Labor Rights for All: The Fight Against Modern-Day Slavery | Human Rights Watch

Source:  Human Rights Watch

Women from 40 countries—nannies, housecleaners, community organizers, and trade unionists—gathered in Uruguay at the end of October to establish the first global federation of domestic workers. There were few television cameras, no celebrities to give a keynote speech, no large commitments of donor aid. In fact there were none of the trappings of the numerous international conferences to fight the enormous social ills of forced labor, trafficking, and labor exploitation.

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Human rights conference kicks off in Brazil | Spero News

Thursday, March 25, 2010

A seminar on human trafficking and sexual exploitation is scheduled for March 25 in Brazil. Representatives from six nations are expected at the event in São Paulo, which will be opened by Queen Silvia Renate Sommerlath of Sweden. Various governmental authorities, prosecutors, lawyers, police and investigators, from Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay, as well as representatives of civil society organizations and the United Nations are participating in the event. Representing Sweden is the country's Social Development Minister, Göran Hägglund.

The goal is to share successful experiences in combating human trafficking and strengthen the fight against this type of crime among the participating countries. Sweden contributes to the debate with its political experience and practice in the area. Adriana Maia, specialist in technical cooperation on human trafficking from the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), said that "this event serves as a means to coordinate efforts and strengthen the work against trafficking."


Human rights conference kicks off in Brazil | Spero News