Louisiana: Indian workers are filing a class action lawsuit against a labor contract company in New Orleans. The lawsuit was filed originally on behalf of seven workers but now the workers' attorney seeks to include all 500 workers who came to the U.S. with a promise of green card. The workers were lured to come to the U.S. after the Hurricane Katrina swept the region in 2005. Upon arrival, they workers never received the green card but forced to lived in a crowded prison like conditions.
Massachusetts: The state Senate and attorney general announced a human trafficking bill to criminalize sexual servitude and labor exploitation in the state for the first time. The bill also gives law enforcement the necessary tools to investigate and prosecute the crimes and and attempts to address supply, demand, and victim service aspects of human trafficking.
Rhode Island: Rhode Island cracks down on indoor prostitution to fight against human trafficking. Two years ago, prostitution is legal in spas and strip clubs. But, as new legislation banned indoor prostitution to curb human trafficking, many spas have been shut down . Also, johns can be punished with a jail sentence for up to a year and cannot expunge their criminal history.
EUROPE
Finnland: Many migrant workers from Eastern Europe are hidden away because they are difficult to be identified. They work for 15 hours a day for 7 euros an hour. They also stay in car wash. Many migrants choose to work in Finland despite of horrific work environment because it is better to be employed for lower wages in the Finland than being unemployed in their own country.
ASIA
The Philippines: The Philippines might lose a million dollar worth of U.S. aid due to its poor anti-human trafficking measure. According to the report, the U.S. State Department expressed its concern that the Filipino administration has caught so few number of traffickers. In response, the authority responded that it would work harder to toughen up countermeasure against human trafficking.
Japan: Kyoto local government is seeking ti implement ordinance to ban child pornography. The expert committee is working out the final draft of the ordinance by the end of this month. Meanwhile, other local governments are working on anti-child porn ordinances. But, Kyoto will be the first one of these kind if implemented according to the schedule.
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