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Domestic servitude is a form of labor exploitation in which individuals are forced to work in private households, often as domestic workers or maids. Victims of domestic servitude may be required to work long hours for little or no pay, and may be subject to physical, sexual, or psychological abuse. They may also be isolated from their families and communities, and may have their movements and communications restricted. Domestic servitude is a global problem, and it can occur in both developed and developing countries. Governments and organizations around the world are working to combat domestic servitude and protect the rights of domestic workers.
In Vietnam, it’s estimated that there are 421,000 people living in modern slavery. Nearly 70% of modern slavery victims in Vietnam are women and girls who work in forced prostitution or domestic servitude through fraudulent job opportunities or brokered marriage. To help address this situation of modern slavery in Vietnam, Free the Slaves (FTS) partnered…
Last month, with the vital help of our donors, we successfully intercepted 434 people to protect them from the threat of being sold into human trafficking.
Trafficking, according to the United Nations, involves three main elements[ii]: ACTION. The act: Recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring, or receipt of persons. MEANS. The means: Threat or use of force, coercion, abduction, fraud, deception, abuse of power or vulnerability, or giving payments or benefits to a person in control of the victim. PURPOSE. The purpose: For…
You have probably seen in the news that Haiti is facing a crisis with multiple layers: political instability, a natural disaster, economic uncertainty, food shortages, and kidnappings for ransom. The president was assassinated, a 7.2 earthquake killed more than 2,000 people and destroyed thousands of homes, unemployment has skyrocketed, and gangs control large parts of the capital, Port-au-Prince.
Despite this, Free the slaves and our partner Beyond Borders are building hope in rural communities affected by child slavery on the island read more >
Abdulla Shahid was speaking at the opening of a two-day high-level meeting to review progress in implementing the UN Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons, adopted by the General Assembly in July 2010.
Harbouring is one of five actions that constitute an ‘act’ in the internationally recognised definition of human trafficking, and is often used by prosecutors and judges for convictions of this crime.
Vienna (Austria) 04 October 2021 – Victims of human trafficking are accommodated or forced to stay in locations prior to and during their exploitation or between periods of abuse. These settings can be in brothels, private homes, factories, farms, or fishing vessels. They are often dangerous, inhumane and unsanitary, and can be controlled by criminals…
PBJ Learning receives no compensation for this article. January 25, 2019 Modern Slavery: A Documentary and Reference Guide This book provides a sobering look at modern-day slavery―which includes sex trafficking, domestic servitude, and other forms of forced labor―and documents the development of the modern-day anti-slavery movement, from early survivor voices to grassroots activism, to the…
FRESNO, Calif. – In Fresno, 25 trafficking cases have been uncovered in the past year. Since a coalition was formed to help and identify victims. Action News spoke to one young woman, who says she was freed after being held against her will by a Clovis family for 10 years. For 23-year-old Jamelia, it’s very…
On March 19th North Miami and Hialeah Gardens Police Departments hosted ERASE Child Trafficking’s human trafficking training. The training was held in the Gordon Center at University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. Local, State, and Federal law enforcement officers and representatives from seven different agencies completed the 24-hour Advanced Human Trafficking Investigations Law Enforcement Course. Major…
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