#forcedlabor — Public Fediverse posts

“ We are exploited as commodities and as #forcedlabor. But commodities do not strike. We do. From #MayDay to #Juneteenth we reclaim our power. We refuse to slave."

https://www.jailhouselawyersspeak.com/

The 2027 prison strikers’ demands:
1. END LEGALIZED SLAVERY
2. RESTORE VOTING RIGHTS
3. FREE ALL POLITICAL PRISONERS IN U.S. PRISONS

#incarceratedworkers

When the United States ratified the 13th amendment in 1865, federal lawmakers very nearly outlawed slavery for good
— but not entirely.

Tucked within arguably the most important corner of the US constitution is a massive caveat:
“neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States”

In the 160-some years since that amendment, a quieter type of forced servitude has lived on in the US: prison labor.
From the debt peonage of the post-Civil War reconstruction era to the privatized contracting of the 21st century,
prison labor is a massive money maker,
generating $11 billion worth of goods in 2022 alone.

As horrifying a thought as it is, one of the companies still benefiting from the practice is in the news for another reason:
spreading a gut-busting diarrhea parasite through mass-produced shredded lettuce in grocery stores and fast food outlets.
It turns out that Taylor Farms, the agricultural company widely believed to be behind the cyclospora outbreakcurrently raging throughout the US, is also heavily involved in modern-day forced labor

#forcedlabor #TaylorFarms
https://futurism.com/science-energy/diarrhea-lettuce-taylor-farms-prison-labor

America Tags Philippines With 12.5% Tariff Over Forced Labor Concerns

The Philippines, which is already experiencing slower economic growth, higher inflation and having trouble attracting foreign investment, saw its exports to the United States subject to a higher 12.5% tariff as the Trump administration is convinced that the country failed to prevent the entry of goods produced with forced labor, according to a news report by the Manila Bulletin.

To put things in perspective, posted below is an excerpt from the Manila Bulletin news report. Some parts in boldface…

The country’s exports to the United States (US) are now subject to a higher 12.5-percent tariff after the Trump administration determined that the Philippines has failed to prevent the entry of goods produced with forced labor.

In a notice on Friday morning, July 24 (Philippine time), the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) said it is imposing a 12.5-percent tariff on the Philippines, in accordance with the directive of US President Donald Trump.

The USTR earlier included the Philippines in its investigation into the US’ top 60 trading partners as it sought to crack down on imports made with forced labor that were found to be harmful to American commerce.

In a report on the probe’s findings, the USTR said the Philippines “has failed to impose and effectively enforce a forced labor import prohibition.”

Apart from the Philippines, 40 other economies are subject to the 12.5-percent tariff.

“The US has had a forced labor import ban for nearly a century, and rigorously enforces it. It’s well past time for our trading partners to do the same,” said USTR Ambassador Jamieson Greer.

“Today’s action will begin to correct what is both a human rights abuse and distortive trade practice to improve the welfare of workers everywhere,” he added.

The USTR said it would exempt certain products from the tariff, including goods that cannot be produced in sufficient quantities or at reasonable prices in the US, and products that could cause economy-wide disruptions if they were subjected to the tariffs.

Philippine goods exempt from the 12.5-percent tariff include most of the country’s major exports to the US, including semiconductors, its top export commodity. Also exempted are agricultural commodities such as coconuts, pineapples, and bananas, as well as raw minerals such as nickel ores and concentrates.

The US remains the Philippines’ largest export market, accounting for $13.46 billion, or 15.9 percent, of the country’s total exports in 2025.

Let me end this post by asking you readers: What is your reaction to this recent development? Do you think the Philippines has been negligent on monitoring the entry of goods produced with forced labor? Does this new economic development dampen your trust in the government of the Philippines?

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🇺🇸💼 Trump swapped out tariffs for new ones—this time tied to “forced labor” claims—drawing sharp backlash from foreign leaders who call it a protectionist smokescreen. Duties hit 60 partners at 10%–12.5%. #trade #tariffs #forcedlabor https://foreignpolicy.com/2026/07/24/us-tariffs-forced-labor-trump-section-301-trade-protectionism/

In the US, prisoners are often charged room and board in prison, whilst also being pressed to work for little or no money, meaning they come out in debt, making them either be indentured to a job (which is hard to find with a criminal record) or return to a life of crime.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/24/trump-tariffs-forced-labor-us-prisons

#usa #us #america #prison #jail #labor #labour #forcedlabor #forcedlabour #coercion #slavery #money #debt #crime #punishment #rehab #rehabilitation

#Canada needs to impose #tariffs on the US for forced labour - https://www.theatlantic.com/video/index/404305/angola-prison-documentary/ #HoldTheLine #cdnpoli #polcan #uspoli #economy #forcedlabor

A UNESCO panel on Thursday urged Japan to enhance exhibits at the Sado Island Gold Mines, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Niigata Prefecture, to provide a comprehensive view of the mining history. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/24/japan/unesco-sado-gold-mines/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #unesco #worldheritage #sado #niigata #southkorea #forcedlabor

Cut off from the outside world, many Indonesians lured by promises of good money working on foreign-flagged fishing vessels endure abuse and exploitation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/20/asia-pacific/society/indonesians-abuse-foreign-fishing-vessels/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #society #forcedlabor #indonesia #china #fishing #fisheries

Australia will make big companies criminally liable for modern slavery in supply chains, the nation's top lawyer said Thursday, weeks after the United States threatened trade tariffs over the issue. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/16/asia-pacific/crime-legal/australia-slavery-penalty-us-tariff/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #crimelegal #australia #forcedlabor #us #tariffs

European wine, new risk of US tariffs: USWTA mobilizes sellers https://www.diningandcooking.com/2706836/european-wine-new-risk-of-us-tariffs-uswta-mobilizes-sellers/ #BenAneff #EuropeanWine #ForcedLabor #GrassrootsWine #ItalianWine #ItalianWineExports #KevinParks #NeilRosenthal #SalesRepresentative #Section301 #ThreeTierSystem #TimMondavi #USWineTradeAlliance #UnitedStates #USTariffs #USTR #USWTA #Wine #WineImporters #WineTariffs

U.S. President Donald Trump's threat to slap new tariffs on trade partners the U.S. accuses of failing to crack down on forced labor will do little to fight modern slavery — and could even make things worse. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/06/world/politics/trump-tariffs-forced-labor/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #us #donaldtrump #tariffs #globaleconomy #forcedlabor #childlabor #humanrights #slavery

#ForcedLabor #hypocrisy

"Amendment XIII

Section 1.

Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction."

https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/amendmentxiii

#tariffs #ForcedLabor

"President Trump places new tariff threat on 60 trade partners

The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) published a 'comprehensive report' detailing its accusations as it proposes tariffs on 'all products of the investigated economies'.

The ruling covers a wide range of goods including apparel, footwear and textiles.

A total of 60 countries are accused of failing to enforce laws that prohibit goods made with forced labour, including trading partners such as China, Vietnam, Mexico, India, the UK, Canada and the European Union.

The USTR says the listed countries' 'failure to impose and effectively enforce' rules on forced labour is creating 'unfair competition' for US commerce.

The update follows shortly after the import taxes announced by President Trump in February 2026 were struck down by the US Supreme Court.

US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer commented: “The failure of our most important trading partners to address the importation of goods made with forced labour is unacceptable. This creates a dynamic where American workers are forced to compete globally on an uneven playing field."

https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/policy/articles/president-trump-places-tariff-threat-102357410.html

RE: https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/@cbcbusiness_mirror/116691775275848919

with sociopaths, narcissists, machiavellians and sundry sadists, every accusation is a confession.

Trump not only was accused for years of trafficking girls thru his fake modeling agency; up until his first coup, USGOV accused him of trafficking Central Americans to work at Mar-a-Lago

these #tariffs over #slavery is #GOP #MAGA #Republicans telling us what they want next with #ICE #prisons and #welfare: expand the #prison #slavery system and institute #forcedLabor at the federal level

The Trump administration has proposed tariffs of up to 12.5% on 60 countries citing forced labor, an assertion that U.S. trading partners rejected. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/06/04/us-forced-labor-tariffs/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #china #forcedlabor #us #donaldtrump #republicans #trade #tariffs

https://www.contrariannews.org/p/terrible-and-inhumane-delaney-hall
#delaneyhall #ice cream#fuckice #homaqn #tomhoman #mullin #markwayne mullin #inhumane #inhumanity #cruelconditions #racist #racism #unsanitary #dhs #ice #fuckice #icedetention #concentrationcamps #newarknj #geogroup #detainees #foulconditions #rottenfood #poorventilation #illness #medicalcare #coercion #deportation #forcedlabor #slavelabor #overcharging #taxation #broadview #horror #sleepdeprivation #amoral #unethical #ethics #maga #trump #trumpstein #trumpcrimefamily

"WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled against a private prison company facing a lawsuit alleging immigration detainees were forced to work and paid only $1 a day in Colorado."

#SCOTUS #GEOGroup #ForcedLabor #ICEDetention #ICENews #ICE
https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-private-prison-immigration-detainees-92b01950e11ae13f17d11fddbb196e5e

A new study finds migrant fishers’ deaths at sea are driven by systemic labor and governance failures, not isolated accidents.

With little oversight far from shore, captains control food, medical care and even death reporting.

Researchers documented 55 Indonesian cases and urge mandatory reporting, stronger international cooperation and supply-chain transparency to prevent further fatalities.

by Basten Gokkon
https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/migrant-fishers-deaths-at-sea-tied-to-unchecked-captain-power-study-shows/

#news #humanrights #fishing #ocean #crime #forcedlabor

Nepal’s government is “addicted” to the remittances of Nepalis working abroad to keep the economy going, migrant worker groups say. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/18/asia-pacific/society/nepal-foreign-workers-death/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #society #immigration #jobs #foreignworkers #nepal #asia #forcedlabor

North Korean soldiers now patrol shellfish farms, patting down workers to prevent them from hiding clams. Locals compare soldiers to "Japanese colonial patrolmen." #NorthKorea #DPRK #HumanRights #ForcedLabor #Surveillance https://www.dailynk.com/english/north-koreas-shellfish-workers-lose-half-their-wages-to-employers/

@alxd With solar cells IMO made by Uyghur slaves abducted by the CCP from Xinjiang as a part of genocide and ethnic cleansing?

Resource intensive neural network algorithm - not OK
Forced labor - OK
Slavery - OK
Abduction - OK
Dictatorship - OK
Authoritarianism - OK
Totalitarianism - OK
Genocide - OK
Ethnic cleansing - OK

Am I understanding the values correctly?

#hypocrisy #ai #forcedlabor #forcedlabour #slavery #abduction #dictaorship #authoritarianism #totalitarianism #genocide #ethniccleansing #ccp #xinjiang #uyghur #uyghurs #uyghurgenocide #values #value