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Understanding the Organization, Operation, and Victimization Process of Labor Trafficking in the United States

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October 2014, Urban Institute & Northeastern University On October 21st, the Urban Institute and Northeastern University released a new study on labour trafficking to the United States. The report examines the labour trafficking process, from recruitment, to migration, to the workplace, to escape from exploitative and sometimes violent circumstances. Chapter four is dedicated to the recruitment […]

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‘Dreams for Sale’: an inside look into the domestic worker life in Lebanon

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9 September 2014, Albawaba.com Migrant worker recruitment agencies are making elaborate profits off the back of migrant domestic workers who continue to face extremely harsh labor and living conditions in Lebanon, a new report said. “The report found that those migrant domestic workers interviewed as part of this study are victims of practices that are

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Domestic worker recruitment a lucrative trade in Lebanon: report

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8 September 2014, The Daily Star Lebanon BEIRUT: Migrant worker recruitment agencies are making elaborate profits off the back of migrant domestic workers who continue to face extremely harsh labor and living conditions in Lebanon, a new report said. “The report found that those migrant domestic workers interviewed as part of this study are victims

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Illegal overseas labor agencies to be closed

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9 August 2014, The Jakarta Post The city administration will close down all unlicensed labor agencies providing jobs overseas due to the rampant extortion of, and violence against, migrant workers. “Overseas job agencies without operation permits will be closed down to help minimize extortion at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport and during migrant workers’ journeys to their

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