Author: Jeffrey K. Brown
Jeffrey K Brown, Leeds Morelli & Brown, PC
New York Employment Attorneys
According to authorities, in Brooklyn, a 20 year-old woman recently escaped sex traffickers who attempted to kidnap her off a Brooklyn street and tried to force her into prostitution. The woman had told the police that a man and a woman approached her as she walked on a street and abducted her into a car. The incident occurred at about 2 a.m. After six hours into the abduction, the woman escaped. The alleged kidnappers were taken into custody that morning around 11a.m. Read More
The Office of Child Labor, Forced Labor, and Human Trafficking (OCFT) is a branch of the U.S. Department of Labor. The OFCT was formed to investigate issues such as forced labor. OFCT activities include research on international child labor, forced labor, and human trafficking. The office also reviews cooperative agreements and contracts to organizations engaged in efforts to eliminate both child labor and forced labor as well as aids in implementing U.S. government policy on international child labor, forced labor, and human trafficking issues.
Specifically, under the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA) of 2005, the secretary of labor is directed to monitor the use of forced labor and child labor as well as to provide information regarding human trafficking for the purpose of forced labor to the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking of the Department of State. See: While the Secretary of Labor acts to prevent forced labor in violation of international standards, this law sets the standard for other states to follow in monitoring, reporting and implementing actions to prevent forced labor as well as human trafficking, similar to the type of crime committed to the young woman in the news story above.
The lawyers at Leeds Morelli & Brown, PC work hard to help clients collect the compensation they have earned and the justice they deserve. If you or someone you know has been faced with a forced labor issue, labor dispute, unpaid overtime, wage dispute, employer violations of safety standards and fair labor practices, or just looking to speak with an employment attorney, please contact our office at Leeds Morelli & Brown, PC, 1-888-5-JOBLAW, One Old Country Road, Suite 347, Carle Place, NY, 11514-1851.