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02/16/2024
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By Belle Carter
Forced prison labor is supplying renowned U.S. food giants with millions of dollars worth of agricultural products
According to a sweeping two-year Associated Press (AP) investigation on a former southern slave plantation that is now the country’s largest maximum-security prison, prisoner labor has been tied to hundreds of millions of dollars worth of agricultural products sold on the open market. Coming out of Louisiana State Penitentiary are unmarked trucks packed with cattle. AP […]
02/11/2024
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By Cassie B.
Popular U.S. food brands linked to forced labor by prisoners in AP exposé
Some of America’s most recognizable food brands have achieved their success on the backs of prisoners at corrections facilities throughout the nation. While many of us associate forced labor camps with countries like Russia, prison labor plays a significant role in the journey from farm to table for much of the U.S.’s food supply. The […]
10/26/2022
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By Mary Villareal
Large companies lobbying to hide import data that could link them to SLAVERY and CHILD LABOR
A coalition of major companies from the United States, including Walmart and General Motors, are quietly lobbying the government to make certain import data confidential. This could make it much more difficult for journalists and human rights activists to link imported goods to abusive labor practices abroad, including forced labor in the Xinjiang province of […]
08/03/2022
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By Belle Carter
UN takes down 2008 article that highlights “benefits” of world hunger
An article published 14 years ago by the United Nations Chronicle resurfaced on social media and went viral because of its controversial take on world hunger. Written by a former University of Hawaii (UH) political science professor, the article titled “The Benefits of World Hunger” highlighted the “good” in world hunger. It was promptly taken down […]
08/01/2022
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By Mary Villareal
2008 UN article touts benefits of world hunger for the elite class
A 2008 article published by the United Nations (UN) on its website recently resurfaced and went viral. The article touted the benefits of world hunger in creating a cheap, motivated workforce. It was taken down within 24 hours. The article was about the elite class having a distinct motivation not to end world hunger because if everyone […]
09/28/2020
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By Arsenio Toledo
Company fined half a million dollars for importing stevia sweetener products from Chinese company that uses forced labor camps for manufacturing
American company Pure Circle is being fined $575,000 by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) for importing powdered sweetener products that were made using forced prison labor in Communist China. Back in June 2016, a shipment of stevia, a low-calorie sweetener, from China to Pure Circle was impounded by the CBP because of a law that […]
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