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Does Prison Labor Pervert What it Means to Say ‘Made in the USA?’
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Does Prison Labor Pervert What it Means to Say ‘Made in the USA?’

ByEyes on Trafficking News

The federal government awards contracts for a vast majority of its textile production needs to factories that employ federal prisoners. Many of these prisoners make barely more than a dollar an hour and most of their earnings go back to the prison where they reside or to any child support or restitution still outstanding. This…

Walmart, Centric Brands Probe ‘Very Concerning’ Cambodia Prison Labor Allegations
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Walmart, Centric Brands Probe ‘Very Concerning’ Cambodia Prison Labor Allegations

ByEyes on Trafficking News

Walmart and Centric Brands are probing their supply chains in Cambodia over allegations of the illegal use of women’s prison labor to produce garments for export in the wake of questions raised by Reuters this week and amid ongoing concerns by an apparel industry trade group that the violations were taking place. The American Apparel…

CNN op-ed: Five reasons I’m optimistic despite grim new statistics on forced labor
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CNN op-ed: Five reasons I’m optimistic despite grim new statistics on forced labor

ByEyes on Trafficking News

Editor’s note: there are multiple videos on the original post’s page here. Terry FitzPatrick is director of the Alliance to End Slavery and Trafficking, a coalition of US-based organizations working to prevent and combat forced labor and human trafficking in more than 100 countries. He is writing in his personal capacity as an expert with…

The United States’ Practice of Forced Labor at Home and Abroad: Truth and Facts (Part One)
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The United States’ Practice of Forced Labor at Home and Abroad: Truth and Facts (Part One)

ByEyes on Trafficking News

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…