We examined the injustices of prison labor nationwide — and lay the foundation for a more equitable path forward. Our nation incarcerates more than 1.2 million people in state and federal prisons, and ...
Human trafficking, the illicit exploitation of people for cheap labor and sexual favors has recently gained attention from Boston Police and local media, but many victims of human trafficking have ...
Is compulsory unpaid labor essential “therapy” or unjust exploitation? This question was on my mind when I interviewed 40 people who had been required to work, without pay, for the Salvation Army’s ...
The impact of climate change and the fight against it both affect poor, vulnerable and ordinary people. While the effects ...
The exploitation of workers – locals as well as migrants – is a growing concern in the Western Balkans. Despite its prevalence, the scourge too often goes unreported and unaddressed. The Western ...
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) has called on European governments to help stop cases of severe labour exploitation of workers moving within or into the ...
Between January and April this year, 2,556 children arrived on Italy's Mediterranean coast, according to the United Nation's refugee agency. More than half of them were unaccompanied minors, many from ...