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.

Libraries in Chester County step up to help fight sex trafficking – Daily Local
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Libraries in Chester County step up to help fight sex trafficking – Daily Local

Public libraries throughout Chester County have begun an effort that officials hope may give assistance to the possible victims of human trafficking who patronize their facilities. Earlier this month, the county’s 17 local libraries and the two county libraries started posting flyers advertising details of the National Human Trafficking Hotline number in bathroom stalls. The…

Japan failing to eliminate human trafficking in intern program | The Asahi Shimbun
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Japan failing to eliminate human trafficking in intern program | The Asahi Shimbun

WASHINGTON — Japan has once again scored poorly on its efforts to stop human trafficking and forced labor in a U.S. State Department report released this week, failing to move up in the international rankings. The country landed in Tier 2 of all three placements for the third straight year in the State Department’s annual…

Missing Girl, 17, Likely Victim of Sex Trafficking, Located in Wakefield Motel
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Missing Girl, 17, Likely Victim of Sex Trafficking, Located in Wakefield Motel

By SÍLE MOLONEY A NONPROFIT REPRESENTATIVE located a 17-year-old girl, who police say had been reported missing from Brooklyn, in the Metro Motel, located at 691 East 241st Street in the Wakefield section of The Bronx, on Saturday, July 23, 2022. According to the nonprofit representative, the teen is a likely victim of sex trafficking….

Story of a Migrant Worker
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Story of a Migrant Worker

West India is one of the largest migration corridors in the world. It’s estimated that 9 million Indian migrants are working in the Persian Gulf region. Many are employed in low-profile jobs such as construction jobs, food service, or even domestic positions. Oftentimes, these workers are paid for their hard work and provided with food and housing for their services. But, that’s not always the case. 

The less fortunate Indian migrant workers are victims of hazardous labor or even labor trafficking. read more >

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost partners with Columbus Crew on human trafficking PSA – WOSU Public Media
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Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost partners with Columbus Crew on human trafficking PSA – WOSU Public Media

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkeRtD__zx4 Attorney Dave Yost is partnering with the Columbus Crew to raise awareness about human trafficking at home games. Starting Saturday, a public service announcement will play during pre-game activities at Lower.com Field that shows fans how to recognize signs of sex and labor trafficking and how to report a potential problem. Yost published the…

Trafficking on the Plains – The Sidney Sun-Telegraph
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Trafficking on the Plains – The Sidney Sun-Telegraph

It’s cast as a personal crime in the movies, and it is, and often as a web with more arms than can be imagined, which is also likely. Human trafficking is defined by the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services as a form of modern day slavery. It is viewed in primarily one of…

HSI, IRS-CI Train German, Swiss Officials on Human Trafficking Investigative Techniques
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HSI, IRS-CI Train German, Swiss Officials on Human Trafficking Investigative Techniques

As the United Nations prepares to commemorate World Day Against Trafficking in Persons July 30, a team of U.S. federal investigators from Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the IRS Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) are in Frankfurt, Germany, this week to train German law enforcement counterparts on the latest investigative techniques to combat human trafficking. U.S. Mission Germany hosted…

‘They kill you, they kidnap you, they rape you’: Trafficking victims speak of the dangers they face – NBC News
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‘They kill you, they kidnap you, they rape you’: Trafficking victims speak of the dangers they face – NBC News

The young woman, 15, left Tegucigalpa, Honduras in early March to come to the U.S. Her aunt, who lives in Florida, had paid a “coyote” $4,000 to cross her into U.S. territory. But after journeying several weeks, the smuggler left her lying on a street in the Mexican state of Puebla. There, what she thought…

Snoqualmie to use prison labor in WASHINGTON STATE public works department
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Snoqualmie to use prison labor in WASHINGTON STATE public works department

Unable to find seasonal public works employees this summer, the City of Snoqualmie has turned to correctional inmates — signing an agreement with the state Department of Corrections (DOC) that will pay inmates less than $2 an hour. While the city has no control over the pay-rate, city councilmembers, in a 6-1 vote, approved a…

New human trafficking laws mandate signs, training to help victims – Spectrum News
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New human trafficking laws mandate signs, training to help victims – Spectrum News

New Yorkers will soon start to see more signs in public spaces with information about how to report human trafficking after a series of new bills were recently signed into law to help combat sex and labor trafficking. Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a package of eight bills at the end of July to require information about human trafficking…