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Mexico's first 'union' for guest workers fights abuses at home and in US

Whitney Eulich

December 28, 2015 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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Response Location: Mexico, Mexico City, Distrito Federal

Formed in 2013, the coalition of guest workers is recognized by the Mexican government. It gives transnational workers a platform to demand solutions to issues like recruitment fraud and trafficking.

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For migrants, a push for cross-border justice

Whitney Eulich

December 14, 2015 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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Response Location: Mexico, Guanajuato

The rights of migrant workers, especially related to legal issues, are often ignored. Lawyers are helping Mexican workers sue abusive employers in US courts.

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An epic legal battle pays off for trafficked workers

Stephanie Hanes

December 07, 2015 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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Response Location: United States, New Orleans, Louisiana

Hundreds of Indian oil workers were sent to the Gulf Coast after Katrina, but their working conditions were far below any human standard. In an unprecedented response, they brought a lawsuit against the company that hired them - and won.

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Chocolate gets sweeter: How consumer outrage is reducing child labor in Ghana

Ryan Lenora Brown

November 30, 2015 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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Response Location: Ghana, Accra

The cocoa industry’s worst child labor abuses are beginning to be cleaned up. The changes are, in many ways, unprecedented.

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In Florida's tomato fields, a fight for ethical farm labor grows

Patrik Jonsson

November 16, 2015 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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Response Location: United States, Immokalee, Florida

Sexual harassment and assault, and almost non-existent job security, are just some of the problems that plague migrant workers in the United States. A decade-long farm worker-led effort to push corporations to demand farmers submit to “clean labor” audits has yielded, for the first time, the introduction of shade tents, mandated water and bathroom breaks.

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Trafficking: One woman's journey from Staten Island slavery to her own boss

Stacy Teicher Khadaroo

November 02, 2015 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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Response Location: United States, Staten Island, New York

Part 2 of a series on solutions to freeing victims of labor trafficking around the globe. With the help of organizations like Damayan Migrant Workers Association in New York, former victims who have been freed from labor trafficking become advocates for others, demanding changes and becoming part of the solution to a vicious cycle of worker victimization.

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Modern slavery: Labor trafficking is everywhere and nowhere

Stephanie Hanes

October 26, 2015 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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Response Location: United States, Syracuse, New York

Part 1 of a series on solutions to freeing victims of labor trafficking around the globe. Labor trafficking is a deeply entrenched problem, woven into global economies where the victims are often hidden in plain sight. Almost everyone in the US owns some product likely made with slave labor. But there is hope - from grassroots workers’ coalitions to multilateral treaties and geo-data manipulation to new law enforcement initiatives, individuals are finding new ways to counter labor trafficking.

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Forum homes in on local action

Beatriz Alvarado

October 24, 2015 |

Corpus Christi Caller Times |

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Response Location: United States, Corpus Christi, Texas

Caller-Times Saturday’s biannual Coastal Bend Social Forum hosted by Del Mar College gathered an array of experts to delve into the issues of domestic violence, labor rights, immigrant rights and homelessness, among other topics, to ignite a new tide of change in the Coastal Bend.

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One in Three: Breaking Brazil's domestic violence cycle

Karin Slater

October 04, 2015 |

Al Jazeera |

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Response Location: Brazil, Pernambuco

Brazil's Straw Hat project helps women affected by domestic violence leave abusive situations and enter the economy, creating a path to self-sustainability.

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A Card That Gives Migrant Workers a Name

Ankita Rao

September 18, 2015 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: India, Ahmedabad, Gujarat

In India, corruption in the distribution of government ID cards leaves the poorest without legal identity or protection. A non-profit group is creating and distributing unofficial ID cards and legal aid for day workers in major cities in India.

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