Forced Labor in the News
U.S. President declares January, 2022 as Human Trafficking Prevention Month!
A Proclamation on National Human Trafficking Prevention Month, 2022 | The White House
National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month - United States Department of State
Department of Defense- Office of Inspector General
By cutting and pasting the following link into your browser, you will leave Abolere’s web site and go to the U.S. Government web site of the Department of Defense - Office of Inspector General for an Evaluation of the DoD’s to Combat Trafficking in Persons in Kuwait (2019).
https://www.dodig.mil/reports.html/Article/1874544/evaluation-of-dod-efforts-to-combat-trafficking-in-persons-in-kuwait-dodig-2019/
Worker Stranded at Bagram Base Petitions Military for Freedom
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https://www.military.com/daily-news/2020/08/10/worker-stranded-bagram-base-petitions-military-freedom.html
African, Asian Bagram workers protest US contractor over allegations of pay discrimination.
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https://www.stripes.com/theaters/middle_east/african-asian-bagram-workers-protest-us-contractor-over-allegations-of-pay-discrimination-1.639068
The following links are concerning:
Accusations of Mistreatment and Forced Labor of China’s ethnic minority - the Uyghur
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H.R.649 - 116th Congress (2019-2020): Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2019 | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act - Wikipedia
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Disposable Gloves & Forced Labor (PPE)
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https://www.cnbc.com/2021/05/13/us-seizes-shipment-from-malaysias-top-glove-over-forced-labor-concerns.html
https://news.yahoo.com/top-gloves-1-billion-hong-041557126.html
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