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It’s been 15 years since a universal treaty was adopted to fight human trafficking. What’s happened in that time? Here is a timeline…
A lot has transpired from 2000 when the United Nations passed, at the Convention against Transnational Organised Crime, the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress, and Punish Trafficking in Persons…to this year–2015–when we saw two important initiatives–both Britain’s Modern Slavery Act and the United Nation’s adoption of 17 Sustainable Goals.
Brazilian labor inspectors have uncovered serious violations at the construction site of a new factory for Chinese automaker BYD, sparking an investigation into alleged forced labor and human trafficking. The site, located in the northeastern state of Bahia, is slated to become BYD’s largest electric vehicle plant outside of Asia. Federal prosecutors revealed that 163 Chinese workers employed by BYD’s contractor, Jinjiang Open Engineering, were
| Friday December 27, 2024
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