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Human trafficking perpetrators in Massachusetts 'almost never held accountable' – ICIJ
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Human trafficking perpetrators in Massachusetts 'almost never held accountable' – ICIJ

ByEyes on Trafficking News

The state of Massachusetts is yet to make a single forced labor conviction since a human trafficking law was passed, despite more than 180 allegations reported — and likely many more unreported — since 2016, according to a GBH News investigation as part of Trafficking Inc. Government officials and advocates told GBH News that victims…

For labor trafficked immigrants, T-visas are a life-saving but flawed relief – WGBH
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For labor trafficked immigrants, T-visas are a life-saving but flawed relief – WGBH

ByEyes on Trafficking News

In 2018, the police came to a home in Saugus, Massachusetts, to rescue Anabelle Masalon, a Filipina housekeeper who had been essentially a prisoner of the family from the United Arab Emirates that employed her. She had been forced to work 21-hour days, earning no more than $400 a month, unable to leave the house…

Trafficking Inc.: Forced labor in Massachusetts – WGBH
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Trafficking Inc.: Forced labor in Massachusetts – WGBH

ByEyes on Trafficking News

Melba regularly showed up at Boston Children’s Hospital in 2018 to accompany a child she cared for who was being treated there. But nobody noticed — or asked about — Melba’s own suffering. The petite Filipina was miserable, working more than 100 hours a week as a maid and nanny, earning between $400 and $550…