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.

Editorial — Halting the tragedies: St. Lawrence County may join human trafficking task force
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Editorial — Halting the tragedies: St. Lawrence County may join human trafficking task force

ByEyes on Trafficking News

Human trafficking has made its way into Northern New York communities over the past decade. Watertown Daily Times The devastating costs of human trafficking are both enormous and tragic. In addition, no community throughout our nation is immune from this horrific practice. People from small, rural areas may be victimized by it just as much…

Big Tech is built off the backs of exploited labor in cobalt mines. (From Human Trafficking Hater on TikTok)
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Big Tech is built off the backs of exploited labor in cobalt mines. (From Human Trafficking Hater on TikTok)

ByBilly Joe Cain

@humantraffickinghater #cobalt #illegalmining #africa #modernslavery #moderndayslavery #humanrights #tesla #iphone #foxconn #slavery ♬ Way down We Go – KALEO   HUMAN TRAFFICKING HATER This “Human Trafficking Hater” video is presented with permission from the Human Trafficking Hater TikTok. Dr. David Deeds (co-founder and education director of PBJ Learning) creates these videos to educate people about trafficking…

Cobalt mining explained (From Human Trafficking Hater on TikTok)
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Cobalt mining explained (From Human Trafficking Hater on TikTok)

ByBilly Joe Cain

@humantraffickinghater #cobalt #cobaltmine #africa #congo #lithiumionbatteries #humanrights #exploitation #awareness #childlabor #moderndayslavery ♬ original sound – Dr. David Deeds   HUMAN TRAFFICKING HATER This “Human Trafficking Hater” video is presented with permission from the Human Trafficking Hater TikTok. Dr. David Deeds (co-founder and education director of PBJ Learning) creates these videos to educate people about trafficking…

What is cobalt mining? (From Human Trafficking Hater on TikTok)
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What is cobalt mining? (From Human Trafficking Hater on TikTok)

ByBilly Joe Cain

@humantraffickinghater #exploitation #africa #cobalt #iphone #samsung #google #moderndayslavery #fyp #foryou #bigtech #cobaltmine #humanrights ♬ original sound – Dr. David Deeds   HUMAN TRAFFICKING HATER This “Human Trafficking Hater” video is presented with permission from the Human Trafficking Hater TikTok. Dr. David Deeds (co-founder and education director of PBJ Learning) creates these videos to educate people…

Dragonfly Home helps victims of human trafficking with housing program – Oklahoman.com
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Dragonfly Home helps victims of human trafficking with housing program – Oklahoman.com

ByEyes on Trafficking News

Watch video here. An Oklahoma City nonprofit will open a transition home for human trafficking victims later this year with organizers hoping to serve those affected while also educating the public about sexual exploitations. “If we as Oklahomans were more aware of the crime of human trafficking, it couldn’t flourish like it is now,” Executive…

The Women of AT&T and Nissi’s Network Inc. sponsor LeBrunch in Bleu to support survivors
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The Women of AT&T and Nissi’s Network Inc. sponsor LeBrunch in Bleu to support survivors

ByEyes on Trafficking News

Join award-winning human trafficking expert witness Dr. Nissi Hamilton for the 2nd Annual LeBrunch in Bleu, hosted for survivors by survivors of human trafficking. Houston, Texas – One of the most horrific crimes that can leave a victim traumatized for life is human trafficking; and although Houston ranks high for trafficking, there is minimal education,…

Appeals court says prohibition on involuntary servitude not applicable to prison labor
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Appeals court says prohibition on involuntary servitude not applicable to prison labor

ByEyes on Trafficking News

Colorado voters who made slavery and involuntary servitude unconstitutional in 2018 did not mean to abolish the state Department of Corrections’ prison labor program, the Court of Appeals ruled last week. A three-judge panel for the appellate court turned away the constitutional challenge of inmate A. Mark Lamar, who argued the general requirement that prisoners…