“Three Florida fruit-pickers, held captive and brutalized [sic] by their employer for more than a year, finally broke free of their bonds by punching their way through the ventilator hatch of the van in which they were imprisoned. Once outside, they dashed for freedom” (The Independent, 2007). Marino Lucas, Jose Velasquez, and Jose Hari had [...]
Posts Tagged ‘immigration’
The Connection Between Faith, Human Trafficking, and Immigration
Posted: February 28, 2011 in Forced Labor, modern day slavery, Take action, What You Can DoTags: Commercial Sexual Exploitation, Forced Labor, Human Rights, human trafficking, immigration, modern day slavery, Slavery in America, What you can do!
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The anti-trafficking – immigration connection
Posted: February 15, 2011 in Forced Labor, human trafficking, slaveryTags: Forced Labor, human trafficking, Human Trafficking in America, immigration, modern day slavery
Many anti-trafficking advocates take it for granted that, when it comes to sex slavery, culture change is the way to go. They argue that, in order to eradicate sex slavery, our culture needs to change the way it views sex. (Though I would argue this doesn’t go far enough. Many countries that have problems with [...]
Federal agencies team up to fight human trafficking-Tucson Citizen
Posted: September 9, 2008 in human traffickingTags: federal response, human trafficking, immigration, Slavery in America
“U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement launched a campaign Tuesday to encourage the public to report possible human trafficking and for victims to come forward and report abuse” reports the Tucson Citizen. The campaign is called “Death is not the only way to lose your life.” This new iniative by [...]
Modern day slavery case in a Florida court
Posted: September 3, 2008 in modern day slaveryTags: Human Rights, immigration, modern day slavery, slavery, Slavery in America, Unfair trade
Five Immokalee residents pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday to charges of enslaving Mexican and Guatemalan workers, brutalizing them and forcing them to work in farm fields. The case is the largest slavery case ever seen in Florida. Chief Assistant U.S. Attorney Doug Molloy called it “slavery, plain and simple.” read more | digg story
