by Free the Slaves | Nov 17, 2010 | Slavery in the News
Florida’s farm industry has long been plagued with high profile cases of worker abuse—including several instances of slavery. But one advocacy group, the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) has works to bring justice and better working conditions for the mostly...
by Free the Slaves | Sep 21, 2010 | Slavery in the News
There was a great piece in the New York Times Op Ed section yesterday that illustrates how modern day slavery can become an entrenched part of a community. The piece decries the apathy of the Hawaiian public, over a recent, massive, human trafficking bust that...
by Free the Slaves | Sep 17, 2010 | Uncategorized
“Today slaves are cheaper than they have ever been. The enslaved fieldworker who cost the equivalent of $40,000 in 1850 costs less than $100 today. “… In India today you can still buy slaves as well as farmland and oxen, which remain the essential...
