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U.N. report condemns Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program as modern-day slavery

Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) has come under severe criticism in a United Nations report published in July 2024, [...]

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Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program: a pipeline to exploitation

Bénédicte Ze endured nearly two years of sexual assault, harassment, grueling 80-hour work weeks, racism, and relentless abuse at the [...]

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Freeze on USAID foreign assistance an appalling gift to traffickers

The recent freeze on USAID foreign assistance is a massive blow to organizations fighting human trafficking and forced labor around the [...]

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Sex Traffickers Claim ‘Cruel & Unusual’ Sentence

“Cruel and unusual punishment” is what two men who pled guilty to trafficking two teenage girls for the sale of sexual services in [...]

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What Did Nevsun Know About Eritrea Abuses?

Vancouver-based Nevsun Resources has long denied allegations that forced conscript labor occurred at its Bisha mine in Eritrea. [...]

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Canada Takes In 750 Ex-Slaves from Libya

Canada announced that it will resettle another 600 former slaves in Libya, on top of the 150 refugees it has already taken in. The [...]

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Toronto Police Focus on Trafficked Indigenous Women

In a first, the Toronto police holding a conference this week that focuses on helping indigenous women and girls who are targeted by [...]

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Freedom United urges Ontario to rethink sex trafficking bill

A bill to combat human trafficking in Canada’s most populous province is receiving pushback from sex worker advocates who say it could [...]

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Malaysian glovemaker loses $1.8M contract with Canada over forced labor concerns

Second major loss for Supermax Following in the footsteps of the U.S., Canada has announced the termination of two contracts with [...]

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Labor trafficking scandal highlights protection gaps in Canada’s migration system

Canadian police have made five arrests in connection with an international labor trafficking ring which exploited migrant workers from [...]

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