-Caveat Lector- ----- Original Message ----- From: "Party of Citizens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, September 26, 2004 2:47 PM Subject: Re: 10,000 people in U.S. work in forced labor
> ----- Original Message ----- > From: "radtimes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, September 26, 2004 2:39 PM > Subject: 10,000 people in U.S. work in forced labor > > > > 10,000 people in U.S. work in forced labor > > > > http://www.sacbee.com/state_wire/story/10854587p-11772265c.html > > > > The Associated Press > > September 25, 2004 > > > > SAN FRANCISCO - At any given time, some 10,000 people in the United States > > are forced to work against their will under threat of violence, a new > > report found. > > > How many in Canada under Prime Minister SS Martin's gestapo? > > Z > http://www.geocities.com/partyofcitizens > > > > The report, "Hidden Slaves: Forced Labor in the United States," released > > Thursday by the Human Rights Center at University of California, Berkeley, > > and a Washington, DC-based nonprofit group called Free the Slaves, was > > based on interviews with social service providers, government officials, > > and labor advocates, as well as newspapers stories published between > > 1998-2003 that described incidents of forced labor. > > > > One of eight cases explored in the report concerned Lakireddy Bali Reddy, > > the Berkeley landlord and restaurateur sentenced to more than eight years > > in federal prison in 2001 for smuggling teenage girls from India for sex > > and cheap labor. > > > > Reddy came under investigation in 1999 after a 17-year old girl died of > > carbon monoxide poisoning in a Berkeley apartment he owned. > > > > Reddy was also ordered to pay $2 million in restitution, and the report > > said a civil suit associated with the case was settled in April for $8.9 > > million. > > > > Researchers found that almost half of forced laborers work in prostitution > > or the sex industry, close to one-third are domestic workers, and one in > 10 > > works in agriculture. And while examples of forced labor have been found > in > > at least 90 cities in the United States, most are concentrated in states > > with large immigrant populations like California, Florida, New York and > Texas. > > > > "I think everyone recognizes this is a very real issue and we're working > > hard to address it," said Jamie Zuieback, a spokeswoman for U.S. > > Immigration and Customs Enforcement. > > > > Researchers found that victims of forced labor come from at least 38 > > countries, but most are from China, Mexico and Vietnam. Some are born in > > the United States. > > > > The report urged increased public awareness about human trafficking, > > increasing monitoring of workers in sectors where forced labor is > > prevalent, and ensuring that victims have adequate social services when > > they escape. > > > > . > > > > To unsubscribe send email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] with one line in the text > saying: unsubscribe LABOR-L, or see instructions at: > http://listserv.yorku.ca > > > > To unsubscribe send email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] with one line in the text saying: unsubscribe LABOR-L, or see instructions at: http://listserv.yorku.ca > www.ctrl.org DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
