by Free the Slaves | Nov 17, 2010 | Slavery in the News
Florida’s farm industry has long been plagued with high profile cases of worker abuse—including several instances of slavery. But one advocacy group, the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) has works to bring justice and better working conditions for the mostly...
by Free the Slaves | Oct 21, 2010 | Slavery in the News
FOX News: Women for Sale in Tel Aviv: At a shopping mall in Tel Aviv, Israel, anti-slavery activists stage a fake slave auction: “She’s blonde. Petite. Blue-eyed with delicate features.’Sophia,’ 30, was just one of fifteen women up for sale in...
by Free the Slaves | Oct 18, 2010 | Slavery in the News
Energy Publisher: Human trafficking begins to eclipse drug trade in Mexico: “Unfortunately, [Mexico’s President] Calderón’s attack on drug cartels has left few resources to combat human trafficking. Mexico has tried to address the issue through legal...
by Free the Slaves | Oct 4, 2010 | Slavery in the News
New York Post: Accused St. John’s embezzler allegedly used students as slaves. Cecilia Chang, former Dean of Asian Studies at St. John’s University in New York is “accused of using scholarship students as domestic servants. Chang, 57, allegedly...
by Free the Slaves | Sep 20, 2010 | Slavery in the News
Blogging and anti-slavery come together as one! Via PR Web: First annual bloggers soiree to benefit anti-sex trafficking organization: “Bloggers and anti-human trafficking advocates will take over the Lower East Side Monday, September 27 at Libation NY for the...
