Foreign labor contractors (or recruiters) are increasingly relied upon to facilitate the migration of labor from one country to another. While many foreign labor contractors behave ethically and lawfully, many others do not. Labor contractors are often complicit or directly involved in...

By Lauren McGaughy Published on March 11, 2014 in The Times-Picayune A new push by Gov. Bobby Jindal to further toughen the state's human trafficking laws doesn't just provide new legal protections for victims and harsher penalties for perpetrators; it also serves to crack down...

By Ely Portillo Published on March 6, 2014 in the Charlotte Observer Several dozen workers and labor organizers protested outside Publix’s new store in Ballantyne on Thursday, demanding the grocer join a program designed to improve pay and conditions for tomato farm workers in...

By Ekatha Ann John and Manish Raj Published on March 5, 2014 in The Times of India Sixteen bonded labourers, including five children, were rescued from a tree cutting unit in Tiruttani. The labourers, hailing from Kancheepuram and Vellore districts, were rescued by volunteers...

By Eun Yang and Alana Wise Published on March 5, 2014 by NBC Washington As the world's technology becomes more sophisticated, so does the battle against human trafficking. The Polaris Project, a text hotline, has joined this fight and offers a quiet alternative for victims to seek...

Published on March 4, 2014 in The Hindu Four children, who were working as bonded labourers, were rescued from a ‘murukku’ factory near Ennore on Saturday. Speaking to The Hindu, Kural Amudhan, assistant director of International Justice Mission, said the four children were...

By Oliver Balch Published on March 4, 2014 in The Guardian Portraying and documenting slavery on film is wrought with logistical and ethical challenges. Now back in the spotlight, can film improve campaign impact? Guddi was trafficked into Mumbai's sex industry aged 11. The...

Published on February 26, 2014 in Highlands Today IMMOKALEE - For those accustomed to middle-class wages and workplaces, recent improvements in the region's tomato fields might not seem radical - time clocks, outdoor shade and 80 extra bucks a week. But for southwest Florida's...

Trafficking in persons (TIP) is a transnational crime and is the second largest criminal industry in the world, second only to drug trafficking. Yet, for every $32 a human trafficker earns, the U.S. Government spends only ten cents fighting them. Recognizing the need for an efficient...