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Labor Recruiter Rapid Assessment
August 14, 2020

Labor Recruiter Rapid Assessment

COVID-19 has impacted the world on an unprecedented scale: it has caused a global economic slowdown, resulted in international travel …

Trafficking in Persons Report Highlights Trends in the Sexual Exploitation of Children in Travel and Tourism
August 14, 2020

Trafficking in Persons Report Highlights Trends in the Sexual Exploitation of Children in Travel and Tourism

Every year, the U.S. State Department compiles a global Trafficking in Persons report. The 2020 report emphasizes trends ECPAT International …

Apple Imported Clothes from Xinjiang Firm Facing US Forced Labor Sanctions
August 14, 2020

Apple Imported Clothes from Xinjiang Firm Facing US Forced Labor Sanctions

Apple has imported clothes – probably uniforms for staff in stores – from a company facing US sanctions over forced …

Section 307 and Imports Produced by Forced Labor
August 14, 2020

Section 307 and Imports Produced by Forced Labor

Section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. §1307) prohibits the importation of any product that was mined, …

Potato Slaves: The cost of an H-2A visa in Texas
August 14, 2020

Potato Slaves: The cost of an H-2A visa in Texas

Workers at a potato processing plant in Texas face abuse by their employers but choose to stay silent out of …

As the Global Economy Melts Down, Human Trafficking Is Booming
August 14, 2020

As the Global Economy Melts Down, Human Trafficking Is Booming

The COVID-19 pandemic is making the world worse in lots of ways. One of the more unexpected ways is that …

Trata de personas, trabajo forzoso y esclavitud moderna en Venezuela
August 13, 2020

Trata de personas, trabajo forzoso y esclavitud moderna en Venezuela

Aproximación al fenómeno y aportes para el análisis de nuevas formas de delito organizado transnacional en Venezuela La esclavitud, lejos …

El oscuro mercado de los mexicanos traficados a Canadá como “esclavos modernos”
August 13, 2020

El oscuro mercado de los mexicanos traficados a Canadá como “esclavos modernos”

Un reciente caso de trata de mexicanos en Canadá puso al descubierto el mayor esquema de tráfico de personas “por …

Pandemia en esclavitud: el riesgo en aumento para los nicaragüenses en Costa Rica
August 13, 2020

Pandemia en esclavitud: el riesgo en aumento para los nicaragüenses en Costa Rica

No me dejan salir. Dicen que les puedo traer el virus porque vivo en San José. Salía los sábados a …

Use of New Technologies for Consistent and Proactive Screening of Vulnerable Populations
August 5, 2020

Use of New Technologies for Consistent and Proactive Screening of Vulnerable Populations

New technologies have the potential to address pressing global issues such as human trafficking and forced labour when designed using …