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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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Gender Bias and the Sex Trafficking Interventions in the Eastern Border of India–Nepal

This paper explores the reasons that force migration of women and children across borders, especially in the eastern border India-Nepal. The paper details the international definitions and laws around human …

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Undocumented migrant worker in Malaysia wins right to be heard

Undocumented migrant workers in Malaysia have the right to seek relief from exploitation and file suit for unpaid wages despite their legal status, a Malaysian court has ruled.The Shah Alam …

UN: 2021 declared International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour

The UN General Assembly has urged the international community to step up efforts to eradicate forced labour and child labour, and declared 2021 as the Year for the Elimination of …

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The Price You Pay: How Purchasing Practices Harm Turkey’s Garment Workers

Exploitation and abuse of Syrian refugees who make ‘fast fashion’ for the high streets of Paris, London and Berlin continues, despite three years of revelations. This report explains the root …

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Hotel’s threat to deport worker may have violated trafficking law – 2nd Circuit

A U.S. appeals court on Thursday revived a Filipino guest worker’s claims that a hotel operator violated a human trafficking law by threatening to have him deported if he quit …

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Human Trafficking at Home: LABOR TRAFFICKING OF DOMESTIC WORKERS

This report, a joint project of Polaris and the National Domestic Workers Alliance (NDWA), is an attempt to put legal and societal recommendations forward by compiling and sharing qualitative and …

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Workers in Spain’s Strawberry Fields Speak Out on Abuse

ALMONTE, Spain — A little over a year ago, a young mother left her children in the care of her husband in Morocco and went to work on a strawberry …

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Woman and Child Trafficking in India: A Criminal Nursery

This paper summarizes the legal provisions that prevent human trafficking in India, with a comparative lens on international laws. The paper also discusses the barriers to the implementation of anti-trafficking …

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Empty Promises: The Failure of Voluntary Corporate Social Responsibility Initiatives to Improve Farmer Incomes in the Ivorian Cocoa Sector

Between October 2018 and March 2019, Corporate Accountability Lab (CAL) staff interviewed farmers, tribal leaders in cocoa-growing villages, cocoa cooperatives and local and international NGOs to assess the impact of …

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