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Labor Trafficking in the United States

Roughly 50,000 people are working in forced labor, or labor trafficking, right now in the…

Becky Giovagnoni & Mary NikkelJune 22, 2026

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What are the different types of human trafficking?

Human trafficking, also referred to as modern-day slavery, is a general term that covers a…

Becky Giovagnoni & Mary NikkelNovember 18, 2025

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How does human trafficking affect mental health?

The physical and mental health impacts of human trafficking are severe. One study by Loyola…

Mary NikkelMay 13, 2025

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Human trafficking and forced criminality

Human trafficking for forced criminality is a subset of trafficking crime that has seen explosive…

Rusan LateefMarch 25, 2025

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What are human trafficking warning signs?

Although the best estimates currently indicate that around 50 million people are being trafficked globally,…

Mary NikkelMarch 5, 2025

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The foods most often connected to human trafficking

The foods most often connected to human trafficking Some of the foods in your fridge…

Mary NikkelOctober 9, 2024

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Human Trafficking and Prison Labor

Curtis Ray Douglas was fully formally acquitted of the crime he was imprisoned for, but…

Mary NikkelJuly 30, 2024

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How do traffickers lure their victims?

For many of us, the idea that traffickers could be operating anywhere is frightening. You…

Mary NikkelJanuary 10, 2024

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Nearly 40 men, 1 woman, and a 5-year-old boy from Paraguay freed from labor trafficking in Brazil

The survivors were found living in conditions similar to slavery, closely packed in unsanitary quarters…

Mary NikkelAugust 2, 2023

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Where is human trafficking most common?

Where does human trafficking occur? The short answer is that it happens everywhere. But it’s…

Sara McGeough with Amber VanJanuary 30, 2023

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Labor Trafficking in the United States

What are the different types of human trafficking?

How does human trafficking affect mental health?

Human trafficking and forced criminality

What are human trafficking warning signs?

The foods most often connected to human trafficking

Human Trafficking and Prison Labor

How do traffickers lure their victims?

Nearly 40 men, 1 woman, and a 5-year-old boy from Paraguay freed from labor trafficking in Brazil

Where is human trafficking most common?

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