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Indonesian fishermen sue Bumble Bee Tuna

March 16th, 2025News Digest
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Forced labor
Indonesian fishermen sue Bumble Bee, alleging forced labor at sea
Fishermen from Indonesia are suing Bumble Bee Tuna, claiming that the company knowingly profited from their exploitation. They allege that captains beat them, denied them medical care, and trapped them in debt bondage.
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Child labor violations
US policy failures are making children more vulnerable to exploitation
Even as bipartisan efforts seek to hold companies accountable for using hazardous child labor, Trump-era policies threaten to gut enforcement, prioritizing corporate interests over child safety and leaving children more vulnerable to exploitation. Read more…
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Forced marriage

The effect of climate change on forced child marriage in Pakistan

Although Pakistan has made progress in reducing child marriage in recent years, worsening poverty and displacement fueled by climate change have given rise to a new cause of forced child marriage—a phenomenon now known as “monsoon brides. Read more… Take action

Law & policy
Study shows that criminalization fuels trafficking; decriminalization prevents it
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Debt bondageIndians lured by job scams then forced into slavery
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