Tag Archives: Human Trafficking

By Jennie L. Ilustre Washington, D.C.–Some 40 Filipino teachers, who are victims of human trafficking by an illegal Philippine-based recruiter, joined a national call-to-action rally organized by the militant advocacy Gabriela-DC group in front of the Philippine embassy on March 24. The rally took place despite the snow that closed down embassy and federal offices in the nation’s capital. The …

By Jennie L. Ilustre Maya Soetoro-Ng, peace educator, author and President Obama’s maternal half-sister, urged stronger “international and national collaboration” in fighting human trafficking, and lauded the work of organizations such as India-based Odanadi and Odanadi-US in rescuing and rehabilitating victims. “My brother’s administration is committed to solving this issue,” she said August 14 at the Center for American Progress …

By Jem Palo Washington, D.C.–This is a familiar story: Filipino workers lured into coming to the United States in search of the American Dream, and instead experiencing labor exploitation. Every day, all over the world, human trafficking is a scourge that claims many victims. Whether exploited shipyard workers, or teachers deceived into promising careers, such is the plight of many …