"It's basically modern-day slavery," said James Yap, president of CLAIHR, citing a two-year investigation by The Associated Press, multiple documentaries, reports and lawsuits in which current and former inmates allege they are forced to work for little pay, punished for refusing work or fired for reasons beyond their control."

"The complaint names four entities: lumber company Canfor, automakers Hyundai Canada and Kia Canada, and door-manufacturer Masonite International. Using data from The Associated Press investigation and records from the Alabama Department of Corrections, it alleges that these companies either directly, or through suppliers, used prison labour and made false claims to the contrary in their annual reports under Canada's Supply Chains Act."

#PrisonLabour #Business

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/forced-labour-imports-canada-tariffs-9.7238657

The cost of a #life : #PrisonLabour in the U.S.

#uspol #13thAmendment

DISGUSTING!

https://m.youtube.com/shorts/4TO7KXOXuus

Plutes, Capos, bosses are always keen to “reduce the cost of labour” https://itsgoingdown.org/in-contempt-49/

#labormovement #organize #solidarity #unions #incarceratedworkers #prisonlabour #exploitation
#IWOC #iww

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4T4fQsI2KQ&pp=ygUNZGVtb2NyYWN5IG5vdw%3D%3D

#DemocracyNow

#PrisonLabour in the Spotlight, as #Incarncerated #California #Firefighters Risk Lives for $5 to $10 a day

#LAWildfires

Many of the people battling the fires around Los Angeles are prison inmates being paid around $6-10/day with much worse working conditions than normal firefighters.

We used to call this slavery.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/dougmelville/2025/01/09/due-to-slavery-clause-30-of-la-fires-are-being-fought-by-inmates/

#LosAngeles #USA #wildfires #PrisonLabour

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDzL_2EP0mU

#MorePerfectUnion 3 days ago

#Alabama is Generating Billions by Trapping People in #Prison

Farming people out to places like McDonald's to work for FREE. Corporations ans the state of ALABAMA EXPLOITING #PRISONLABOUR

Other scumbag companies and government agencies, etc: Burger King, Wendy's, The State Troopers' Office, the parole office

#AlabamaWorkReleaseProgramme