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Human trafficking in France: Nearly 7,300 victims identified by associations in 2024

In France, 7,285 people were victims of exploitation or human trafficking in 2024, according to an annual survey published Thursday. The report is based on data collected from 44 associations, which were able to assist about two-thirds of the identified victims, most of whom were women exploited for......

Volkswagen Brazil to appeal slavery ruling from 1970s and 1980s

Volkswagen do Brasil, the Brazilian subsidiary of the German automaker, announced it will appeal a court decision that found the company guilty of maintaining workers in conditions akin to slavery during the 1970s and 1980s. The labor court in the state of Pará ruled on Friday that hundreds of......

Lebanon urged to ban Roblox over child safety concerns

Beirut, August 25, 2025 — The Lebanese Association for Statistics, Training and Development has called on the government to ban the online gaming platform Roblox, citing risks of harassment and sexual exploitation for children using the service. Roblox, a platform that allows users to create and......

In the forests of Milan: Moroccan minors exploited by drug mafia

A recent investigation by Italy's Corriere della Sera has unveiled a grim reality in the forests near Milan, where organized criminal networks are exploiting underage boys and young men from Beni Mellal, Morocco, in large-scale drug trafficking operations. The report describes a “modern slavery......

Network of exploitation: Moroccan workers trapped in Europe's modern-day slavery

A recent investigation by Corriere Milano has unveiled alarming details about a criminal network operating in Italy's Parco delle Groane, exploiting young Moroccan men under the guise of drug trafficking. This case sheds light on a widespread system of labor exploitation across Europe that targets......

Flight attendant sentenced to 18 years for secretly filming minors in airplane bathrooms

An ex-flight attendant for American Airlines has been sentenced to 18 years and six months in prison for attempting to exploit minors sexually and possessing child pornography. The court also imposed five years of supervised release following his prison term. Estes Carter Thompson III was arrested in......

Three convicted in France for human trafficking during champagne grape harvest

Three individuals were sentenced in France on Monday for human trafficking and exploiting dozens of migrant workers under inhumane conditions during the 2023 grape harvest in the renowned Champagne wine region. The main defendant, a woman of Kyrgyz origin and head of a vineyard labor contracting company,......

California couple under investigation as 21 children are taken into custody amid surrogacy scandal

Authorities in California have taken custody of 21 children connected to a Los Angeles-area couple as investigations continue into allegations of child abuse and claims that the couple misled surrogate mothers across the U.S. Children removed from the home Fifteen of the children were removed from......

158 arrests in international operation targeting human trafficking and exploitation

Nearly 1,200 potential victims of human trafficking have been identified in a large-scale international operation involving law enforcement from 43 countries, Interpol announced on Friday, July 11. The operation led to the arrest of 158 suspects in June and focused on combating sexual exploitation, forced......

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