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Peru: Factory Fire Exposes Forced, Child Labor

June 30, 2017
Solidarity Center

Related Topics:: child labor, Confederación General de Trabajadores del Perú, fire safety, human rights, modern slavery, Peru

A deadly fire in a Peruvian warehouse has exposed forced and child labor and exploitive working conditions in the country’s vast informal economy. Four workers, one just 15 years old, who were locked into storage containers that doubled as work spaces are missing and presumed dead. The blaze also injured at least 15 people, according… [READ MORE]

Empowering Migrant Workers in Global Supply Chains

December 8, 2016
Tula Connell

Related Topics:: debt bondage, GFMD, Migrant Workers, migration, modern slavery, Solidarity Center, unions

Many of the more than 150 million migrant workers around the world endure abusive conditions—and one of the most exploitative phases of transnational labor migration takes place before migrants even leave their home country: recruitment for work abroad. Forced to take on debt to pay the exorbitant fees labor brokers charge to secure a job,… [READ MORE]