Labor Exploitation

Labor exploitation, also known as labor trafficking or forced labor, refers to the practice of using force, fraud, or coercion to exploit individuals for labor or commercial sex. Labor exploitation often occurs in industries such as agriculture, domestic work, and construction, where workers may be vulnerable to abuse due to their immigration status, lack of education, or other factors. Victims of labor exploitation may be forced to work long hours for little or no pay, and may be subject to physical, sexual, or psychological abuse. Governments and organizations around the world are working to combat labor exploitation and protect the rights of workers.

 

 

Migrant worker exploitation in Qatar still needs to be called out
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Migrant worker exploitation in Qatar still needs to be called out

The 2022 FIFA world cup tournament has ended and we are disappointed that FIFA has not announced a dedicated compensation fund for exploited migrant workers who made the tournament happen. The 2022 World Cup has been mired in controversy from the beginning and questions regarding remedy for human rights abuses remain unanswered. While those who…

Twentieth-first Century Slavery: How to Stop Human Trafficking at the U.S.-Mexico Border
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Twentieth-first Century Slavery: How to Stop Human Trafficking at the U.S.-Mexico Border

Between the sixteenth and nineteenth centuries, Europe, Africa, and the Americas exchanged enslaved people through the Atlantic Slave Trade. This trade exploited the labor of more than 10 million people. In 1957, the United Nations (UN) abolished slavery in all its forms, including indentured servitude and the slave trade. Yet, human trafficking has become a…

HSI Norfolk investigation results in indictments for 4 in connection with labor trafficking … – ICE
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HSI Norfolk investigation results in indictments for 4 in connection with labor trafficking … – ICE

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — An investigation led by Homeland Security Investigations Norfolk, commonly called HSI Norfolk, and the Hampton Roads Human Trafficking Task Force has resulted in four individuals being indicted on 33 charges, including human trafficking of individuals from Central America, benefiting from forced labor, money laundering and harboring undocumented noncitizens. According to the…

N.E. Ohio agency urged holiday shoppers to buy products free of forced labor – WEWS
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N.E. Ohio agency urged holiday shoppers to buy products free of forced labor – WEWS

ROCKY RIVER, Ohio — Colleen Cannon, manager of the One World Shop in Rocky River, is hoping shoppers will pay closer attention to the labor used to manufacture the goods and services they buy this holiday season. Cannon is urging local consumers to look for the “Fair Trade” label on the items they plan to…

Authorities Warn: Human Trafficking Rises During the Holiday Season
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Authorities Warn: Human Trafficking Rises During the Holiday Season

Federal prosecutors said the fight against human trafficking, a crime that harms some of the most vulnerable members of society, counts among their highest priorities. “We are committed to vindicating the rights of human trafficking crime victims by bringing their traffickers to justice and working to ensure that survivors have access to restitution, services and…

510 human trafficking cases reported in Germany in 2021: Police – Inshorts
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510 human trafficking cases reported in Germany in 2021: Police – Inshorts

German Police and customs officials responded to 510 human trafficking cases in the country in 2021, which was an increase of 10% from the figure of 2020, the Federal Criminal Police Office said. The average age of the victims was 15 years, it added. The number of children affected due to trafficking was 23% higher…

Breaking: Five Students Traveling to Russia for False Education Offer, Intercepted
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Breaking: Five Students Traveling to Russia for False Education Offer, Intercepted

Five Namibian teenagers were en route to Russia for the purpose of pursuing an education when one of our monitors approached them for questioning. When the monitor asked where they would be studying in Russia, the group was unable to provide the name of the university. They explained that they had been studying medicine online…

Vienna Conference against Human Trafficking in October – Vindobona.org
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Vienna Conference against Human Trafficking in October – Vindobona.org

The Vienna Conference against Trafficking in Human Beings, which has evolved from the series of annual events held on the occasion of the EU Anti-Trafficking Day, will take place this year on October 13, once again in a hybrid format. This conference has been organized since 2007 in cooperation with the Vienna Institute for International…

Why We Care for Orphans and Vulnerable Children – Radical.net
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Why We Care for Orphans and Vulnerable Children – Radical.net

Editor’s note: we are a non-denominational organization. Throughout Scripture, God’s heart for orphans and vulnerable children is clearly proclaimed. God declares himself to be “father of the fatherless” (Psalm 68:5), executing justice on behalf of the vulnerable (Deuteronomy 10:18). Approximately 153 million children worldwide are orphans. Many of these children are vulnerable to forced labor…

ATEST Urges California’s Governor to Sign Bill Regulating Foreign Labor Recruitment
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ATEST Urges California’s Governor to Sign Bill Regulating Foreign Labor Recruitment

Terry FitzPatrick California has often been a human rights trendsetter, and Governor Gavin Newsom has an opportunity this month to extend safeguards for temporary migrant workers who are too easily exploited in forced labor, debt bondage and other forms of severe labor abuses.. The State Assembly has passed AB 364, which ATEST has endorsed, to…