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.

Hidden in Plain Sight: The Reality of Human Trafficking | Crozet Gazette
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Hidden in Plain Sight: The Reality of Human Trafficking | Crozet Gazette

Hidden in Plain Sight: The Reality of Human Trafficking Most people think of human trafficking as a faraway problem, a misery confined to big cities or lonely deserts where organized networks of criminals use violence and drugs to collect souls. The residents of quiet communities like Crozet might believe the buying and selling of persons…

NYC human trafficking victims forced into prostitution, fraud desperately seek a way out of the shadows
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NYC human trafficking victims forced into prostitution, fraud desperately seek a way out of the shadows

What they have in common are tragically similar circumstances that primed them for victimization: They were vulnerable, desperate, and fell under the control and manipulation of human traffickers who …

Labor exploitation in Spain: migrants were forced to peel onions for 16 hours without stopping
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Labor exploitation in Spain: migrants were forced to peel onions for 16 hours without stopping

The National Police Spain arrested a man and a woman who exploited 16 employees, all of them immigrants. According to the authorities, the detainees took advantage of the vulnerability of these people, being foreigners and not fluent in Spanish. The case came to light when some agents approached the facilities of a vegetable collection and…

Radical Empathy raising funds to put their interactive anti-trafficking education experience in a web browser
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Radical Empathy raising funds to put their interactive anti-trafficking education experience in a web browser

For my 55th birthday, I hope you’ll consider contributing as a way to celebrate with me. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGhddZm0_h0 Hey everybody!! I want to jump right into this, tell you why I care about human trafficking, and explain why I need your help now more than ever. Children are innocent and vulnerable to being tricked. Adults take…

Homeland Security officials take on labor trafficking at Klamath County Symposium
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Homeland Security officials take on labor trafficking at Klamath County Symposium

  Since 2015, Klamath County Child Abuse Prevention (CAP) coalition has orchestrated and presented the annual Klamath County Symposium, which tackles tough societal problems, such as child abuse, sexual abuse and, this year, human trafficking. The symposium is intended to inform the community and those working in relative fields on the prevalence of these forms…

Washtenaw County Prosecutor's Office, US Department of Labor partner to protect workers' rights
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Washtenaw County Prosecutor's Office, US Department of Labor partner to protect workers' rights

ANN ARBOR – The Washtenaw County Prosecutor’s Office has signed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division to formally establish a partnership to enforce workers’ rights, share information and conduct joint outreach efforts and investigations. “This first-of-its-kind agreement between the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division…

Why Growers Are Bracing Themselves for More H-2A Regulations
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Why Growers Are Bracing Themselves for More H-2A Regulations

The horticulture industry seeks broader access to H-2A and H-2B programs, but legislators are moving toward more rules and strict documentation. Craig Regelbrugge, Senior Vice President of AmericanHort, Shawn Packer of JPH Law Firm, and Tom Bortnyk of MAS Labor discussed industry challenges at a session titled “Labor Issues and Trends” in Columbus, OH. Regelbrugge…

With the support of the Pope, they promote the training of transport workers to fight against slavery through campaigns that make complaint channels visible
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With the support of the Pope, they promote the training of transport workers to fight against slavery through campaigns that make complaint channels visible

  Thursday, August 11, 2022 | 2:42 p.m. Pope Francis expressed his support for the efforts to increase prevention, detection and fight campaigns against human trafficking and smuggling, within the framework of the second international meeting of Transport Unions in the Vatican, in which Gustavo Vera, director of the Executive Committee for the Fight against…