Thoughts on Finding and Assisting Individuals in Forced Labor in the USA
Author: Brennan, Denise
Date Published: 2010
This research document draws from interviews with formerly trafficked people who have resettled in the USA. Undocumented workers stay quiet about workplace abuse because of a fear of deportation. This environment of threat shapes the resettlement of formerly trafficked workers since they typically enter the same low-wage, insecure and possibly exploitative work after being trafficked. More meaningful rights-based alliances with community-based organizations that focus on migrants' rights is a critical step to preventing forced labor and to assisting formerly trafficked persons. The fight against trafficking is a fight for migrants' rights.
Date Published: 2010
This research document draws from interviews with formerly trafficked people who have resettled in the USA. Undocumented workers stay quiet about workplace abuse because of a fear of deportation. This environment of threat shapes the resettlement of formerly trafficked workers since they typically enter the same low-wage, insecure and possibly exploitative work after being trafficked. More meaningful rights-based alliances with community-based organizations that focus on migrants' rights is a critical step to preventing forced labor and to assisting formerly trafficked persons. The fight against trafficking is a fight for migrants' rights.
