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.

Resources needed to address exploitation, trafficking crisis in city: Advocates | Spare News
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Resources needed to address exploitation, trafficking crisis in city: Advocates | Spare News

Brandon advocates say more resources are needed to address the exploitation and trafficking of Indigenous women and youth in the city. The issue has been under the spotlight since Winnipeg police announced earlier this week that they believe the remains of two Indigenous women are in a nearby landfill. Police say they believe the women,…

Collaborating against Human Trafficking
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Collaborating against Human Trafficking

 Ugo Aliogo examines the activities of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons According to a report, Nigeria remains a source, transit and destination country in the illicit trade of human trafficking. The Global Slavery Index (2018) report, Nigeria ranks 32 out of167 of the countries with the highest number of slaves –…

Police raids exposed for not referring trafficking survivors for support
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Police raids exposed for not referring trafficking survivors for support

New data has exposed how police raids on the sex industry in the U.K., carried out under the guise of clamping down on modern slavery, in fact do not refer trafficking victims for support the majority of the time. Trafficking victims not referred for support According to the study, police regularly carry out raids on…

Trafficking in human beings: Commission proposes stronger rules to fight the evolving crime
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Trafficking in human beings: Commission proposes stronger rules to fight the evolving crime

(Credit: Unsplash) This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the Commission proposed to strengthen the rules that prevent and combat trafficking in human beings. Every year over 7000 people become victims of human trafficking in the EU. That figure can be expected to be much higher as many victims remain…

Spanish Police Arrest 268 People for Migrant Smuggling & Human Trafficking
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Spanish Police Arrest 268 People for Migrant Smuggling & Human Trafficking

  In this regard, the police agents rescued 130 victims of human trafficking who were subject to forced labour and sexual exploitation, SchengenVisaInfo.com reports. “In the “Turquesa IV” operation, carried out between November 28 and December 2, police agencies from 32 countries, coordinated by the OIPC-INTERPOL, carried out actions against criminal networks dedicated to recruiting…

NICE Actimize Partners with The Knoble Non-Profit Network to Fight Human Trafficking, Fraud Scams and Other Financial Crimes
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NICE Actimize Partners with The Knoble Non-Profit Network to Fight Human Trafficking, Fraud Scams and Other Financial Crimes

[December 07, 2022] NICE Actimize, a NICE (NASDAQ: NICE) business, today announced its partnership with The Knoble, a global non-profit network of experts working to protect the vulnerable against a range of financial crimes and other fraudulent activity. Through the partnership, NICE Actimize will provide technology expertise, research support and other resources to The Knoble’s…

Successful repatriation of 31 victims of Human Trafficking
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Successful repatriation of 31 victims of Human Trafficking

“We were expected to work for long hours. If you showed signs of weakness, they would threaten that they would give you up for organ harvesting”   …. recalled a survivor as she shared her experience with HAART Kenya Nairobi, on 31st of August, 2022 HAART received a call for help via social media and…

Advocates, law enforcement push to educate public on human trafficking as response efforts evolve
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Advocates, law enforcement push to educate public on human trafficking as response efforts evolve

Kuykendall shared her story at a Bay Area human trafficking awareness and prevention event hosted by the Houston Airport System Nov. 4, part of renewed efforts by activists and law enforcement agencies to amplify signs of the crime and methods for preventing it. Human trafficking is the exploitation of individuals for forced labor or sex…

Man arrested on human trafficking charges after investigation in Wilmington area
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Man arrested on human trafficking charges after investigation in Wilmington area

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) – The New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office has announced that an arrest has been made following an investigation into human trafficking in the Wilmington area. The Coastal Carolina Human Trafficking Task Force, comprised of law enforcement members from the FBI, NHCSO and Onslow County Sheriff’s Office, investigated advertisements posted to an escort…

Government rhetoric has “a chilling effect” on survivors of modern slavery, say UN experts. 
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Government rhetoric has “a chilling effect” on survivors of modern slavery, say UN experts. 

Government rhetoric has “a chilling effect” on survivors of modern slavery, say UN experts as UK anti-slavery organisations urge the Government to end dangerous hostility  Today, UN experts expressed alarm at the UK Government’s use of unevidenced claims and sensationalist language towards survivors of trafficking and modern slavery, stating these attacks on the credibility of…