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 | 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...
by Melinda Sampson | Jul 26, 2023 | Advocacy, Legislation and Policy, Prevention, Resources
Every year, on July 30, human trafficking is acknowledged and discussed across the globe for World Day Against Trafficking in Persons. In 2013, the UN General Assembly passed a resolution declaring a global day of awareness about human trafficking. The resolution...
by Melinda Sampson | Jun 5, 2023 | Legislation and Policy
How much is a childhood worth? I learned about child trafficking at a missions conference in 2006, and like many people first learning about the issue, I understood two things: it was selling children for sex, and it happened in foreign countries. Since that time,...
by Madison Craft | Feb 10, 2022 | Legislation and Policy
In November of last year, 24 individuals were indicted in a massive human trafficking and fraud case. Each defendant faces several charges with the potential for life sentences in federal prison. The details in the case of USA v. Patricio et. al. are...
