by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Aug 19, 2019 | News
Domestic labor trafficking in the U.S. is often overlooked by the public, and U.S. labor laws that protect workers generally exclude domestic laborers, according to a Polaris Project published July 24. From 2007 to 2017, the U.S. National Human Trafficking Hotline...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Apr 2, 2019 | News
Victims of trafficking often end up with criminal records resulting from forced actions during enslavement, making it difficult for them to rebuild their lives after being freed from enslavement. Why? Most U.S. states do not have adequate criminal record relief laws...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Jan 30, 2018 | News
Illicit massage businesses (IMBs), often called “massage parlors,” are often a cover for human trafficking (sex and labor) operations in the U.S., according to a new Polaris Project report released on Jan. 17. There are more than 9,000 IMBs currently...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Apr 6, 2017 | News
There are 25 types of human trafficking (modern slavery) currently taking place in the U.S., according to the Polaris Project, a nonprofit organization working to end human trafficking. “The Typology of Modern Slavery: Defining Sex and Labor Trafficking in the...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Feb 10, 2017 | News
The U.S. Human Trafficking Hotline (1-888-373-7888) and BeFree Textline (Text HELP to 233733) received a record number of contacts in 2016. Total calls and texts have more than doubled in the last four years – moving from 3,409 (2012) to 8,042 (2016) –...
