by Terry FitzPatrick | Jun 24, 2013 | Slavery in the News
Tomorrow brings a great opportunity to lean about the scope and impact of a hidden form of modern-day slavery: domestic servitude. The Organization of American States (OAS) is conducting a policy roundtable to raise awareness and promote solutions. The policy...
by Free the Slaves | Jun 12, 2013 | Haiti, Slavery in the News, Uncategorized
Today marks the 12th annual World Day Against Child Labor, started by the International Labor Organization (ILO) to highlight the plight of hundreds of millions of children engaged in work that deprives them of education, health, and basic rights. Many of these...
by Terry FitzPatrick | Jan 9, 2013 | Slavery in the News
They clean and cook and sew and care for children. Their numbers are growing, and many of them have little legal protection. Many are slaves. The dramatic growth in number of people working as domestic servants is documented in a report released today by the...
