by Melinda Sampson | Jul 31, 2024 | Advocacy, Labor Trafficking, Legislation and Policy
Domestic servitude is a crime in which the domestic worker is underpaid or unpaid, enslaved by his or her employer, and suffers abuse. This is a form of human trafficking. Domestic work is often unregulated, and the workers are undervalued. In a domestic servitude...
by Melinda Sampson | Jul 24, 2024 | Technology
Over the past five years, there has been an overwhelming increase of Artificial Technology (AI) integration into many aspects of our society. In the fight against human trafficking, law enforcement, and professionals must be aware of this technology and its already...
by Melinda Sampson | Jul 17, 2024 | Labor Trafficking
Labor trafficking is a form of human trafficking where a person exploits another for labor and/or services. This can cause extreme psychological and physical damage to the victim. It is generally more challenging to identify cases of labor trafficking due to...
by Melinda Sampson | Jul 9, 2024 | Advocacy, Legislation and Policy
NC Stop Human Trafficking is pleased to announce the NC General Assembly passed and Gov. Roy Cooper signed H971, making solicitation of prostitution by a sex buyer a felony in North Carolina. Previously, solicitation of prostitution by a sex buyer was a misdemeanor,...
by Melinda Sampson | Apr 16, 2024 | FAQ, Labor Trafficking
A common question that comes up while we are out in the community is, “We are talking about sex trafficking, right?” And the answer to that one is yes, but we are also talking about labor trafficking. When we are addressing human trafficking, we cannot forget the...
