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12 years of forced labor for North Korean teens caught watching K-dramas
A video clip from North Korea showing two 16-year-old boys being sentenced to 12 years of forced labor for watching …
Modern slavery in U.K. social care: relaxed visas = rising exploitation
Modern slavery is escalating within the social care sector in the U.K. following the relaxation of immigration rules to address …
Uyghur forced labor still not adequately addressed in renewable energy sector
A recently published investor guide and policy brief on green technology supply chains found that more proactive strategies are needed …
Garment industry stitched together by exploitative labor
Major fashion brands, including Barbour and PVH (owner of Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger), are set to pay over £400,000 in …
Forced labor concerns plague U.K.’s seasonal worker scheme
U.N. Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery Tomoya Obokata, recently warned the U.K. government that by failing to investigate …
Child labor laws dissolving across the US as fast-food child labor violations soar
A comprehensive analysis by The Washington Post has uncovered a troubling surge in child labor violations within the fast-food industry in the …
Forced marriage in Afghanistan: selling your daughter just to survive
WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT Heartbreaking stories shared by the Washington Post reveal the devastating impact of forced child marriages on vulnerable Afghan children. …
$200,000 fine for Slaughterhouse found responsible for migrant teen’s death
A Mississippi meat processing plant, Mar-Jac Poultry, was found responsible for the death of a 16-year-old migrant teen worker who …
“Fair Trade” labels helping corporations hide exploitation
In the idyllic aisles of U.S. supermarkets, labels like “responsibly grown,” “farmworker-assured,” and “fair-trade certified” adorn fruits and vegetables, masking …
Human Trafficking During the COVID and Post-Pandemic Era
An analysis of data on human trafficking situations reported to the US National Human Trafficking Hotline from 2020-2022 (covid-19 pandemic …