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.

Crimestoppers hosting public forum on human trafficking – RRSpin
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Crimestoppers hosting public forum on human trafficking – RRSpin

Halifax County Crimestoppers is affording the public the opportunity to learn more about human trafficking on January 11 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Halifax Community College. The program will be held in the 400 building on the campus in room 401. The public portion of the event follows training for law enforcement officers…

Annual HEAL Train the Trainer Academy | HEAL Trafficking: Health, Education, Advocacy, Linkage
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Annual HEAL Train the Trainer Academy | HEAL Trafficking: Health, Education, Advocacy, Linkage

This two-day Train the Trainer Academy, presented annually by HEAL Trafficking and MGH Institute of Health Professions, equips health educators with the knowledge and teaching skills to train other health professionals in their communities to respond to human trafficking. The program is currently 100% virtual.  WHAT YOU WILL LEARN After attending, participants will be able…

Prison Labor Described by GHRC Report Could Be Abolished in More States This Year, Say Organizers
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Prison Labor Described by GHRC Report Could Be Abolished in More States This Year, Say Organizers

Movement grows to abolish US prison labor system that treats workers as ‘less than human’ Edwin RiosDecember 24, 2022 The Guardian For more than two decades imprisoned in California, Samual Brown worked more than a dozen different jobs and was transferred between penitentiaries throughout the state – earning less than a dollar per hour. At…

Outreach program launched to help women, children victims of sexual abuse – Khmer Times
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Outreach program launched to help women, children victims of sexual abuse – Khmer Times

Lum Kuntheary, Deputy Governor of Kampong Thom Province, participated in the outreach program launched to help women and children who are victims of sexual abuse. The outreach program was joined by more than 400 people from Bdeak village Phan Nhem commune, Prasat Balong district, Kampong Thom. The event was held yesterday morning. Yin Bunrath, Deputy…

Trussville declared Trafficking Free Zone during council meeting
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Trussville declared Trafficking Free Zone during council meeting

From The Tribune staff reports TRUSSVILLE — The Trussville City Council declared Trussville a Trafficking Free Zone during the council meeting on Thursday, Dec. 22. Councilmember Jaime Anderson readers the 2023 Trafficking Free Zone proclamation. (Photo by Hannah Curran) According to the proclamation read by Councilmember Jaime Anderson, Trussville seeks to enhance public welfare, protect…

Movement grows to abolish US prison labor system that treats workers as ‘less than human’
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Movement grows to abolish US prison labor system that treats workers as ‘less than human’

Hundreds of thousands of incarcerated people work in US prisons as part of their sentences, often without basic protections and for little to no pay For more than two decades imprisoned in California, Samual Brown worked more than a dozen different jobs and was transferred between penitentiaries throughout the state – earning less than a…

Understanding and Evaluating Labor Abuse Risk in the Coffee Sector
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Understanding and Evaluating Labor Abuse Risk in the Coffee Sector

[Editor’s note: This is Part 2 of an ongoing editorial series led by Verité exploring labor issues affecting the global coffee sector through its U.S. Department of Labor-funded Cooperation On Fair, Free, Equitable Employment (COFFEE) Project. See more of Verité’s work on coffee here. Daily Coffee News does not engage in sponsored content of any…

13-Year-Old Told She’d Get Killed If She Refused To Work At Laundry Business: Prosecutors
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13-Year-Old Told She’d Get Killed If She Refused To Work At Laundry Business: Prosecutors

Four people face multiple charges for bringing in people from Central America illegally and forcing them to work to pay off their debts. AFP KEY POINTS Four people are accused of human trafficking, benefiting from forced labor and money laundering Their laundry business allegedly employed at least 121 employees who were potentially victims of labor…

911 call leads to Olivet University federal money-laundering and human trafficking investigation
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911 call leads to Olivet University federal money-laundering and human trafficking investigation

Diane Sieker photo Early Version story. Olivet University has been contacted directly for comment.  A tense 911 call in March, 2018, from a student who claimed she had not been allowed to leave the Anza Olivet University campus for months, immersed Riverside County investigators in a probe alongside federal authorities, according to a recent news…

CHR bats for centers, training to help victims of child sexual abuse and exploitation
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CHR bats for centers, training to help victims of child sexual abuse and exploitation

Philstar.com December 22, 2022 | 1:43am MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Human Rights on Thursday highlighted the need for separate centers for children who are victims of child sexual abuse and exploitation. The commission also called attention to the lack of special training of prosecutors in handling child sexual abuse cases. To recall, Mama Fatima Singhateh — the…