Tag: Forced Labor
US aid freeze sets back fight against human trafficking in Cambodia
BANGKOK -- President Donald Trump’s freeze on foreign assistance has dealt a blow to organizations fighting human trafficking and forced labor in Cambodia,...
China's Xi and Thailand's leader vow to crack down on scam networks that plague Southeast Asia
BANGKOK -- China's leader Xi Jinping and visiting Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra vowed to crack down on the scam networks that plague...
Chinese automaker BYD slams reports of poor conditions at a factory site in Brazil
BANGKOK -- A spokesperson for Chinese automaker BYD has objected to reports about poor conditions at a construction site in Brazil where it...
A pizza shop owner is sentenced to 8.5 years in prison for threatening workers with deportation
BOSTON -- The owner of two Boston-area pizza shops convicted of forced labor for using physical violence and threats of reprisal or deportation...
US bans new types of goods from China over allegations of forced labor
WASHINGTON -- The Department of Homeland Security announced Wednesday that it would ban the import of goods from a Chinese steel manufacturer and...