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Most people assume that in 1865 with the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment slavery in the United States was abolished. However, forced labor still exists in the United States today through the exception built into the Thirteenth Amendment for those who have been “duly convicted of a crime”. This exception made it legal and permissible to continue slavery within prisons in the United States. This is commonly known now as prison labor.

Throughout the holiday season, many people take long road trips to visit family and friends. The week of Thanksgiving is the busiest travel time of the year in the United States, with 54 percent more drivers taking long trips than at any other time of the year.   Truck stops and rest stops along heavily populated highways are popular locations for sex traffickers to sell their victims.

James S. Gordon, author of “The Transformation: Discovering Wholeness and Healing After Trauma“, interviews Toni Bankston, a clinical social worker and Executive Director of the Baton Rouge Children’s Advocacy Center (CAC)

The majority of cocoa, the main ingredient in chocolate, comes from just two countries – Ghana and Cote D’Ivoire.  In both countries child labor in the cocoa sector is prevalent. 

James S. Gordon, author of “The Transformation: Discovering Wholeness and Healing After Trauma“, interviews Toni Bankston, a clinical social worker and Executive Director of the Baton Rouge Children’s Advocacy Center (CAC)

James S. Gordon, author of “The Transformation: Discovering Wholeness and Healing After Trauma”, interviews Toni Bankston, a clinical social worker and Executive Director of the Baton Rouge Children’s Advocacy Center (CAC)

Contratados.org is a portal, made by immigrants, for immigrant guestworkers, that provides secure anonymous employer reviews. This allows migrants in the guestworker program to regain some power in the inherently employer-favored power dynamic that the H2-A and H2-B guestworker visas promote.

70,000 cups of tea are consumed globally every second! As the world’s top beverage after water, learn how this massive industry is key in combatting unfair labor practices.

Find out what states have the most trafficking cases reported to the National Human Trafficking Hotline

Liverpool, a top football club, is setting a positive example for the sport’s industry with their newly released anti-trafficking statement. This kind of corporate responsibility should be enacted in all industries to effectively fight human trafficking.

70,000 cups of tea are consumed globally every second! As the world’s top beverage after water, learn how this massive industry is key in combatting unfair labor practices.

The money invested by Europe to prevent migrants from landing on its shores essentially subsidizes and boosts human smuggling profits. The more complex the border crossing, the more sophisticated the help that is needed. The more involved and risky the assistance, the more expensive it is, leading to an increase in fees, leading to more pay-later schemes – creating optimal conditions for human trafficking. Read more on how European immigration policies are bolstering the trafficking economy.

Experts worry that Brexit will result in a surge of trafficking victims, and present new obstacles to prevention and prosecution. Although the UK has made tackling human trafficking a priority, there are as yet no detailed proposals for how to ensure that Brexit does not hinder the fight against modern slavery.