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Tragic Consequences of Human Trafficking

There are tragic consequences of human trafficking worldwide in the midst of conflicts. Yet in spite of all the efforts to bring [...]

Thai Army General Convicted of Human Trafficking

BANGKOK – An army general, Lt. Gen. Manas Kongpaen, was found guilty of human trafficking at a trial on Wednesday. There were [...]

Trafficking in U.S. agriculture worsened over the pandemic

Migrant worker exploitation isn’t unique to Qatar – the U.S. has work to do

Appalling treatment of low-paid migrant workers in Qatar has been under the spotlight as the World Cup gets underway. Amid intense [...]

US Will Fight Harder to End Modern Slavery

The US will fight harder to end modern slavery. January has been designated as National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month [...]

Cameroon Busts Regional Child Trafficking Ring

Cameroon says it has busted a major regional child trafficking ring that kidnapped children and trafficked them for sexual [...]

Up Front: The number of people living in modern slavery is alarming

India Must Do More to Rescue Trafficked Victims

A prominent Indian charity says India must do more to rescue trafficked victims...

Officials Gave Visas to Husbands of British Girls Forced into Marriages

The British government says it will launch an investigation following reports that British officials issued visas to foreign husbands [...]

Trafficking is a Billion Dollar Enterprise

Trafficking is a billion dollar enterprise. It negative impact is global, corruptive, and hinders a country's ability to prosper...

Unilever Tops Rankings for Tackling Forced Labor

Unilever has come out on top of this year’s rankings of food and drink companies for their strong efforts to tackle forced labor [...]

Thailand Pressured to Resolve Slave Labor

Thailand is being pressured by the United States and European Union make more reforms in its fishing industry in order to resolve slave [...]

US Releases New Rules on Child Bride Petitions

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it was updating guidance on petitions to bring child [...]

Brick Kilns, Bonded Slaves, and Activists

Brick kilns, bonded slaves, and activists. Thanks to the work of activists in India's western Maharashtra, thousands of brick kiln [...]

Peru’s First Indigenous Radio Drama Tackles Slavery

Peru’s indigenous women and girls from poor communities are particularly vulnerable to human trafficking, ending up in domestic [...]

Sub-Saharan Africa’s Use of Child Labor

Sub-Saharan Africa with a population of nearly one billion, struggles with poverty, which in turn leads to more and more child [...]

New York Finds Ex-Chinese Construction Exec Guilty of Forced Labor

A federal court in Brooklyn has delivered a guilty verdict in the case of a former Chinese construction executive charged with forced [...]

Brazilian Efforts to Reduce Slavery

There are Brazilian efforts to reduce slavery on coffee plantations, but the poor are still lured onto the farms with promises of good [...]

Malawi Struggles to Support Survivors of Child Trafficking

Despite legislation designed to tackle the problem, Malawi is struggling to fight child trafficking and support survivors. In [...]

Afghanistan’s Child Labor

Afghanistan's child labor is occurring in the midst of war. Families are taking their children out of school to work in order to make [...]

Cambodia launches campaign to end child labor in brick industry

The Cambodian government has launched an ambitious plan to end dangerous child labor in the country’s brick industry by 2020. [...]

Sex Trafficking Increases in Southeast Asia

Sex trafficking increases in Southeast Asia as more Vietnamese women are trafficked into China...

Malaysian glove makers facing charges of housing workers in conditions of modern slavery

The Malaysian government has announced it is bringing charges against one of the country’s largest rubber glove producers after labor [...]

Organ Harvesting–Large Scale in China

Organ harvesting is large scale in China. Organs from prisoners are harvested and many come from prisoners. Prisoners, including [...]

Network of baby traffickers arrested in Cameroon

Cameroon police have opened an investigation into a network of baby traffickers who allegedly bought babies with the intention of [...]