domestic workers

“They appear to have done nothing”: Facebook’s Inaction in the Face of Human Trafficking

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Facebook is one of the world’s largest virtual communities and plays host to a wide array of services and people from across the world. This is, of course, a for-profit company focused on constant growth and two years ago in a leak from inside the company we learned at what cost they would pursue this … Read more

Weekly post #1: Nepalese Domestic Workers: How Should Governments Respond to Exploitation/Abuse of Workers and Regulate Labor Standards?

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In 2007, Nepal and UAE signed their first labor agreement. In 2017, a ban was imposed on Nepali domestic workers — who are mostly comprised of women. This ban was imposed to regulate labor standards and environments for domestic workers. However, this ban ended up creating a large economic barrier for domestic workers, leading many … Read more