Brutal Condition

Movement grows to abolish US prison labor system that treats workers as ‘less than human’
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Movement grows to abolish US prison labor system that treats workers as ‘less than human’

ByEyes on Trafficking News

Hundreds of thousands of incarcerated people work in US prisons as part of their sentences, often without basic protections and for little to no pay For more than two decades imprisoned in California, Samual Brown worked more than a dozen different jobs and was transferred between penitentiaries throughout the state – earning less than a…

World Cup 2022: A legacy of modern slavery
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World Cup 2022: A legacy of modern slavery

ByEyes on Trafficking News

The FIFA World Cup, a routine opportunity for unity and sportsmanship, has been marked by exploitation and considerable human cost for this year’s tournament in Qatar. This highly anticipated occasion, kicking off on 20th November, has seen the widely-documented mistreatment of workers tasked with the event’s extensive preparations. Evidence of forced labour and modern slavery…

Cambodian police raid alleged cybercrime trafficking compounds – Reuters
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Cambodian police raid alleged cybercrime trafficking compounds – Reuters

ByEyes on Trafficking News

  BANGKOK, Sept 21 (Reuters) – Cambodian authorities said raids are underway this week at suspected cybercrime compounds across the Southeast Asian country, uncovering evidence of human trafficking, illegal confinement and torture. Regional governments and human rights workers have heaped pressure on Cambodia in recent months to rein in transnational crime rackets that traffic people…

Human trafficking victims and a one-month-old: Florida and Texas migrant transports moved over a dozen kids (Editor’s note: this is NOT human trafficking.)
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Human trafficking victims and a one-month-old: Florida and Texas migrant transports moved over a dozen kids (Editor’s note: this is NOT human trafficking.)

ByEyes on Trafficking News

Editor’s note: this news topic is “hot” in America. Human trafficking requires Action, Means, and Purpose. “Purpose” has to be for a commercial benefit. Here is a set of articles to review:  Are DeSantis and Abbott Breaking Human Trafficking Laws by Sending Migrants to Blue States? (Spoiler: no.) No, Transporting Undocumented Migrants to Martha’s Vineyard…