Rappler's latest stories on forced labor
South Korea's Moon offers olive branch to Japan
President Moon Jae-in says Seoul is willing to work with Tokyo to secure 'fair trade and cooperation' in the region
South Korean forced laborers seek Japanese asset seizure
The court order comes after Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal displayed an 'inhumane attitude and indifference' with the Supreme Court ruling last October and failed to comply with the provisions
40 million people worldwide are victims of modern slavery – ILO
7 in 10 victims are women and girls, while 25% are children
Philippines warns of Japan human trafficking risk
The department records 6 human trafficking cases involving Filipinos seeking work in Japan last year
'Forced labor' for thousands of maids in Hong Kong – report
The study by the Justice Centre estimates that one in 6 or 50 000 of Hong Kong s more than 300 000 migrant domestic workers – mainly from Indonesia and the Philippines – fall into the forced labor category
Abusive work conditions persist despite gains – UN report
The 2015 Human Development Report highlights the unequal benefits of progress in work and human development
Human trafficking 101: What trafficking is all about
Human trafficking is considered one of the most profitable organized crimes in the world as it generates almost 32 billion each year
Many children ‘born as slaves,’ think it’s OK
Describing slaves in the 21st century an ILO official says: ‘There are no chains They are walking around freely But very often psychologically they re chained to someone or something ’
Congressman on 'student labor' budget: Abad doesn't get the point
Kabataan Representative Terry Ridon says the role of students in the university is to study and not to do voluntary manual labor of work that should be done by government contractors
Child labor seen in 13 PH goods – US report
Who picked the cotton for the shirt on your back? Who cut the cane for the sugar in your coffee? Who fired the kiln to make the bricks in your fireplace?
UN: Child trafficking on the rise
About 15 of the 128 countries the report covers does not have a record of even a single conviction against human trafficking
Ageing Japan struggles to make immigrants feel at home
There is a growing number of poorly protected employees brought in through the national back door are increasing They are ripe for abuse and exploitation
Swiss reject world's highest minimum wage
UPDATED If they said yes it would ve been the world s highest minimum wage at US 25 per hour
Trafficking in Persons report: PH still under Tier 2
The Philippines is a source country and to a much lesser extent a destination and transit country for men women and children subjected to sex trafficking and forced labor
Up to 27 million people living in slavery worldwide: US
As America prepares to mark the 150th anniversary of the proclamation of the emancipation of US slaves people must reflect on how much further we have to go to free all these 27 million victims Clinton said at the unveiling of the 2012 Trafficking in Persons report
Sparking rage vs modern-day slavery
The International Labor Organization estimates there are now 20 9 million people living in modern slavery — almost twice as many people in the National Capital Region
1-M jobs target surpassed but new workers cancel out gains
Those who are available for work exceeded the number of new jobs created in 2011 by at least 746 000
