Last month, New York became the sixth state in the U.S. to ban child marriage, raising the legal age of marriage to 18 with no exceptions. The bill that brought this change into effect is called Naila’s Law and is named after the tireless and determined survivor advocate, Naila Amin, who was forced to marry […]
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Migrants allegedly forced to clean coronavirus-hit detention facility in U.S.
Migrants and asylum seekers at an immigration detention facility in Arizona severely affected by COVID-19 have claimed that they were forced to clean the facility, among other abuses. The detainees at La Palma Correctional Center, which has one of the highest COVID-19 caseloads in the nation, described their plight as a “life or death situation” […]
‘Zone Rouge’: Army of children toil in Madagascar’s mica mines
Climbing through pitch-dark tunnels, children in Madagascar are mining mica, an iridescent mineral that will soon find its way into the supply chains of cosmetics, electronics, and even trains around the world. Mica has long been used by the cosmetics industry for providing sparkle and shine, but it’s also widely used in the electronics and […]
Chinese company making Costco baby pajamas flagged for forced labor
At the beginning of October US Customs and Border Protection made the bold move in blocking imports from five countries that were suspected of being made using forced labor. Among those blocked shipments were baby pajamas sold at Costco warehouses, made in the far western province of Xinjiang in China. The Chinese manufacturer is accused […]
Democrats Demand Records from For-Profit Companies Detaining Migrants
Democrats from the US House Oversight and Reform Committee are demanding an accounting of hundred of millions of dollars in government contracts private prison companies have received since Trump took office. This includes both CoreCivic and Geo Group, the country’s two-largest for-profit prison companies, which operate several immigration detention centers. CoreCivic is currently facing lawsuits […]
Church of Scientology Sued for Human Trafficking
A former member of the Church of Scientology is suing the Church and its leader, David Miscavige, alleging retaliation, child abuse, human trafficking, and forced labor against her and others who have left the Church. The suit, filed in the Los Angeles County Superior Court by a woman referred to as “Jane Doe,” seeks general, […]
Church Leader Charged for Trafficking Parishioners
The founder of a Pennsylvania ministry has been convicted by a federal jury in Chicago on single counts of wire fraud and labor trafficking. Tracie Dickey, 55, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania was found guilty for forcing young female parishioners to work multiple jobs while pocketing their wages. She also instructed them to defraud hotels for over a […]
US Bans Seasonal Work Visas for the Philippines
The United States Department of Homeland Security has announced that it will no longer give citizens of the Philippines temporary visas for seasonal and agricultural work. The reason, according to DHS, is due to high visa overstay rates and concerns about human trafficking. The visa ban will specifically affect the H-2A visa — which allows […]
Trump Sends Deportees to “Land Where Slavery Lives On”
Issa Sao spent five months being moved around different detention centers. He hoped that the United States would not send him back to a country that had jailed, tortured, and expelled him. Then just before midnight on October 15, the agents came for him. Related Campaign: Free Mauritania’s anti-slavery activists. Sao’s lawyer, Julie Nemecek, said “His […]
New California Laws Engage Hotel, Transit Workers
Two new laws in California will require workers in the hotel and transit industries to undergo training to identify potential victims of human trafficking. California receives more reports of human trafficking than any other US state, and it hoped that this new legislation will make a dent in the crime. Last year California tallied 1,305 […]