IEyeNews

iLocal News Archives

    • Pandemic exacerbates agricultural trafficking in U.S

    Posted on
    October 3, 2021 News Digest
    OUR CAMPAIGN ISSUES IN THE NEWS
    Forced laborTrafficking in U.S. agriculture worsened over the pandemic
    Migrant workers traveling to the U.S. under temporary agricultural visas are at risk of forced labor. Traffickers are able to exploit the fact that workers’ right to be in the country is directly tied to their employment. Freedom United is urgently calling on California to implement better protections for all temporary migrant workers. Read more…
    Sign the petition
    Human trafficking
    U.K. fast-track deportation plans impacting trafficking survivorsU.K. authorities detained over 100 potential trafficking survivors with plans to deport them to Vietnam through a fast-track system reserved for asylum claims with “no merit”. This system should not be used for potential trafficking survivors according to the interior ministry’s own guidance. Freedom United is calling on all states to stop detaining survivors in prison-like settings. Read more…
    Sign the petition
    TOP NEWS FROM AROUND THE WORLD
    Prison slavery
    How recruiting incarcerated people to fill labor shortages can be exploitative
    In an opinion piece this week, Professor of Human Rights and Labour Law at UCL University, Virginia Mantouvalou, analyzes how proposals to recruit incarcerated people to fill labor shortages in the U.K. feeds in to an inherently exploitative system of coerced labor in prisons. Read more…
    Explore resources page

    LEAVE A RESPONSE

    Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

    BREAKING NEWS AND PUBLIC NOTICES

    WEATHER