Thirty-three current and former contract workers for the retail giant’s Saudi operations told The Guardian they had not been among more than 700 reimbursed for fees charged by unscrupulous recruiting agencies.
ICIJ found Paxum Bank, favored by the porn industry, processed Tate’s transactions until shortly before he and his brother Andrew Tate were charged with rape and human trafficking.
Payments come after the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists and its media partners exposed exploitation of Asian migrant workers who labored at Amazon’s Saudi operations.
Experts and industry insiders told The Guardian that auditing firms are part of a failing system rigged to protect companies rather than workers.
The accounts of dozens of workers reveal how major American corporations profit, directly or indirectly, from employment practices that may amount to labor trafficking.
Nearly 100 current and former workers interviewed by ICIJ reported being subjected to practices that are widely considered indicators of labor trafficking.
Read statements from four well-known brands responding to allegations of repressive labor practices being used at outlets in the Persian Gulf.
As part of Trafficking Inc., The New Yorker and Berkeley Journalism’s Investigative Reporting Program uncover how franchised hotels have historically been a common site of human-trafficking crimes in the U.S. and examine a new legal push to make corporations pay.
Domestic workers hoping to improve their lives overseas risk exploitation and abuse. Many end up burdened with crippling debts owed to recruiters, go-betweens and traffickers.
Trafficking Inc. exposes people, business and companies who make a profit off of forced labor around the world.
An underground network of suspected sex traffickers has taken refuge in the wealthy Gulf nation. The U.S. State Department says efforts to identify and protect victims have fallen short.
In a new Trafficking Inc. story, GBH News reveals how workers are trapped in low-paying jobs for fear of being evicted from housing provided by their employer.