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Working long hours can have negative effects on an individual’s health and well-being. It can lead to a lack of work-life balance and can also increase the risk of burnout. In some cases, working long hours can even impact an individual’s mental health. It is important to find a balance between work and personal life and to make sure to take care of oneself.
Although slavery was formally abolished more than 140 years ago in most countries, there still exists a modern slavery that feeds on vulnerability. It is enabled by unemployment, lack of education and other cultural and social factors, to which must be added the increasingly interlocking incidence of political and religious conflict, territorial displacement and humanitarian…
This article is reprinted from its original location at Hope for Justice‘s website. It was pulled from their RSS feed for your education. Visit Hope for Justice’s news page by clicking here. A man who was exploited for forced labour by his landlord and left homeless is now safe, free and is pursuing a career…
Texas ranks second in the country as the state with the most cases of human trafficking reported to the National Human Trafficking Hotline. Texas Department of Family Protective Services and the Texas Human Trafficking Prevention Task Force designated Friday Statewide Human Trafficking Sign Day. The groups are asking Texas businesses to post signs in their…
WASHINGTON —Bladimir Moreno, 55, pleaded guilty in federal court in Tampa, Florida, to charges of conspiracy under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act and conspiracy to commit forced labor. A federal grand jury in the Middle District of Florida had previously returned a six-count indictment against multiple defendants for their roles in a…
Genocide, slave trade, forced labor and other evil acts are the undeniable original human rights sins in the history of American colonialism and capitalism. From the slaughter and enslavement of Native American Indians by early European colonists, to the exploitation of black slaves under the prevailing slave trade in the 18th century, to the systematic…
August 26, 2022 HÀ NỘI — -Việt Nam is actively working with Cambodian authorities to rescue and provide assistance to the Vietnamese nationals that have been scammed and smuggled illegally to Cambodia to work. Lê Thị Thu Hằng, spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Việt Nam, made the remarks on Thursday in response…
23 August 2022 In our latest blog, Eloise Savill, Private Sector Adviser, explains the reality of modern slavery in Qatar and the implications for Qatar hosting the World Cup 2022. Image credit: Sven Hansche via Shutterstock. In under three months’ time, the men’s FIFA World Cup 2022 – the most watched sporting event in the…
The U.S. State Department on July 19 released its annual Trafficking in Persons Report. It held China and 10 other countries responsible for enabling human trafficking within their borders. According to U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken’s estimate, 25 million individuals continue to be victims of trafficking worldwide. This year’s report began with a section…
BEIJING, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) — The United States’ Practice of Forced Labor at Home and Abroad: Truth and Facts August 2022 Introduction Over the years, the United States has concocted the biggest lies of the century such as the so-called “genocide” and “forced labor” in Xinjiang, in an attempt to smear and contain China. It…
Modern slavery takes many forms, with men, women and children of all ages and backgrounds falling victim to human trafficking, forced labour, domestic servitude, or debt bondage. People can be exploited to work for little or no pay in trades such as car washes, food production and the beauty and construction industries. However, seasonal workers…
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