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Why Migrants Risk Slavery to Reach Europe
So far this year over 10,000 migrants have attempted to cross the Mediterranean to reach Europe. Yet many ask, especially with the news [...]
After Escaping ISIS, Yazidis Face Sex Traffickers in Baghdad
Nadia (not her real name) was living in Sinjar in northern Iraq in 2014 when ISIS subjected thousands of women and girls like her to [...]
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Who is fighting the fight against trafficking?
Cuba, Kenya and Saudi Arabia are doing better at fighting human trafficking. Egypt, Ghana and Bulgaria are doing worse.
Slavery Still Exists in the Land of the Free
It has been more than 150 years since Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation, and though laws have been passed against it almost [...]
US Senate Passes SESTA, Online Sex Trafficking Bill
The United States Senate has passed an online sex trafficking bill that would allow victims of the crime to sue online platforms that [...]
Rescued Trafficked Nigerians Held in Abhorrent Shelters
Nigerian women rescued from trafficking in Libya have been returned to Nigeria and placed in “abhorrent” shelters. Many of [...]
Enlist or die: Sudan’s descent into famine, violence, and forced conscription
In mid-December 2023, Sudan’s breadbasket, Al Jazira state, witnessed a chilling ultimatum: “Enlist or die.” The [...]
CNN and Harvard’s Belfer Center Partner to fight human trafficking
Harvard Kennedy School to host special panel event 'Fight for Freedom: Confronting Modern-Day Slavery' Oct. 21 The CNN Freedom Project [...]
US Lists China as One of Worst Trafficking Offenders
China was recently downgraded to level 3, the lowest level, because so much human trafficking occurs in the country. The report says [...]
The Price of ‘Green’ Electric Cars and Smartphone Batteries? Child Labor.
An investigation by CNN has uncovered that children are working at cobalt mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). They labor [...]
In rare move, US blocks imports of goods linked to forced labor
For the second time this year, US Customs and Border Protection has halted the import of goods suspected of being produced using forced [...]
Europe in crisis as migrant children disappear daily
The alarming trend of migrant children disappearing daily across Europe continues to escalate, with recent research revealing that [...]
Slaves Suing Traffickers is Not New
Slaves suing traffickers is not new...
Diplomat from Bangladesh in US Accused of Using Forced Labor
A diplomat from Bangladesh who was working in New York has been accused of forcing his servant to work up to 18 hours a day without [...]
Woman Enslaved by Salvadoran Guerrillas to be Deported by U.S. for “Supporting Terrorists”
A woman who was kidnapped by guerrillas in El Salvador nearly three decades ago and forced to work for them “under the threat of [...]
US suspends tobacco imports from Malawi over forced child labor
The United States has suspended imports of tobacco and tobacco products from Malawi over concerns that they were produced using forced [...]
Hazardous child labor “the norm” at Mar-Jac Poultry
On May 1st, the Department of Labor searched Mar-Jac Poultry, a meat processing plant in Alabama, and found that the company had been [...]
Valentine Jewelry. Where Did It Come From?
That Valentine jewelry you just received. Where did it come from?
Understand the Numbers: US Migrant Deaths and Human Trafficking
America was appalled when 10 migrants died in San Antonio while being smuggled into the country. But, in reality, those deaths are [...]
Unprecedented UN Sanctions Slapped on ‘Millionaire Migrant Traffickers’
(img credit EEAS) The United Nations Security Council has hit six major human traffickers operating in Libya with sanctions in an [...]
Soaring glove sales during pandemic boost industry, but workers still suffer
Disposable and medical glove manufacturers are thriving as the ongoing coronavirus pandemic has led to unprecedented demand and booming [...]
In Myanmar, survival comes at the cost of a kidney
Maung* is one of many in Myanmar caught in a downward spiral fueled by poverty, civil conflict, and limited economic opportunities. In [...]
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