Mexico Imports $9.2 Billion in Goods Produced under Slavery
Currently, 50 million people globally live in modern slavery, 10 million more than five years ago
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Undocumented Migration Feeds Human Trafficking, Forced Labor
XINHUA Mexican-born Flor Molina was once a victim of modern slavery, condemned to forced labor in the garment manufacturing industry in the U.S. city of Los Angeles, California, after emigrating there with the help of a person who turned out to be a human trafficker. For 40 days, she was coerced into working 18 hours a day at a garment
Read more10 Things You Never Knew About Charleston, South Carolina
By RICH GRANT Everyone knows Charleston, South Caroline, is one of United States’ most historic cities, but there’s a lot more than history occupying the town’s 1,600 pre-Revolutionary War buildings, including new breweries, distilleries and clubs. Charleston has become a Williamsburg with bars. And James Beard award-winning restaurants. And one-of-a-kind shops and galleries. Of course, there’s still plenty of history
Read moreIn 1829, US Needed Wall with Mexico — To Keep People In!
By RICH GRANT and SID WILSON One of the great ironies of recent history is the talk about the need for a “wall” between the United States and Mexico. In 1829, there was a legitimate need for this wall. Not to keep people out of the United States, but to keep them in! That was because, in 1829, Mexico offered
Read more43 Mexican ‘Slaves’ Freed in Canada
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF A total of 43 indentured Mexican workers who were brought to Canada by human traffickers last year were rescued by the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), OPP officials announced on Monday, Feb. 11. The Mexicans, mostly men between the ages of 20 and 45, had been forced to work as cleaning staff at various hotels in
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