Fashion

Human trafficking is a form of modern slavery in which individuals are recruited, transported, and held against their will for the purpose of exploitation, such as forced labor or sexual exploitation. The fashion industry has been criticized for its role in facilitating human trafficking, particularly in the production of clothing and other fashion items. There have been numerous reports of forced labor and other forms of exploitation in the fashion industry, including in the production of clothing in developing countries. Some fashion companies have been accused of turning a blind eye to labor abuses in their supply chains and of not taking sufficient steps to prevent human trafficking. There have been calls for greater transparency and accountability in the fashion industry to address these issues.

 

 

History of labor trafficking
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History of labor trafficking

ARIZONA, La. (KTAL/KMSS) –   The kids ran circles around the old brick chimney, yelling “You’re it,” at one another until they tired and headed back to the front porch of the crumbling mansion—but if the children had known the truth about the chimney in the middle of that Claiborne Parish field, would they have used…

More Models Come Forward With Disturbing Claims of Sex and Labor Trafficking
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More Models Come Forward With Disturbing Claims of Sex and Labor Trafficking

  Kaja Sokola, one of the women who came forward with accusations against Harvey Weinstein during the #Me Too movement, says that the culture of the industry still provides men like Weinstein special access and proximity to the young models, many of whom are still teenagers launched into New York City with essentially no adult…

A journalist’s guide to interviewing trafficking survivors
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A journalist’s guide to interviewing trafficking survivors

Finally, you need to teach them how to behave in front of journalists. Journalists are always working. They’ll turn on the microphone, you talk, they turn it off, and then say: ‘oh, let me ask you about this other thing.’ Then they start getting more information out of you. Survivors should know that anything they…

A typical week with the Tanzania Child Domestic Worker Coalition
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A typical week with the Tanzania Child Domestic Worker Coalition

The Tanzania Child Domestic Worker Coalition is a long-time partner of Anti-Slavery International. A truly grassroots organisation, coalition members focus on a range of frontline support, advocacy, education and legal support. We joined them for a week to learn more about their amazing members and lifechanging work. Credit all photos: Jessica Turner for Anti-Slavery International…

Sound of Freedom film highlights child trafficking crisis: ‘God’s children are not for sale’
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Sound of Freedom film highlights child trafficking crisis: ‘God’s children are not for sale’

PROVO, UTAH —The new film Sound of Freedom is seeking to bring awareness to the child trafficking crisis and is set to be released in theaters on July 4. Sound of Freedom details the true story of how a federal agent quits his job and risks his life to journey into the jungles of Colombia…

Spring Fashion Show fundraiser to benefit Pahrump Soroptimist club
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Spring Fashion Show fundraiser to benefit Pahrump Soroptimist club

Spring is in full swing and for Soroptimist International of the Pahrump Valley (SIPV), that means it’s time to shine the spotlight on some lovely ladies as they strut their stuff in stunning styles during the nonprofit’s annual Spring Fashion Show. Set for next Saturday, the Spring Fashion Show is one of the local Soroptimist…

Child Labor Is on the Rise as Republicans See an Answer to Labor Shortages
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Child Labor Is on the Rise as Republicans See an Answer to Labor Shortages

A grim truth underlies U.S. industry: the appalling practice of child labor, widely perceived as an anachronism, is far from a thing of the sooty industrial past. U.S. consumers may have a hazy sense that children labor somewhere in foreign sweatshops to manufacture their goods — but such faraway tragedies are too easily forgotten at…

How Two Former Models Are Working To End Human Trafficking – Essence
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How Two Former Models Are Working To End Human Trafficking – Essence

The global crisis of human trafficking sadly hits closer to home than one might think. Monica Watkins knows this all too well. She is the co-founder of Beauty For Freedom (BFF), a non-profit organization that empowers young survivors of human trafficking through creative art therapy. “A two-year study revealed that 40% of sex trafficking victims…

OSU students holding fashion show to combat human trafficking
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OSU students holding fashion show to combat human trafficking

A student organization at Ohio State University is holding a fashion show Sunday evening to combat human trafficking in Ohio. The Unchained OSU Fashion Show, organized by a student group of the same name, will use fashion to tell the story of a survivor of human trafficking and raise funds for a special scholarship for…

Despite high hopes, success of Kansas marijuana legislation remains unclear
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Despite high hopes, success of Kansas marijuana legislation remains unclear

TOPEKA — The future of marijuana in Kansas is still dubious. Sen. Mike Thompson, a Shawnee Republican and chair of the Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee, said he wasn’t willing to rush forward with any form of marijuana legislation, such as Senate Bill 171. The bill, which has been placed in his committee, would…