NY Times

San Antonio Smuggling Case, a Fatal Journey

SAN ANTONIO — When the door of the truck trailer closed, it was dark inside—no food, no water. The trailer sat motionless somewhere in [...]

Libya Asks Italy to Help with Trafficking in Libyan Waters

Libya’s Prime Minister, Paolo Gentiloni, said that his government recently asked Italy to assist in the fight against human [...]

Progress. But Child Marriage is Still Legal in All 50 States

Lawmakers in America cannot ignore the issue of child marriage in America anymore. Research indicates that around a quarter-million [...]

At What Cost is Italy Slowing the Flow of Migrants?

This New York Times’ article explains that as Europe works to stay ahead of the heavy flow of migrants, they are especially [...]

Buffet Manager Pleads Guilty to Forcing Disabled Black Cook to Work for Years Without Pay

A white buffet manager at a restaurant near Myrtle Beach in South Carolina has pleaded guilty to forcing an intellectually disabled [...]

The Perils of Housecleaning Abroad

Kuwaiti beauty blogger Sondos Alqattan received a firestorm of criticism for complaining that Filipino domestic workers did not deserve [...]

Yazidi Activist Wins Nobel Peace Prize

Nadia Murad, a Yazidi activist who was forced into sexual slavery by ISIS, has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts to [...]

New England Patriots Owner Charged in Massage Parlor Sting

After a nearly eight-month investigation, authorities have filed criminal charges against several rich and high-profile men for [...]

Youngest Victim of Billionaire Jeffrey Epstein Was Just 14-Years-Old

New York billionaire financier Jeffrey Epstein has been charged with sex trafficking following accusations that he sexually assaulted [...]

Blood and Earth by Kevin Bales

Blood and Earth, a new book by Kevin Bales, is about bringing modern slavery to an end and the impact it will have on the health of our [...]

New lawsuit accuses E.U. of funding forced labor in Eritrea

Amid growing evidence that European Union funding is facilitating forced labor in Eritrea, an Amsterdam-based group of Eritreans has [...]

Interview, ISIS and Sex Victims

Interview. A Times reporter Rukmini Callimachi, has written extensively about the Islamic State and it's use of birth control to [...]

Will A.I. end Uyghur forced labor in global supply chains?

New technological tools make it possible for companies to gain greater visibility into their supply chains.

Project Shadowfire–Arrests of 1,100 Gang Members

Project Shadowfire, a multi-agency efforts by authorities, has netted 1,100 gang-related arrests in the past couple of months. The [...]

U.S. ignored migrant children at risk of trafficking

An investigation by the New York Times has uncovered how U.S. federal agencies and White House officials ignored repeated warnings that [...]

Bolivian Child Labor Documentary

The New York Times at the end of last year, published Embracing Child Labor. It was a short 7minute documentary created by a student, [...]

Regions Bank of Alabama takes a stand against prison slavery

Alabama’s ‘modern-day slavery’ prison work programs taken to court

This week, current and former prisoners in Alabama filed a lawsuit in federal court arguing that the state’s prison labor system [...]

New Report on Exploitation of Hotel Workers

When vacationers travel, it means little work and lots of rest and relaxation, thanks to the many workers who are housekeepers, [...]

Realtor brothers charged with over a decade of sex trafficking

Trigger warning: This story contains accounts of sexual violence Two high-end real estate brokers in Miami and New York and their [...]

North Koreans in Russia Work ‘Basically in the Situation of Slaves’

All across Western Europe and the US, immigrants are targets for economic anxieties over cheap labor. Vladivostok, a city on the [...]

Australia will Cancel Passports of Child Sex Offenders

In an effort to fight sex trade in Asia, Australia will soon revoke passports of those registered as child sex offenders. Under the [...]