Labor Trafficking
Cultural Forms of Human Trafficking in Africa
From forced labor to indentured servitude to sex trafficking, there are many forms of human trafficking. Several cultural traditions in …
Camel Jockeys in the UAE
Impoverished families from Pakistan, Sudan, Mauritania, India and Bangladesh sell their sons to work as jockeys in the lucrative camel …
Third Country Nationals Trafficked by Military Contractors
Third country nationals or TCNs as they are commonly known in the military community, have been continually trafficked into Iraq …
Life After Human Trafficking
Barbara Amaya’s website lists her as a “survivor, author, advocate and speaker” of human trafficking. As a guest speaker at …
Child Labor Blog Part III: Manufacturing in Asia
The third and final installment of the Child Labor blog series will focus on the manufacturing industry in Asia. Pakistan, …
Child Forced Labor Part II: Agriculture in the Americas
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations states that approximately 70 percent of child labor takes place in …
Child Forced Labor Part I: The Mining Industry
This blog is the first in a three part series discussing the overlooked topic of child forced labor in large …
A Slippery Slope for Russia, China and Uzbekistan
The annual US Department of State Trafficking in Persons Report was released earlier this week and its ranking of countries …
The Dirty Economics of Human Trafficking
Human trafficking is generating an estimated $32 billion dollars annually. This same number comes up repeatedly in human trafficking statistics, …
Human Smuggling Becomes Human Trafficking in Canada
Human trafficking and human smuggling are terms often used interchangeably but there is a very big distinction. Interpol explains the …