Vestiges of American Slavery

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Labor Trafficking and What It Often Entails
According to this article, I can define labor trafficking as contemporary slavery involving force, intimidation, or deception to plunder employees and their labor for financial gain. It typically involves weak people being mistreated and forced to work in appalling conditions for inadequate pay or fundamental human rights. These employees might also have their passports seized, face threats of deportation, and be denied access to essential human rights like healthcare. Thousands of individuals worldwide are impacted by the ubiquitous issue of labor trafficking, which impacts various sectors, including agriculture, production, building, and domestic duties.
Regarding migrant farmworkers, labor trafficking frequently entails financial abuse in which victims are paid substantially below minimum wage and required to put in lengthy shifts under risky circumstances. In addition, they could not access laws protecting children, basic healthcare, schooling, and other human rights (Solheim et al., 2015). Since they do not know their rights and may be afraid of reprisals if they stand out regarding those who employ them, migrant workers are frequently targets of abuse.
Challenges in Implementing Laws for Protecting Migrant Workers
There are many reasons why it is so challenging to guarantee that migrant workers are safeguarded by legislation in the United States, including the lingering effects of American slavery, financial abuse, and indeterminate loss. In addition to being susceptible to disease and anxiety, migrant workers are frequently denied access to medical care, protection for kid’s legislation, schooling, and basic fundamental rights. Many Southern states lack legislation governing employee insurance, governmental health and safety regulations, child labor, and required child education, making them subject to harassment and financial servitude.
However, groups like the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) have rendered considerable strides in defending the freedoms of migrant workers. The CIW is an employee-based human rights movement that has opposed forced labor, human trafficking, and gender-based discrimination against employees. With rising public assistance, the CIW has made notable strides, such as b...