Factories

Factories are facilities where goods are produced on a large scale using machinery and a division of labor. In the context of human trafficking, factories may be sites of trafficking activity where workers, including children, are forced to work under abusive and exploitative conditions. These conditions may include long hours, low wages, hazardous working conditions, and physical and emotional abuse. Traffickers may use threats, deception, and other forms of coercion to control and exploit factory workers. Efforts to prevent trafficking in factories may include stronger labor protections, supply chain transparency, and monitoring and enforcement mechanisms to ensure compliance with labor standards.

 

 

Fake overseas job recruitment scams lead to human trafficking traps for East Africa youth
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Fake overseas job recruitment scams lead to human trafficking traps for East Africa youth

On 23 May, Kenya’s Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) issued an arrest warrant for Wycliffe Onguti Magara. Magara had been identified as the head of a local human trafficking network that recruits East Africans online with the promise of job opportunities in Southeast Asia. But once they arrive, victims are forced to work for cybercrime…

Tarrant County 5 Stones September 2023 Meeting
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Tarrant County 5 Stones September 2023 Meeting

Here is our recorded meeting link and chat notes for our September 2023 TC 5 Stones meeting! Our 5 Stones meeting this September consisted of some law enforcement updates and a presentation by Carrie Grace, Executive Director of Freedom Shield Foundation, as she discussed the importance of self-care and avoiding burnout as service providers. Link to the recorded meeting: https://youtu.be/5OzWyCSuUHw…

Does Prison Labor Pervert What it Means to Say ‘Made in the USA?’
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Does Prison Labor Pervert What it Means to Say ‘Made in the USA?’

The federal government awards contracts for a vast majority of its textile production needs to factories that employ federal prisoners. Many of these prisoners make barely more than a dollar an hour and most of their earnings go back to the prison where they reside or to any child support or restitution still outstanding. This…

GHRC Prison Labor Report Cited as Montana Inmates Deployed to Fight Wildfire
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GHRC Prison Labor Report Cited as Montana Inmates Deployed to Fight Wildfire

Montana state officials praise fire crew with prison inmates; national report, ACLU question pay Keila SzpallerAugust 27, 2023 Daily Montanan (read original here) The Montana Department of Corrections deployed 15 inmates and three correctional officers to help fight a wildfire in the state earlier this month, the DOC said in a news release. The inmates…

Walmart, Centric Brands Probe ‘Very Concerning’ Cambodia Prison Labor Allegations
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Walmart, Centric Brands Probe ‘Very Concerning’ Cambodia Prison Labor Allegations

Walmart and Centric Brands are probing their supply chains in Cambodia over allegations of the illegal use of women’s prison labor to produce garments for export in the wake of questions raised by Reuters this week and amid ongoing concerns by an apparel industry trade group that the violations were taking place. The American Apparel…

Human trafficking: A network of crime hidden across a vast American landscape
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Human trafficking: A network of crime hidden across a vast American landscape

When Bekah Charleston was first targeted as a human trafficking victim, there were no whips, chains or white vans — just a kind face and a fake name who offered her a safe place to stay. As a 17-year-old Texas runaway, Charleston thought she was finding safe haven from drug dealers she had gotten involved…

Child trafficking report paints dismal in state of TS, AP, K’taka
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Child trafficking report paints dismal in state of TS, AP, K’taka

Hyderabad: Close on the heels of the National Tiger Census painting a pale picture in the State, here come another report presenting disturbing trends regarding child trafficking in the post-Covid years. As compared to the pre-Covid years from 2016 to 2020, Telangana registered more than twice the number of child trafficking cases in the post-pandemic…

Exposing the evils of human trafficking
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Exposing the evils of human trafficking

“Sound of Freedom” is still going strong despite the efforts of the left to kill it. In just three weeks the action-thriller, about a real-life American hero who went to Colombia to rescue one child from child sex traffickers and ended up rescuing 120 children, has racked up more than $100 million in ticket sales….

Human trafficking by the numbers: New reports estimate millions of daily victims
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Human trafficking by the numbers: New reports estimate millions of daily victims

Trafficking and exploitation: how countries rank The Global Slavery Index, which includes forced marriage, ranks North Korea the worst: More than 1 in 10 people are estimated to be in conditions of modern slavery. In Eritrea, about 9 in 100 people are estimated to be modern slaves. About 3 in 100 people in Mauritania are…