We seem to tolerate these acts as natural to mankind, as something to simply be overlooked as a unavoidable part of being human.
RANGOON, Burma -- Earlier this year, Ko Lin, 21 at the time, left his hometown of Bago, 50 miles northeast of Rangoon, along with a friend to look for...
Slavery is happening across the globe and it ends up in your home. It could be the jewelry you're wearing, the shrimp you had for dinner, the shoes on your feet, the phone in your pocket, or the Christmas decorations adorning your tree.
What determines a child's worth? Where they were born or the income they produce? Today, the average cost of a child slave is $90.
As we thank God for the many people and their hands that produce our food, we can be thankful for the Coalition of Immokalee Workers and the Fair Food Program. Publix Supermarket needs to hear from us that it is time to change.
In China, artificial flowers, bricks, Christmas decorations, coal, cotton, electronics, fireworks, footwear, garments, nails and toys are all known to be produced by forced labor. And China is far from being the only country on the list.
As Apple prepares to unveil the latest iPhone this week, the company’s manufacturing partner in China, Foxconn Technology, is coming under renewed c...
The corporate sector holds prevention in their hands, touching the livelihoods and freedom of millions worldwide. I no longer see products on shelves; I see the many hands that touched them and wonder.
Graphic stories of young girls being forced into prostitution and branded by pimps attract reader sympathy, but they also create a sense of invisibility for other forms of trafficking.
The responsibility lies with the U.S. government to ensure that these workers -- who provide valuable services to our troops and embassies -- are not trafficked, forced into indentured servitude, or otherwise exploited on the taxpayer's dime.
In the heart of the Amazon, a scandal is unfolding which threatens the reputation of both the Brazilian president and some of the biggest car companies in the world.
It's hard to believe, but true: Still today, many everyday products from around the globe are the result of child and slave labor, according to a 2011...
Something is seriously rotten when "education" centers operating as forced labor camps organize AIDS marches under slogans calling for an end to prejudice against people living with HIV.
Vietnam advertises itself as a tourist paradise and low-cost hub for manufacturing. But unless the government ends the torture and forced labor of drug users in the name of "treatment," it may be equally well known as well as the source of "blood cashews."
If you're a 20-something renter who owns a laptop, a bike and a fair amount of shoes, you probably have close to 100 slaves working for you. Slaver...
Many parents know chores aren't an easy thing to get your kids to do. But few ever face any push back on this level. An 11-year-old boy in the G...
KAPOLEI, Hawaii — Cleared of human trafficking charges, farmers Alec and Mike Sou want to get back to growing crops instead of defending themsel...
TACOMA, Wash. — A Washington state couple accused of forcing an 18-year-old to serve as their unpaid personal servant have pleaded guilty to doc...
Last week, human rights groups released a damning report documenting how ordinary Burmese convicts are brutally forced by the state to carry heavy munitions and supplies for the Burma Army, acting as human shields.
The 2011 Trafficking in Persons Report features an increased focus on forced labor, and this is to be commended -- one step forward. However, it still falls quite short of expectations -- there are at least two steps back.
On Monday, government officials, law enforcement agents, advocates, and journalists head to the Department of State to discuss slavery. They will not receive a history lesson. They will discuss a problem that still affects at least 12.3 million people worldwide.
What most people don't know is that there are about 27 million slaves -- real slaves -- in the world today. That's more than at the height of the trans-Atlantic slave trade in the late 1700's.
Current human trafficking policies are having a detrimental effect on those they are designed to help. There is a sharp disconnect between stereotypes of the typical "trafficked victim" and the reality of forced labor and migration globally.
As a nation and as members of the global community, we reject the proposition that it is acceptable to pursue economic gain through the exploitation of human beings. No nation does, nor should get ahead, at the peril of its workers.
WASHINGTON — The Labor Department is adding a dozen countries to the list of nations that use child labor or forced labor, as officials warn the...
