Overseas Shrimp Plant Workers Wrestle With Human Trafficking Law

The plight of Cambodians who say a Thai factory forced them to process US-bound frozen shrimp is drawing attention to workers’ ability to hold companies liable for attempts to benefit …

Do forced labour bans protect workers in supply chains?

Forced labour import bans are becoming a prominent tool in the ‘fight against human trafficking’. These laws allow customs officers to prevent foreign-made goods from entering a country if they …

US federal court allows lawsuit to proceed over Qatar World Cup labor conditions

A US federal judge in Colorado on Thursday ruled that Filipino workers can proceed with forced labor claims against US-based construction companies that oversaw FIFA World Cup stadium projects in Qatar. …

Qatar World Cup Stadium Workers Advance US Forced Labor Lawsuit

Filipino laborers who say companies involved in building Qatar’s FIFA World Cup facilities forced them to work up to 72 hours straight can pursue some of their trafficking allegations, a …

6 organizaciones denuncian Central Romana no ha corregido trabajo forzoso por lo que fue sancionada en 2022

Seis organizaciones que acompañan a trabajadores de la caña y domínico-haitianos denunciaron que el Central Romana Corporation no ha corregido las fallas en su área agrícola y que persisten las condiciones de trabajo forzado, por lo …

French trial exposes human trafficking among champagne workers

Conditions for grape-pickers in France’s champagne business lie at the heart of a human trafficking trial that has opened in the eastern city of Reims. Three people – a woman …

Leaders of ‘Orgasmic Meditation’ Group Are Convicted of Coercion Charges

Two women whose company promoted “orgasmic meditation” as a tool of female empowerment were found guilty on Monday of running a forced labor scheme in which they coerced vulnerable employees to …

Unions from 36 countries protest over treatment of migrant workers in Saudi Arabia

Trade unions from 36 countries have filed a complaint with the International Labour Organisation over the treatment of migrant workers in Saudi Arabia. The complaint calls for a “commission of inquiry” …

Carrefour e Assaí notificam laticínios após casos de trabalho escravo

AS DUAS MAIORES redes de supermercados brasileiras, Carrefour e Assaí, notificaram os laticínios Tirol e Comevap (Cooperativa de Laticínios do Médio Vale do Paraíba) após flagrantes de trabalho análogo ao de escravo em …

Far From Home: Uyghur Workers in Factories Supplying Global Brands

China’s mass detention and surveillance of ethnic Uyghurs turned its far western region of Xinjiang into a global symbol of forced labor and human rights abuses, prompting Congress to ban …