Posts Tagged: Labor trafficking

What’s Behind Your Cup of Tea?
May 15, 2019

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.

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Inside Hungary: When Overtime Becomes Slave-like Labor
March 5, 2019

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 …

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January 26, 2015

Ending Everyday Forms of Exploitation in Our Fields Prevents Trafficking

Exploitation in our nation’s fields is rampant. Employers steal wages and impose extra fees (for transportation to and from the …

Subcontractor Scheming: Holding Agricultural Companies Liable for Human Trafficking
January 12, 2015

Subcontractor Scheming: Holding Agricultural Companies Liable for Human Trafficking

U.S. legislation on human trafficking is critically flawed. Throughout the field, practitioners are increasingly focusing on culling demand, frequently through …

September 1, 2014

Keeping Forced Labor in Mind This Labor Day

Labor Day is a national holiday celebrated in the United States on the first Monday of September. It was created …