What We’re Talking About January 2018
January is National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month.
‘Blood gold’ in your jewelry is poisoning workers and the rainforest. Here’s how to stop it : In this five part series, the Miami Herald investigates illegal gold mining and its relationship to money laundering, drug trafficking, human trafficking, and child labor.
January is National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month : The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Blue Campaign offers tools to recognize and report human trafficking. The Blue Campaign is a collaboration with law enforcement, government, non-governmental, and private organizations to protect the basic right of freedom and to bring those who exploit human lives to justice.
In honour of Paul Broadbent : Ethical Trading Initiative remembers Paul Broadbent, CEO of the Gangmasters Labour Abuse Authority, and a tireless fighter against modern slavery.
Class-action lawsuit alleges immigrants are forced to labor in detention ; Immigrants in a San Diego detention facility have filed a class-action lawsuit alleging they are forced to work for little pay and lack basic necessities.
Workers held captive in Indian mills supplying Hugo Boss : The Guardian reports that Hugo Boss has founded forced labor in its supply chain in southern India where young female mill workers are prevented from leaving garment factories.