Modern day Slavery or Trafficking a question….
Region: Nepal
HUMAN SLAVERY and TRAFFICKING has been an issue around the globe. Even worst for the developing and underdeveloped countries where they have been trying to find a viable solution. No matter how hard they try their we... more
Views: 1318Fighting Sex and Labor Slavery in the US
Region: MassachusettsThe modern face of slavery abolition in the US is similar to the pioneers of slavery abolition in the mid 19th century. It was almost scandalous then, that numbers of women, like Sojourner Truth, Harriet Tubman... more
Views: 1827Human Trafficking: ‘Modern-Day Slavery’
Region: Virginia
By Kirk Maltais Capital News Service RICHMOND – A man in Falls Church kept as many as 24 Indonesian women locked in his basement over the course of eight years, using them as slave labor to run a housekeeping busin... more
Views: 7234African Court Finds Niger Guilty in Slavery Case
Region: Niger
A West African regional court is punishing Niger for allowing slavery, shedding light on the centuries-old practice that persists among some tribes. Niger Guilty in Slavery Case ... more
Views: 1375Migrant Workers Protest 'Modern-Day Slavery' in Saudi Arabia
Region: Saudi ArabiaPosted by Ayesha Saldanha to Global Voices Online Two weeks ago there were strikes and violent demonstrations by Bangladeshi workers in Kuwait, protesting low pay and poor working conditions. Following the demonstration... more
Views: 1756House Resolution to Apologize for Slavery, Jim Crow Laws
Region: District of Columbia
The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to pass a resolution today that will apologize for slavery and the years of discriminatory Jim Crow laws. Jim Crow laws were in affect from the 1870s until 1965 when Congress ... more
Views: 1959Score 1 for Darwin, 0 for Wal-Mart
Region: United States
by Tula Connell A few items have been piling up in my inbox that need to be shared. Workers who pick tomatoeshave been seeking a penny a pound increase in wages to help address their egregiously lo... more
Views: 1702Witnesses Say Congress Must Act to End Slavery in Tomato Fields
Region: United States
by James Parks A Senate hearing on Capitol Hill Monday highlighted the slave-like working conditions of workers in U.S. tomato fields and the need for the Bush administration to step in and ensure that tomato pickers and... more
Views: 1364New Abolitionists Fight Slavery in Tomato Fields
Region: United States
by James Parks, Mar 13, 2008 The slave trade in the United States was banned 200 years ago, but in the tomato fields of south Florida, modern-day slavery still thrives. Farm workers who pick tomatoes for the fast-... more
Views: 1620The nefarious way of human trafficking continues
Region: PhilippinesHuman trafficking in Asia is an open secret that persisted long time ago. This problem has been an issue repeatedly discussed in every forums or conferences held in different venues all over the world. The involvem... more
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