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Desperate Workers On A Factory Farm: 'They Treated Us Like Slaves'
Scorpions and bedbugs. Constant hunger. No pay for months. Finally, a bold escape leads to a government raid, exposing deplorable conditions. But justice proves elusive...
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Developed Countries Are Making $47 Billion A Year From Forced Labor
A recent United Nations report puts the amount of profits made from forced labor at $150 billion. It’s easy to assume that the money is made almost exclusively in countries with weak institutions and corrupt law enforcement. But the report estimates that developed countries are home to $47 billion worth of such labor exploitation. Read More »
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Human Trafficking? That Doesn't Happen HERE.
Crowdmap, matched with the skill and time of a great volunteer, David Taylor, plus the fabulous help of Ushahidi in accomplishing our goals, gave us the End Slavery Tennessee Case Map, a tool that effectively shows people that human trafficking and slavery does indeed happen right where they live. Read More »
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In Thailand The Cost Of Overfishing Is Trafficked Human Beings
Thailand has a long-standing problem with human trafficking. Migrants from Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos are conscripted into its seafood industry. A report out today from the Environmental Justice Foundation suggests that, despite increasing international pressure and Thai government attention, it’s still happening. Read More »
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Slavery In Supermarket Supply Chains Can And Must Be Eliminated
The continued enslavement of migrants working in the Thai fishing industry highlights flaws in the monitoring of suppliers Read More »
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Trafficked Into Slavery On Thai Trawlers To Catch Food For Prawns
The Thai fishing industry is built on slavery, with men often beaten, tortured and sometimes killed - all to catch 'trash fish' to feed the cheap farmed prawns sold in the west Read More »
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