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There Could be Labor Exploitation in Your Coffee Cup: Here’s How It Got There
Around the world, approximately 26 million people work on coffee plantations every year. Men, women, and children labor in countries …
Remediation and Elimination of Recruitment Costs Charged to Migrant Workers
Guest post by Verité, originally posted on Verité’s website Migrant workers are frequently confronted with a choice: pay illegal …
Liverpool Football Club’s Anti-Slavery Statement, an Industry Model
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.
What’s Behind Your Cup of Tea?
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.
Inside Hungary: When Overtime Becomes Slave-like Labor
In Hungary, laborers who are pushed to their limit, working up to 400 hours of overtime, may not see compensation …
Shopping Slavery-Free
Be an educated consumer this back-to-school season. Learn about your slavery footprint, your favorite brands, and discover new brands helping to end human trafficking.
Barriers to Identifying Victims and Helping Survivors: The Case for Considering Culture
Imagine a girl from Bangladesh. Her family is destitute – floods have washed out their crops and her younger siblings …
Extractive Industries and Human Trafficking in Latin America
Latin America is endowed with some of the world’s largest oil, gas and mineral resources deposits. In the past two …
Modern-day Slavery & Environmental Destruction: A Discussion with Kevin Bales
If slavery were a country, it would be the third largest producer of CO2 in the world after China and …
Top Countries for Modern-Day Slavery: Part II
January 2, 2018 Our December 18th blog detailed the five countries where modern-day slavery is most prevalent. In Part II …