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Italy IT
113 Polish people were liberated from a labor camp in Italy. "They were forced to work beyond their powers for no money or symbolic payment. What is more, they lived in conditions which were below minimal, social standards."
United States US
The following news story from the AJC provides the story, Atlanta News 4:10 p.m. Thursday, March Man arrested on sex trafficking charges By Kristi E. Swartz The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Federal agents have arrested a 25-year-old Louisiana man accused of taking minors from Atlanta to Birmingham for prostitution. More Atlanta/Fulton news » * Rainy Sunday on the way * Civil rights icon in hospital * Murder-suicide possible cause of deaths of former state Sen. Schaefer and husband * Four indicted on tuition reimbursement scheme * Atlanta/South Fulton * North Fulton Dmarcus Antwain Ward, 25, of Minden, La., was indicted on charges of sex trafficking of minors and transporting them for the purposes of prostitution, according to the U.S. attorney’s office. Ward was indicted last week before a federal grand jury in Atlanta. Ward is accused of taking two minors to Birmingham and back to Atlanta – between Sept. 2009 and Nov. 7, 2009 – to have them engage in prostitution in both cities, according to U.S. Attorney Sally Quillian Yates. “We are committed to aggressively prosecuting anyone who exploits children through sex trafficking,” Yates said Thursday. The sex trafficking charges carry a maximum sentence of life in prison, according to the U.S. attorney’s office. The transportation charges carry a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison. Each count also carries a fine of up to $250,000. The FBI has formed the Metro Atlanta Child Exploitation Task Force in efforts to stop human trafficking in the area.
Sweden SE
Two 25 yrs old men from Romania lured two 16 year old children from Gugesti, a village in Romania to come to Sweden where they would get good jobs. In order to legally get the boys out of the nation, the parents signed a consent form. The form requires an address where the children will be living. The traffickers provided a fraudulent address (in fact, the address is to a prison in Finland!). As soon as the boys arrived in Sweden they were forced to steal to provide money for the men. They stole a car, food and telephones during their first two months. At least of the boys was beaten.
Brazil BR
Information collected via GOOGLE TRANSLATE: Three Bolivian traffickers were arrested for employing 12 workers in ‘conditions analogous to slavery. They had three apartments in the clandestine garment centre of Sao Paulo where the Bolivian workers were forced to live and work in 17 hours shifts. Some of the workers were related to the three traffickers – and some were less than 17 year of age. They received $0.50 per garment made, which earned them a monthly salary of $150. Some of the workers were recruited in Bolivia by members of their own family with the promise of housing and a better salary.
India IN
International Justice Mission and local law enforcement teamed up to perform a raid on the Powerhouse rice mill.
Canada CA
Most of the alleged victims come from a small town in Hungary called Papa, where it is alleged the accused have recruiters working for them. Once recruited the men are instructed to fly to Canada, claim refugee status and then apply for social assistance through Ontario Works, claimed Sgt. Kevin Serniuk, of the Hamilton-Niagara RCMP immigration and passport section. The men were then made to work on construction sites for free, never seeing a dollar of their social assistance money. They were isolated, fed scraps and lived in the basements of about five Hamilton homes belonging to their captors, one victim alleged. “They didn’t have the opportunity to communicate with a large population here in Hamilton, and you couple that with the fact that once they were in Canada they were never really left alone to mingle with the community . . . so their opportunity to communicate with somebody else was limited,” Serniuk alleged. There was one opportunity to communicate and that was at Ontario Works, were social service claimants must meet with staff on their own, he said. It was at Ontario Works that the first alleged victim told his story last December. This led to further alleged victims – some here for as long as a year, others a day, Serniuk said. at first 10 victims were identified, later 6 more and then yesterday 3 more totaling 19 but there may be more.
United States US
News story below: http://www.khon2.com/mostpopular/story/Owners-of-Aloun-Farm-Indicted-on-Human/F0B-S_6AlU6b95Op_qDHBg.cspx * o Developing Stories o Earthquake in Haiti o First Video o Hawaii News o Wake Up 2day o National News o World Report o Business News o Government News o Education News o Health News o Entertainment News o Action Line o Product Recalls o News Tips o Slideshows o Most Popular o Odd News Side Navigation * News o 2010 Winter Olympics NEW! o Developing Stories o Earthquake in Haiti o Hawaii News o Wake Up 2day o World Report * KHON2 Alerts o Mobile Local News o SMS Alerts o Weather Alerts o Email Alerts * Marketplace o Contests o Find a Job o Lifestyle Guides o Travel Deals * Features o Akamai Living o Be Green 2 o Elderhood Project o In Sickness & In Health o Lokahi Project * Only on KHON2 o Action Line o Dollars and Sense o Hawaii's Most Wanted o Hawaii's Kitchen o Love Your Pet o Navy News o Ron's Resolution NEW! o Supergeeks * Community o Community Calendar o KHON2 on Facebook o KHON2 on Twitter o Site Comments o User Content * Games o Jeopardy! o Mahjong o Fruity Flip Flop o Thunder Alley o Connect Four * Programming o FOX on Demand o CW o Wheel Of Fortune o Oprah o Dr. Phil o Regis and Kelly * Inside KHON2 o News Tips o Talent Profiles o Employment o Order a News Story o Advertise on KHON2 o Contact KHON2 o KHON2 on KSSK o FCC Compliance Owners of Aloun Farm Indicted on Human Trafficking Charges Last Update: 8/28/2009 12:19 pm Print Story | ShareThis Set Text Size Small Set Text Size Medium Set Text Size Large Set Text Size X-Large The Justice Department announced the indictment of three men charged in human trafficking conspiracy for exploiting Thai farm workers in Hawaii. Alec Souphone Sou and Mike Mankone Sou, owners of Aloun Farm in Hawaii, and Thai labor recruiter William Khoo were charged yesterday for engaging in a conspiracy to commit forced labor and visa fraud. The charges arise from the defendants' alleged scheme to coerce the labor and services of Thai nationals brought by the defendants to Hawaii to work under the federal agricultural guest worker program. Both Sou defendants are also charged with conspiring to commit document servitude. If convicted, Alec and Mike Sou each face maximum sentences of 15 years in prison and Khoo faces a maximum of 10 years in prison. According to the indictment, Alec Sou, Mike Sou and William Khoo conspired and devised a scheme to obtain the labor of 44 Thai nationals by enticing them to come to Aloun Farm in Hawaii with false promises of lucrative jobs, and then maintaining their labor at the farm through threats of serious economic harm. They arranged for the Thai workers to pay high recruitment fees, which were financed by debts secured with the workers' family property and homes. The indictment claims significant portions of these fees went to the defendants. After arrival at Aloun Farm, the Sou defendants confiscated the Thai nationals' passports and failed to honor the employment conracts. The Sou defendants maintained the Thai nationals' labor by threatening to send them back to Thailand, where they would face serious economic harms created by the debts. The indictment charges that the defendants engaged in a visa fraud conspiracy by making false representations in documents filed to obtain employment-based visas. The case of being investigated by the FBI and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
United States US
Moises and Maria Rodriguez, were agricultural contractors who brought illegal immigrants to America and forced them to live as virtual prisoners as they worked off their debts. In this case there were 5 men who were contracted out to a local organic farm. The men were held in debt bondage - Rodriguez contended that each man owed him money for smuggling them into the U.S. - he put the price somewhere between $1,100 and $1,300. He charged them $100 a month for rent, $96 a month for a transportation fee, and money for bathroom cleaning - even though most of the toilets didn't work and the one that did was filthy. He charged them Social Security taxes but didn't turn that money over to the federal government. In addition they lived in fear of retribution should they flee and their housing was awful.
United States US
A Missouri man recruited workers from the Dominican Republic with false promises of hotel jobs in the Kansas City area, knowing they would not be paid the promised wages, that many would be sent to factory jobs in Alabama, and that threats of deportation would be used to keep them working.
Brazil BR
The rescue operation/investigation was led by the Ministry of Labor and the Federal Police. The manager was prosecuted (he has been under investigation since 2008). The chief prosecutor reported that a group was formed to investigate this particular job site, and that their actions in this region will be intensified. The prosecution was led by the MPT: "The MPT is an autonomous body which is independent from the legislative, executive and judiciary powers. Its priorities are to promote equality of opportunity; prevent discrimination; eradicate child, slave and degrading labour; guarantee an adequate labour environment; eliminate fraudulent labour practices; protect against irregularities in public administration; protect port and waterway workers and guarantee freedom of association and collective bargaining."
United States US
The state and federal investigators intervened. The NY Labor Religion Coalition wants to meet with Dan O’Hara (NY State Fair Director) over these allegations and they want the State Labor Department to get involved. The United States Department of Labor has confronted Karageorgis who said intends to pay them; however, he does not have the funds as of now. However, when he was arrested he had three wads of cash in his pocket. The case was dismissed because Karageorgis says he will pay the workers.
Malawi MW
Malawian fishermen on Lake Chilwa
Brazil BR
yes, Inocencio Oliveira of the opposition rightist Liberal Front Party was sentenced to pay $185,000 in fines for the 53 workers found in slavelike conditions during a raid on his farm last year (2002)." http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2003-11-08/news/0311080039_1_brazil-lawmaker-slavery
Russia RU
Reports of conscripts , who are drafted for two years, being exploited for the financial gain of their commanding officers are rife. Soldiers are put to work on building sites, in fields and even in factories while people higher up the chain of command turn a blind eye for a cut of the profits.
Brazil BR
180 workers were found working on two ranches owned by ‘Lima Araujo Agropecuaria’, in the state of Para, Brazil. This included several adolescents. The premises had previously been raided five times in total between 1998 and 2002. The workers were forced to live in mud huts, with no water and little sanitation. It is reported that sick workers were also denied medical treatment.
United Kingdom GB
The two men who were convicted are Polish nationals. Their names are Lukasz (age 28) and Jerzy (age 40). They are both members of a European trafficking gang. The gang members convince Polish workers that there is better work for them in the UK and that their life will improve once they have these jobs. Upon arriving with their victims they ask for an up-front sum of money to pay for ‘housing’. The workers are taken to Halcar Tavern on Carwood Grove in Sheffield, UK where they are housed in despicable conditions. The men are transported to work and back for the first week. No pay is given to the men and then once the first week is over they begin to use violence (baseball bats) to coerce the men into working further. Initially the investigations led the officers to suspect 26 victims, but that number has since changed to be over 130 polish nationals that were trafficked over a period of two years. As well, there were two other men who were arrested and still await a trial. http://7thspace.com/headlines/359712/uk_human_trafficking_gang_sentenced_to_six_years.html "The court heard that Bala would collect victims from coach stations, rail stations and airports before taking their money and driving them to the derelict Halcar Tavern, in the Burngreave area of the city. Both and Bala and Adamowicz lived in the pub alongside the workers, who were told to sleep on mattresses on the floor in conditions described as "filthy" and "stinking" by investigators." http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/Two-jailed-over-jobs-scam.6572850.jp "Two other members of the gang who ran the operation from Poland have been arrested. They were caught in Britain and have been extradited to their home country to stand trial." http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/Two-jailed-over-jobs-scam.6572850.jp
United States US
Just noticed today. rows and rows of sewing machines locked inside a building with no windows and door is gated inside with gray metal doors on the outside. Mostly Chinese women are working there. And just around the corner is the Appellate Court and the Federal Building.
Sweden SE
Vasiliea Alamaru, born 1987-01-64 and Elvis Carp, born 1988-02-01, both citizens of Romania, “recruited” two children of 16 and 17 years old in Guesti, Romania. The were promised work in Sweden, but instead the minors were forced to carry out crimes such as stealing at big markets. A few hours after arriving in Sweden the two boys stole a car. During their two first months in Sweden they were arrested by the police in Södertälje, Mjölby, Linköping and Solna for stealing food and electronic equipment. When stealing in Solna one of the boys was abused and bettered in the head. The boys had no money or clothes and was moved between various locations. In order to travel out of Romania with the boys, the older men had persuaded both sets of parents to sign a power of attorney. The document outlined a visiting address that they were led to believe would be the boys new home in Sweden but instead turned out to be the address of a Finnish prison. One of the convicted men had sent home 10 000 kronor (approximately 1600 US dollars), to his dependents in Romania, through Western Union.
Vietnam VN
Savvy Businessmen promising employment to young Cambodian men in construction and on plantations then sold to Thai and Malaysian Fishing Boat Captains
Brazil BR
381 individuals were subjected to slave-like conditions on a farm in the municipality of Caseara. Their work on the farm included fertilizing, planting and harvesting crops between March and April 2009. The workers contracts were found to be fraudulent The workers were forced to work 11 hours a day in degrading conditions – the housing was overcrowded, and there were no sanitary facilities. The workers were also in contact with chemicals without appropriate protection.
Nigeria NG
A group of 74 Beninese children ranging from 4 to 17 years old were trafficked to Nigeria and worked in the rock quarries at Abeokuta. For more information: http://gvnet.com/humantrafficking/Benin.htm
Nigeria NG
A group of 116 Beninese children were trafficed from Benin and forced to work in the rock quarries at Abeokuta, Nigeria.
Nigeria NG
A five year old boy from Benin was seized as he walked home from school in his home town near the Nigerian border. He was blindfolded and shoved into a waiting car, then taken by various motorbikes and busses. Eventually he joined other children aged 5 to 15 at Abeokuta, forced to dig up granite every day for his master. Working 12 to 16 hours a day, he was paid the equivalent of 38 cents a week. All the children were malnourished. In all there were seven child slave camps discovered in the Nigerian states of Ogun, Oyo, and Osun. More information: http://gvnet.com/humantrafficking/Benin.htm
United States US
The U.S. Department of Labor levied fines totaling more than $36,000 against eight growers in Michigan for violations of migrant housing and child labor laws — including an allegation of a 6-year-old picking blueberries — and retailers have already discontinued doing business with some of the companies. Two blueberry growers, Adkin Blue Ribbon Packing Co., South Haven, and Jawor Bros., Ravenna, were assessed penalties of $2,584 for child labor violations after the investigation allegedly found children under 12, including a six-year-old, picking in the fields.