Oct 16, 2023
Audits aimed at flagging labor abuses are ‘designed to fail,’ investigation finds
Experts and industry insiders told The Guardian that auditing firms are part of a failing system rigged to protect companies rather than workers.
Labor trafficking
Oct 10, 2023
Workers at Amazon warehouses in Saudi Arabia claim they were deceived, exploited, trapped
The accounts of dozens of workers reveal how major American corporations profit, directly or indirectly, from employment practices that may amount to labor trafficking.
Oct 10, 2023
Workers accuse Middle East operations of McDonald’s, Chuck E. Cheese and other Western brands of labor abuses
Nearly 100 current and former workers interviewed by ICIJ reported being subjected to practices that are widely considered indicators of labor trafficking.
Oct 10, 2023
Amazon, McDonald’s, Chuck E. Cheese and InterContinental Hotels Group respond to Trafficking Inc. investigation
Read statements from four well-known brands responding to allegations of repressive labor practices being used at outlets in the Persian Gulf.
Aug 01, 2023
Sex-trafficking survivors are increasingly suing to hold hotel chains liable for abuse on their properties, new investigation finds
As part of Trafficking Inc., The New Yorker and Berkeley Journalism’s Investigative Reporting Program uncover how franchised hotels have historically been a common site of human-trafficking crimes in the U.S. and examine a new legal push to make corporations pay.
Jun 27, 2023
Philippine lenders and labor agents fleece workers seeking overseas jobs, interviews and confidential documents show
Domestic workers hoping to improve their lives overseas risk exploitation and abuse. Many end up burdened with crippling debts owed to recruiters, go-betweens and traffickers.
Jun 12, 2023
Watch: The global reach of human trafficking
Trafficking Inc. exposes people, business and companies who make a profit off of forced labor around the world.
Jun 12, 2023
How torture, deception and inaction underpin the UAE’s thriving sex trafficking industry
An underground network of suspected sex traffickers has taken refuge in the wealthy Gulf nation. The U.S. State Department says efforts to identify and protect victims have fallen short.
Mar 22, 2023
Housing crisis used to coerce trafficked workers in Massachusetts, new investigation finds
In a new Trafficking Inc. story, GBH News reveals how workers are trapped in low-paying jobs for fear of being evicted from housing provided by their employer.