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 ...
The Trump administration has repeatedly said it wants to deport as many people as possible. What that means for the estimated 8.3 million unauthorized immigrants in the American workforce is unclear.
A traveling carnival business owner in Texas is the latest to be accused of labor exploitation amid a surge in calls for worker protection reforms and child labor violations across the nation. Angel ...
On June 8, 2024, a significant reform on labor exploitation came in to force under the General Law to Prevent, Punish and Eradicate Crimes related to Trafficking in Persons and the Protection and ...
A reform of legislation on labour exploitation is currently at the committee stage in Parliament. Suomen Yrittäjät, the Finnish SME association, considers the reform important and necessary. “Labour ...
The United States has once again surpassed its own world record for incarcerating the highest percentage of its population. According to a report released by the Bureau of Prison Statistics, one out ...
The impact of climate change and the fight against it both affect poor, vulnerable and ordinary people. While the effects often receive significant attention from policymakers, the challenges faced by ...
The UK government says it considers tackling ‘modern slavery’ a priority and so enshrined in law the Modern Slavery Act in March 2015. In August I warned that the proposed Immigration Bill would ...
The relationship between Mexico and the United States has been a rough ride since the origins of their borders. Up until the 1800s natives from the Yaqui, Apache, and Navajo tribes were free to roam ...