In 2020, as governments focused on the COVID-19 pandemic, human traffickers found new ways to perpetrate their crimes, a new State Department report says. Traffickers targeted vulnerable families with fraudulent offers that led to exploitation. And more time online left some more vulnerable to trafficking. Meanwhile, lockdowns and social distancing requirements limited victims’ access to ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 7 July, 2021 | Topics: History, Human Rights, Key Officials, News | Tags: China, Cuba, human trafficking, labor rights, social activism
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Leigh Hartman The United States works to stop forced labor around the world. That’s why it won’t import seafood from a fishing fleet based out of the People’s Republic of China. A yearlong U.S. Customs and Border Protection investigation found evidence that PRC-based Dalian Ocean Fishing Company demonstrated all 11 of the
International Labour Organization’s indicators of forced labor (PDF, 4.2MB). On May ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 16 June, 2021 | Topics: History, Human Rights, News | Tags: China, international cooperation, labor rights, Trade
The People’s Republic of China is expanding its use of forced labor, increasing the risk that countries may unknowingly import products made by people forced or otherwise coerced to work. Upwards of 100,000 Uyghurs and members of other ethnic minority groups may be working in forced conditions in China, according to the U.S. Department of ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 22 December, 2020 | Topics: History, Human Rights, Key Officials, News | Tags: China, labor rights, Trade, Uyghurs
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Noelani Kirschner – Jul 27, 2020 The
Orinoco mining arc in Venezuela is rife with human rights abuses, including sexual exploitation and trafficking, and killings, according to a United Nations report. U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet
released a report on July 15 that collected victim and witness accounts. They detail abuses committed against miners and indigenous people in the arc. ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 27 July, 2020 | Topics: Human Rights, News from Washington | Tags: corruption, human trafficking, labor rights, venezuela
U.S. warns of business risks from China’s abuses (July 20) The PRC's human rights abuses in Xinjiang put businesses at risk of exposing their supply chains to forced labor and other abuses. Businesses must do their due diligence to avoid reputational, economic, and legal risks. Don’t be complicit. — Secretary Pompeo (@SecPompeo)
July 1, 2020 The United ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 20 July, 2020 | Topics: Economic Issues, Human Rights, News | Tags: China, labor rights, Trade, Uyghurs
Human trafficking is a global (June 24) There are currently 25 million people around the world who are the victims of human traffickers.
Human trafficking is a global epidemic. Learn more about its different forms and how to be aware of it in your community.
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 24 June, 2020 | Topics: Human Rights, News | Tags: human trafficking, IIP Videos, labor rights
