Labor Trafficking

Labor trafficking is a form of human trafficking that involves the exploitation of individuals for labor or services. It can occur in many different industries and sectors, and it can affect people of all ages, genders, and nationalities.

Here are some examples of labor trafficking:

  • Forced labor in factories or sweatshops, where workers are forced to work long hours for low pay, without proper safety measures or legal protections.
  • Domestic servitude, where individuals are forced to work as domestic servants, often in private homes, and are subject to physical, sexual, and emotional abuse.
  • Agricultural labor, where workers are forced to work on farms or plantations, often under dangerous and exploitative conditions.
  • Construction labor, where workers are forced to work on construction sites, often without proper safety equipment or protection.
  • Forced begging or street vending, where individuals, often children, are forced to beg or sell goods on the streets, and are subject to violence and exploitation.

Overall, labor trafficking is a pervasive and destructive form of human trafficking that affects millions of people around the world. It violates the rights and dignity of its victims, and it undermines the global economy and society.

First Lady Abbott Highlights Anti-Human Trafficking Efforts Across Texas
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First Lady Abbott Highlights Anti-Human Trafficking Efforts Across Texas

January 20, 2023 | Austin, Texas | Press Release First Lady Cecilia Abbott today joined the Governor’s Commission for Women, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), and the Texas Department of Public Safety at a human trafficking awareness training at the Texas Capitol in Austin to educate the public, support survivors, and shed light on…

Sarah Lawrence Sex Cult Dad Gets 60 Years In Human Trafficking Case | Mount Vernon, NY Patch
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Sarah Lawrence Sex Cult Dad Gets 60 Years In Human Trafficking Case | Mount Vernon, NY Patch

YONKERS, NY — Lawrence Grecco, aka Larry Ray, learned his fate on Friday, weeks after being convicted of unspeakable crimes against his daughter’s college friends. Ray, who was convicted in April of extortion, and forcing students he met at his daughter’s on-campus housing at Sarah Lawrence College into slave labor and prostitution, was sentenced to…

Federal government investigating possible trafficking of children who cleaned Grand Island slaughterhouse
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Federal government investigating possible trafficking of children who cleaned Grand Island slaughterhouse

GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (NBC News) – Federal investigators are looking into whether 50 children — some as young as 13 — who were allegedly illegally employed cleaning Midwestern slaughterhouses were victims of labor trafficking, three officials from the Department of Homeland Security told NBC News. Homeland Security Investigations agents have interviewed children who worked cleaning…

How traffickers are targeting area kids – Oakridger
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How traffickers are targeting area kids – Oakridger

Vulnerable children in East Tennessee are being targeted by traffickers seeking to get them to perform free labor or sex for profit, according to Lisa Bolton of the Community Coalition Against Human Trafficking (CCAHT). She spoke online recently to the Women’s Interfaith Dialogue of Oak Ridge. Offering various real-life scenarios during her online presentation, Bolton…

Attorney general announces task force for human trafficking victims – WBAY
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Attorney general announces task force for human trafficking victims – WBAY

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) – January is Human Trafficking Prevention Month, and Wednesday the state attorney general announced the formation of a special task force so victims will now have more support. The goal of the task force is to ensure all victims are identified by law enforcement and receive support services, on top of…

Berkeley County proclaims January Human Trafficking Awareness Month
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Berkeley County proclaims January Human Trafficking Awareness Month

Before Berkeley County Council began business as usual last week, council took a moment to stop and recognize a daily fight for justice – proclaiming January as Human Trafficking Awareness Month. On Jan. 9, council presented the proclamation to members of the Charleston County Public Safety team, Tri-County Human Trafficking Task Force (HTTF) and Dorchester…

Racism and Human Trafficking
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Racism and Human Trafficking

As I commemorated Martin Luther King, Jr. this week and thought about racial justice, one area we don’t talk enough about is the racialized reality of human trafficking. According to the Congressional Black Caucus, 57.5 percent of all juvenile detention prostitution arrests were of Black children, and 40 percent of sex trafficking victims identified as…

Kentucky AG Daniel Cameron announces anti-human trafficking effort
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Kentucky AG Daniel Cameron announces anti-human trafficking effort

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron says he is on a mission to fight human trafficking. He held a news conference Wednesday morning to announce the Human Trafficking Outreach Prevention and Education (or H.O.P.E.) Initiative. It encourages landlords and communities to identify illicit massage businesses in an effort to combat human trafficking….

Law enforcement stresses importance of recognizing signs of human trafficking – News4JAX
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Law enforcement stresses importance of recognizing signs of human trafficking – News4JAX

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Human trafficking can happen anywhere and to anyone — that was the message Tuesday morning from the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, the State Attorney’s Office for the Fourth Judicial Circuit and the FBI during a news conference in recognition of National Human Trafficking Awareness Month. Sheriff T.K. Waters, State Attorney Melissa Nelson and…

Proposed legislation aims to crack down on human trafficking | | choteauacantha.com
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Proposed legislation aims to crack down on human trafficking | | choteauacantha.com

Sen. Jodee Etchart, R-Billings, told the House Judiciary Committee on Jan. 11 that according to stats from the Department of Justice, human trafficking in Montana has risen roughly 300% from 2021 to 2022. Etchart said that is why she is sponsoring House Bill 112, which supporters say would address the issue and strengthen the state’s…