Is your favorite soda “sweetened” with child marriage, hysterectomies, and debt bondage?
From “Ellie Finkelstein, Freedom United”
| March 31st, 2024News Digest |
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| Debt bondage Is your favorite soda “sweetened” with child marriage, hysterectomies, and debt bondage? In the sprawling fields of Maharashtra, India, a bitter reality lurks behind the sweet success of sugarcane production, where child marriages, hysterectomies, and generational debt bondage are the hidden costs paid by local women and girls. As Pepsi and Coca-Cola profit from the sugar boom, women and girls like Archana Ashok Chaure endure a lifetime of exploitation, where survival means sacrificing health, dignity, and hope. |
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| Forced labor The rise of the ‘scamdemic’: emerging human trafficking patterns in Southeast AsiaIn Southeast Asia’s evolving trafficking landscape, a disturbing trend dubbed the ‘scamdemic’ emerges, with men and boys increasingly ensnared in troll factories, coerced into executing lucrative online scams under brutal conditions. As criminal syndicates reap billions, experts warn of an impending global crisis, painting a grim picture of exploitation’s expansion with no end in sight. |
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| Domestic slavery Theresa May’s legacy: migrant worker exploitation As Theresa May exits the political stage, her legacy is one of contradiction. She is hailed for the Modern Slavery Act of 2015, yet criticized for immigration policies that perpetuate exploitation, notably seen in her changes to the Overseas Domestic Worker visa rules, which bind workers to abusive employers, leaving them trapped in dire conditions. Take action… |
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