Agricultural Labor

United States Attorney Announces Results Of Efforts To Combat Human Trafficking
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United States Attorney Announces Results Of Efforts To Combat Human Trafficking

Tampa, FL – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the results achieved to date by the Middle District of Florida to combat human trafficking. This includes trafficking of minors, forced labor, and sex trafficking of adults by force, fraud, or coercion. During fiscal year 2022, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of…

Owner Of Farm Labor Contracting Company Pleads Guilty In Racketeering Conspiracy Involving The Forced Labor Of Mexican Workers
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Owner Of Farm Labor Contracting Company Pleads Guilty In Racketeering Conspiracy Involving The Forced Labor Of Mexican Workers

WASHINGTON —Bladimir Moreno, 55, pleaded guilty in federal court in Tampa, Florida, to charges of conspiracy under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act and conspiracy to commit forced labor. A federal grand jury in the Middle District of Florida had previously returned a six-count indictment against multiple defendants for their roles in a…

There is a serious forced labor problem in the United States
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There is a serious forced labor problem in the United States

Genocide, slave trade, forced labor and other evil acts are the undeniable original human rights sins in the history of American colonialism and capitalism. From the slaughter and enslavement of Native American Indians by early European colonists, to the exploitation of black slaves under the prevailing slave trade in the 18th century, to the systematic…

Agricultural Labor Trafficking | State | willistonherald.com
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Agricultural Labor Trafficking | State | willistonherald.com

When many people think of human trafficking they think of it in terms of human trafficking for sex, but there are also growing concerns about labor trafficking. The Bakken Human Panning Summit Committee chaired by Shaun Schatz of the McKenzie County Sheriff’s Office and Marcia Hellandsaas with NDSU Extension/McKenzie County always ask communities when preparing…

‘Beyond troubling’: Current, former government officials tied to human trafficking probe in Georgia
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‘Beyond troubling’: Current, former government officials tied to human trafficking probe in Georgia

Farmworker advocates linked to human trafficking and forced labor in Georgia Two Georgia labor officials whose jobs involved protecting or advocating for farmworkers have links to one of the largest U.S. human trafficking cases ever prosecuted involving foreign agricultural laborers brought here on seasonal visas. One individual indicted in the case, Brett Donovan Bussey, left…

Georgia officials’ ties to human trafficking case expose problems in visa program, farm labor advocates say
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Georgia officials’ ties to human trafficking case expose problems in visa program, farm labor advocates say

The Georgia Department of Labor did not return multiple requests … director of the strategic initiative on labor trafficking at Polaris. “Migrant workers, including those in the United States …

Farm labor advocates, leaders concerned after reported human trafficking, ties to Georgia officials
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Farm labor advocates, leaders concerned after reported human trafficking, ties to Georgia officials

Farmworker advocates are concerned about revelations in a USA TODAY story published April 19 that revealed Georgia Department of Labor officials have ties to one of the largest U.S. human …