Forced Labor

Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta holds a press conference at the U.S. Department of Labor on July 10th, 2019, in Washington, D.C.
News in Brief

The Secretary of Labor Wants to Cut Funding for an Agency That Combats Human Trafficking

Acosta, who is currently under scrutiny for his 2008 plea deal for Jeffrey Epstein, has proposed an 80 percent cut to the Bureau of International Labor Affairs' budget.

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Economics

Will the Trans-Pacific Partnership Make Workers’ Lives Better?

Or will its historic labor protections be ignored and unenforced?

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News in Brief

Let’s Stop Using the Term 'Modern-Day Slavery'

Human trafficking isn’t a relic of history.