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.

US Temporary Work Visas Expose Migrants to Exploitation, Labor Trafficking: Report
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US Temporary Work Visas Expose Migrants to Exploitation, Labor Trafficking: Report

A recent report has shed new light on how temporary work visa programs providing migrant laborers with employment in the United States are ripe for abuse, often leading to forced labor and other forms of human trafficking. Between January 2018 and December 2020, the Polaris Project’s National Human Trafficking Hotline identified almost 16,000 labor trafficking…

Trafficking Billboards Going Up in Iowa and Freedom Truck at State Fair
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Trafficking Billboards Going Up in Iowa and Freedom Truck at State Fair

Trafficking Billboards Going Up in Iowa and Freedom Truck at State Fair The new Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) Enforcement Sergeant, Jared Arbegast, joined the Iowa NAHT Board of Directors meeting on Tuesday, July 12th to give an update on the anti-trafficking awareness and training being carried out by the DOT and Truckers Against Trafficking…

Henderson County rotary clubs, partners collaborate to recognize National Human Trafficking week – BlueRidgeNow.com
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Henderson County rotary clubs, partners collaborate to recognize National Human Trafficking week – BlueRidgeNow.com

Human Trafficking Awareness Week is recognized in the United States from July 24-30, and two local Rotary Clubs want to make sure the issue doesn’t “slip through the cracks.” The Rotary Clubs of Hendersonville and Four Seasons are partnering with the Henderson County Sheriff’s Office, the Hendersonville Police Department, Safelight, Life 107, Our VOICE and other…

HHSC Highlights World Day Against Trafficking in Persons | Texas Health and Human Services
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HHSC Highlights World Day Against Trafficking in Persons | Texas Health and Human Services

World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, observed July 30, aims to raise awareness of this serious global problem. This year’s theme, “Use and Abuse of Technology,” focuses on the role of technology as a tool that can both enable and impede human trafficking. In 2022, the HHSC Texas Human Trafficking Resource Center (HTRC) implemented a…

Improving access to remedy for migrant workers: conclusions from a 3-year project
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Improving access to remedy for migrant workers: conclusions from a 3-year project

25 July 2022 In our latest blog, Cristina Patriarca shares the conclusions from a 3-year project working to improve access to remedy for migrant workers.  Image credit: Bannafarsai_Stock, via Shutterstock. Modern slavery in supply chains is a widespread, world-wide problem. Regardless of international labour standards and frameworks, “low-skilled” migrant workers are particularly vulnerable to exploitation…

Cork hotel worker alerted authorities to guest who had trafficked a child into Ireland
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Cork hotel worker alerted authorities to guest who had trafficked a child into Ireland

A CORK man helping in the fight against child trafficking voiced concern that the safety of vulnerable children is being left to the public, and is calling for much stronger action by authorities in Ireland. JP O’Sullivan from MECPATHS (Mercy Efforts for Child Protection Against Trafficking with the Hospitality Sector) offers training to help those…

Police Scotland: Outcry as thousands are held under immigration powers | The National
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Police Scotland: Outcry as thousands are held under immigration powers | The National

MORE than 3000 people – including asylum seekers – have been held in police cells for up to 72 hours under immigration powers over the past five years, new figures reveal. The latest statistics, released under freedom of information legislation, show the majority of people held in police cells for “immigration purposes” are from countries…

Heroes in the worldwide fight against human trafficking – US Embassy in Georgia
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Heroes in the worldwide fight against human trafficking – US Embassy in Georgia

A volunteer with the humanitarian group Save the Children sits next to a banner at the Romanian-Ukrainian border in Siret, Romania, on March 7. (© Andreea Alexandru/AP Images) Human traffickers continued to exploit vulnerable and marginalized communities in 2021 and 2022, according to the latest U.S. Department of State Trafficking in Persons Report, released July 19….

Join the fight against modern slavery and human trafficking | sportanddev.org
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Join the fight against modern slavery and human trafficking | sportanddev.org

30 July marks the United Nations World Day Against Trafficking in Persons. This day was proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in its resolution A/RES/68/192 in 2013. The United Nations member states declared that such a day was necessary to raise awareness of the situation of victims of human trafficking and for the promotion…

USA: Man charged with sex trafficking
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USA: Man charged with sex trafficking

This article is reprinted from its original location at Hope for Justice‘s website. It was pulled from their RSS feed for your education. Visit Hope for Justice’s news page by clicking here. A suspected human trafficker has been indicted and arrested following a joint investigation between Hope for Justice and a human trafficking task force….