Archive for the ‘bonded+labour’ Category

Congo: Child trafficking on the rise

Monday, May 21st, 2007

Hundreds of children trafficked into the Congo, lured by false promises of jobs or visas. Children as young as 9 yrs old are forced into labor or prostitution. Child exploitation is rapidly spreading.Read the full story

Migrants ‘deceived and exploited’ -BBC News

Sunday, May 20th, 2007

Companies deny underpayment of workers, but human trafficking experts say otherwise. "Migrant workers are being lured to Britain by deception and are forming a new exploited underclass" - a BBC investigationRead the full story