benefits. he spoke during a press conference on monday and he said the strike is a boon for the auto industry's international competitors. we can sto international competitors. we can step this _ international competitors. - can stop this now and i call on my great uaw colleagues, some of whom i have known for decades, many are close personal friends. decades, many are close personalfriends. we need to come together to bring an end to this acrimonious round of talks. , ., ., ' to this acrimonious round of talks. , ., .,' ., talks. the stand-off now includes _ talks. the stand-off now includes more _ talks. the stand-off now includes more than - talks. the stand-off now i includes more than 34,000 talks. the stand-off now - includes more than 34,000 union members on strike at ford, gm and still enters and negotiations are ongoing. turning our attention now to australia and plans there to combat the exploitation of migrant workers. a recent report showed that one in six are being paid lower than the national minimum wage but cases go unreported mainly out of fear from the go unreported mainly out of fearfrom the migrants go unreported mainly out of fear from the migrants that they will be punished for breaching visa rules. phil mercer has this report from sydney. an army of temporary workers helps to keep australia's economy moving. more than 1.5 million migrants are on short term employment visas. many are international students and backpackers. some are exploited by unscrupulous bosses. camillo is from columbia. four months he was underpaid working in hospitality in sydney. they ex - loit hospitality in sydney. they exnloit me _ hospitality in sydney. they exploit me because - hospitality in sydney. they exploit me because i - hospitality in sydney. they exploit me because i do i hospitality in sydney. theyl exploit me because i do not really know my rights. they look at me like an idiot, why are you paying less than other staff? it is not because of me, it is because of them, they are doing things wrong, not me. 0verseas workers often fear that if they complain they will be reported by their employer and add into trouble with immigration authorities. migrants are extremely vulnerable when it comes to wage theft. most of them do not understand the legal system and they fear that reporting the situation that they have been exploited may lead to serious problems such as visa cancellation. the government wants the new laws to give migrants more protection and to make it easierfor them migrants more protection and to make it easier for them to speak out. but as it stands, employers, who exploit their staff, i really caught and it is notjust staff, i really caught and it is not just a staff, i really caught and it is notjust a problem for migrants. it is estimated that between three and 9% of all workers are paid below the minimum wage. exploitation has been identified in many sectors including agriculture, hospitality and construction. prosecutions for wage theft in australia are rare. for some companies, workplace abuse is lucrative. , ., lucrative. many of the businesses _ lucrative. many of the businesses that - lucrative. many of the businesses that we i lucrative. many of the - businesses that we expose have a business model based on exploitation. they know they can get these young people in, a below minimum rate and i think it trashes our reputation. there are people who say do not go to australia, go to canada and get paid better. ., ,.,, ., , ., better. proposed new laws would make it a criminal— better. proposed new laws would make it a criminal offence - better. proposed new laws would make it a criminal offence to - make it a criminal offence to deliberately underpay workers but business groups say the changes would punish companies who make honest mistakes over wages because of complex employment regulations. it is estimated that wage theft is costing workers in australia more than $540 million a year. phil mercer, bbc news, sydney. and that is it for this edition of the asia business report. you can get more on our website. thank you for watching. bringing you different stories from across the uk. this woman has made so many of these bracelets. she has autism and making the delicate patterns requires intense focus. coming her down after a difficult day. she was diagnosed at 11 but it took years to get support. haw took years to get support. how many times — took years to get support. how many times have _ took years to get support. how many times have i _ took years to get support. how many times have i cried - took years to get support. time" many times have i cried to you? loads. ., ., , , ,., loads. her mother has seen so many lows _ loads. her mother has seen so many lows as _ loads. her mother has seen so many lows as leone _ loads. her mother has seen so many lows as leone struggled| loads. her mother has seen so l many lows as leone struggled in mainstream school. earlier this year it all got too much and she tried to take her life. the council said the school had put in place numerous strategies interventions and adjustments to allow the young girl to manage a school environment and to support her learning. they added it is recognised by all that there is considerable increased demand in both the education system and health system to ensure that support for learners with specific needsis for learners with specific needs is accessed in a timely manner. leone is not alone in facing issues. she is one of more than 10,000 people have signed a petition calling for the reform of additional learning needs code. the welsh government said equity and inclusion is central to their reforms and they have announced £20 million to improve inclusivity of learning environments.- inclusivity of learning environments. ., ., , environments. for more stories from across _ environments. for more stories from across the _ environments. for more stories from across the uk _ environments. for more stories from across the uk head - environments. for more stories from across the uk head to - environments. for more stories from across the uk head to the| from across the uk head to the bbc news website. hi i'm alex the catch up. first thousands of people have been gathering in gaza close to the border of egypt in the hope of leaving the territory. the rafah crossing remains closed and was hit by an airstrike on monday. it is where israel military says hundred 99 people are now being held hostage. 0ver to,000 700 people in gaza have been killed in the territory strikes. the prime minister says six uk citizens were among those killed. two british sisters who are missing. their mother, who is british on board in the uk, was murdered by hamas. some of the other stories now. 0rganisations are organising the —— urging the government to pass a bill to ban no—fault evictions. that would remove the right of landlords to evict tenants without notice. coca—cola has unveiled plans to make bottle lids making carbon dioxide to be taken out of the atmosphere. it is funded a trial as part of a net zero target by 2040. and suspected cocaine was found hidden in a wheelchair at hong kong international airport over the weekend. the whole was estimated to be worth over £1 million. time now to leave you with ten seconds of disney. entertainment giant studio behind many of our favourite cartoons and films turns 100 today. you are all caught up. hello and welcome to sportsday with me, paul scott. here's what's coming up. the battle for control of manchester united, what a stake forjim ratcliffe's ineos would mean for the club and its future. five new sports are approved for the 2028 olympics — squash, cricket, lacrosse, flag football, and baseball or softball are all in. and australia secure their first win at this year's cricket world cup. hello there, welcome along to sportsday. for almost a year, the ownership of manchester united has been in the spotlight following the glazer family announcing they were considering selling the club. this weekend, talks broke down with sheikh jassim of qatar, who was behind a five billion pound bid, paving the way for british billionaire sirjim ratcliffe's offer, which could be approved this week.