“Despite international commitments made by nearly all of the 193 United Nations (UN) member states, dozens of countries lack important legal protections against children doing work that could be harmful …
UN Human Rights Committee: Bholi Pharaka v Nepal
The Committee’s decision came in response to an individual complaint from Mr. Bholi Pharaka (pseudonym), a member of an indigenous group who was a domestic worker in Kathmandu from the …
Australia to help ASEAN firms tackle slavery in supply chains
“A multi-million dollar anti-trafficking strategy between Australia and Southeast Asian nations will look at new ways to help businesses root out slavery in their supply chains, a senior foreign ministry …
Mars, Nestle, other food companies face complaints of forced labor at palm oil supplier
Palm oil is common in U.S. diets, yet it lives in obscurity. Big food manufacturers add it to a wide array of packaged foods — it is in Skittles, Oreos …
Côte d’Ivoire / Café-cacao : les enfants sont de plus en plus exploités, l’Amérique, l’important acheteur en colère. Ce que disent Dominique et Alassane
Les États-Unis pèsent sur le plan visant à bloquer les importations de cacao résultant du travail des enfants. La Côte d’Ivoire appelle l’interdiction injuste. La première dame du pays a rencontré …
Appeals Court Upholds the First Court’s 12 Year Prison Sentence against Traffickers
Press Release Appeals Court Upholds the First Court’s 12 Year Prison Sentence against Traffickers and 1,256,240 THB Compensation for Trafficked Minor The Appeals Court, Human Trafficking Division, read the verdict …
Exploitation of Filipino domestic workers ‘widespread’ in the US, new report shows
Anna is among thousands of domestic workers in the US, many of whom facing “widespread vulnerabilities and rampant exploitation”, according to a report jointly released by the National Domestic Workers …
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HOT GOODS PART I: ROOTING OUT FORCED LABOR IN SUPPLY CHAINS USING THE “HOT GOODS” PROVISIONS OF THE FLSA
“In June of 2019, the owner of a Utah pecan farm was ordered to pay $1 million in back wages to victims of exploitative child labor in violation of the …