
No state has a longer, more profit-driven history of contracting prisoners out to private companies than Alabama. Best Western, Bama Budweiser and Burger King are among the more than 500 businesses to lease incarcerated workers from one of the most violent, overcrowded and unruly prison systems in the U.S. in the past five years alone, The Associated Press found as part of a two-year investigation into prison labor. The cheap, reliable labor force has generated more than $250 million for the state since 2000 — money garnished from prisoners’ paychecks. Kelly Betts of the corrections department defended the work programs, calling them crucial to the success of inmates preparing to leave prison, though she added some of the incarcerated workers are serving life without parole.
International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
Today and every day we stand against any form of slavery. An estimated 50 million people around the world are trapped in modern slavery, enduring human trafficking, forced labour, sexual exploitation, and forced marriages.
Many vulnerable individuals, especially refugees fleeing conflict and persecution, fall prey to traffickers. Human rights organizations have exposed that refugees are routinely bought and sold by violent networks within Libya, with strong ties to the so-called Libyan coastguard.
It’s time for the #EU to end its support of armed Libyan militias and put human rights first. #Libya is not a safe country.
Human rights for all. End Slavery now!
#EndModernSlavery #HumanRights #RefugeesNotForSale #AbolishSlavery #InternationalDay
From oppression to liberation: Witness the powerful story of rescue from the kilns, where hope triumphed over despair. Together, we can break the chains of modern slavery and bring freedom to the oppressed.
#FreedomForAll #EndModernSlavery #RescueAndRestore #HumanDignity #HopeInAction
Visit us at: https://ecspe.org/rescue-from-the-kilns-a-story-of-freedom/
Daniel Tyerman, Congregationalist missionary, comments on a suffering in Mauritius. Half the island was enslaved for the sugar export industry. Tyerman notes the suffering of one enslaved person here.
This person’s question is an important one for apologetics. All our ethics and politics, and yes, even parachurch affiliations, must have this man’s question ringing in our ears.
How would you answer their plea today?
#christian #givingtoothers #endmodernslavery #helppoors #helpinghands
Cheap Prison Labor Is Keeping People Locked Up Longer, Suit Alleges
aka Best News I've Seen All Week
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#AbolitionNow
#BlackLivesMatter
#EndModernSlavery
#AbolishThePrisonIndustrialComplex
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2024-05-11/us-prison-labor-powers-billions-in-corporate-government-revenue
It has become clear that the issues in my area are about legalising human trafficking victims into a modern slavery workforce. This post is for the Police!
#NSUN #enby #lgbtqia #NELFT #MedicalGaslighting #MedicalGaslightingKills #LampardInquiry #NHSComplaints #PatientSafety #PHSOmbudsman #Police #MetropolitanPolice #EndModernSlavery
https://medicalgaslighting.online/ag-vs-human-trafficking-modern-slavery-network/
RT by @EUPublications: How can the EU and partners help to eradicate #ModernSlavery through external policies? What tools exist? How are they working? What challenges remain?
#GoodRead by @EP_HumanRights.
https://europa.eu/!P44Ddh
#EndModernSlavery #EndSlavery @EUPublications.
🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/HardemanHildeML/status/1730915808719868133#m
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👋 Hello random folks from the Internetz. In September I'm doing a multi stage run 🏃🏻♂️ called "Run For Love 5". It's a fundraising event for a foundation that works on ending modern human slavery 💚. Please don't be shy and chime in 👛
https://triberunforlove.com/
https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/michal-bryxi
#RunForLove5 #TribeFoundation #Charity #Fundraising #EndModernSlavery #Running #MultiStageRun #UltraRunning #Ultra #WhyOhWhy #Donate