Florida’s fix for labor shortages? Exploiting child workers
By Ellie Finkelstein, Freedom United
| March 30th, 2025News Digest |
| OUR CAMPAIGN ISSUES IN THE NEWS |
| Child labor violations Filling vacancies left by migrants with children: Florida’s dangerous new planFlorida is pushing to allow teens as young as 14 to work overnight and remove meal breaks for older minors, despite rising child labor violations. Critics warn that these changes, driven by labor shortages from immigration crackdowns, will increase exploitation and put vulnerable youth at risk. Read more… |
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| Law & policy The UK’s Modern Slavery Act—what went wrong? The UK’s 2015 Modern Slavery Act turned ten years old this week. The legislation was designed to increase protection for survivors and to penalize offenders. But in the past ten years, the number of potential victims has only increased, begging the question, what went wrong? |
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| Anti-slavery activists California’s migrant workers are being exploited—will lawmakers act? California is celebrated for its progressive policies. Yet, thousands of temporary migrant workers continue to face wage theft, exploitation, and human trafficking. Advocates and lawmakers are rallying behind Assembly Bill 1362, also known as the Human Trafficking Prevention and Protection Act for Temporary Immigrant Workers, to change that. Read more… |
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Cuban health workers—forced labor victims or humanitarian helpers?
| Human traffickingUS slashes global anti-slavery funding while rolling back trafficking protections at home |
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