Exploitation

Exploitation is the act of taking advantage of someone for personal or financial gain. It can involve the abuse of power or trust, and it can take many different forms. For example, it can involve the use of force or coercion to obtain labor or sexual services. It can also involve the manipulation or deception of vulnerable individuals for personal or financial gain.

It’s often associated with human trafficking, which is the practice of exploiting people for labor, sex, or other forms of exploitation through the use of force, fraud, or coercion. Exploitation can also occur in other contexts, such as in the workplace, in relationships, or in financial transactions.

Overall, exploitation is a grave violation of human rights, and it is important to raise awareness and take steps to prevent it.

What benefits do corporations get from exploiting people?

Exploitation of people can benefit corporations in a number of ways. For example, it can allow corporations to cut costs by paying workers less than they are worth, or by not providing them with adequate benefits or working conditions. This can increase the corporation’s profits by reducing its expenses. Additionally, exploiting people can also give corporations a competitive advantage over other companies by allowing them to produce goods or services more cheaply, which can make them more appealing to consumers. In some cases, exploitation may also allow corporations to exert more control over their workers, which can make it easier for them to meet production quotas and deadlines. Overall, exploiting people can provide corporations with a range of economic and strategic advantages.

Ponca Tribe partners with Red Sand Project to raise human trafficking awareness – Norfolk Daily News
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Ponca Tribe partners with Red Sand Project to raise human trafficking awareness – Norfolk Daily News

An estimated 40.3 million people worldwide, including in Northeast Nebraska, are victims of human trafficking. Many victims don’t know they are being trafficked and others are looking for a way out. And according to area trafficking and domestic violence advocates, all too many victims and survivors of trafficking “fall through the cracks.” So, as a…

Launch of the Global Boys Initiative: Boys In Belgium Report
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Launch of the Global Boys Initiative: Boys In Belgium Report

PRESS RELEASE: 1 August 2022 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   BELGIUM—ECPAT’s latest report seeks to understand how comprehensive Belgium’s national legislation is in protecting children, particularly boys, from sexual exploitation. In collaboration with ECPAT Belgium and as part of ECPAT International’s Global Boys Initiative, the Belgium Report is the sixth in a series of ten country reports…

Visa 'Intended to Help' Pornhub, MindGeek Monetize Child Porn: Ruling – Variety
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Visa 'Intended to Help' Pornhub, MindGeek Monetize Child Porn: Ruling – Variety

In a setback for Visa in a case alleging the payment processor is liable for the distribution of child pornography on Pornhub and other sites operated by parent company MindGeek, a federal judge ruled that it was reasonable to conclude that Visa knowingly facilitated the criminal activity. On Friday, July 29, U.S. District Judge Cormac…

Human trafficking: the fastest growing crime – Cyprus Mail
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Human trafficking: the fastest growing crime – Cyprus Mail

By Louisa Borg Haviara Human trafficking is divided into forced labour and sex trafficking. According to the latest Global Slavery index (2018) over 40 million men, women or children, are current victims of modern slavery with women and girls being disproportionately vulnerable, accounting for 71 per cent of all victims. The Cyprus justice ministry welcomed the upgrading of…

Sex trafficking in Washington County, WI | By Jean L. Merry – washingtoncountyinsider.com
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Sex trafficking in Washington County, WI | By Jean L. Merry – washingtoncountyinsider.com

July 23, 2022 – Washington Co., WI – “Sex trafficking is happening here, in Washington County” said Wendy Smith of Washington County Anti-Trafficking Advocates in her presentation Wednesday evening, July 20, at the Moose Lodge in West Bend. “So, we need everyone’s help and engagement.” The goal of her organization, according to Smith, is to…

Rehabilitate prisoners? Actually, Arizona’s prison labor program is more like slavery
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Rehabilitate prisoners? Actually, Arizona’s prison labor program is more like slavery

Leasing human beings to profiteers is morally wrong. It’s no less so when the leasing is done by government and the human beings are prisoners. In fact, it is akin to slave labor. It raises serious questions about our public institutions and the people we entrust to guide them. That’s the central takeaway from a joint…

Dubai: Human trafficking awareness campaign launched; authorities warn against online fraud
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Dubai: Human trafficking awareness campaign launched; authorities warn against online fraud

DFWAC aims to support UAE’s efforts to curb the crime around the world By WAM Published: Sun 31 Jul 2022, 7:56 AM The Dubai Foundation for Women and Children (DFWAC) has joined the world in celebrating the World Day against Trafficking in Persons, by launching an awareness campaign. Themed “Human Trafficking in the Digital Space”,…

Traffickers on the prowl online | The Daily Star
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Traffickers on the prowl online | The Daily Star

Efforts to combat human trafficking need to be coordinated both in cyberspace and the real world, since the menace has latched on to the internet and gotten worse amid the pandemic, said speakers yesterday. They called upon stakeholders, including the government and international partners, to focus on a rights-based approach to prevent exploitation of victims…

U.S. Attorney on Human Trafficking in Alabama – Birmingham Times
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U.S. Attorney on Human Trafficking in Alabama – Birmingham Times

By Ryan Michaels The Birmingham Times The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Investigations says 34 arrests were made for commercial sex and six arrests for human trafficking during The World Games, which ended Sunday in Birmingham. The task force also made eight arrests of adults seeking online enticement of a minor and/or traveling to meet a…