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Squalid work camps, 24-hour shifts, heavy surveillance, and withheld wages: these were the conditions that 500 Indian workers became trapped in after they were lured to the U.S. to repair oil rigs in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. In his new book, The Great Escape, labor organizer Saket Soni tells the story of the workers…
Oct. 1—LEWISTOWN — A Meadville woman will stand trial in Mifflin County on charges of labor trafficking and involuntary servitude involving four underage girls at a vehicle detailing shop she owns in Lewistown. Ellen Cummings, 44, of 15554 Rogers Ferry Road, Friday waived her right to a preliminary hearing on multiple charges filed by the…
LEWISTOWN, PA – The owners of a Lewistown car detailing business have been accused of using forced child labor to run their business. This week, the wife of the now deceased owner was arrested. Attorney General Josh Shapiro today announced the arrest of Ellen Cummings in connection to labor trafficking in Mifflin County. Cummings ran…
In China, forced labor is sensitive topic. Years pass between the odd case of forced labor that sees the light of day in local media. Local labor NGOs rarely approach incidents of serious coercion in forced labor terms. Nobody knows the real extent, and surprisingly few, from China as well as abroad, prioritize exploring this…
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