The Role of Labor Law in Stopping Human Trafficking

July 23, 2012

(Mis)understanding Human Trafficking: Labor Law, Migration, and Human Rights (July 16, 2012)

Open Society Fellow Janie Chuang has spent the past year researching whether reframing human trafficking as a labor migration problem can lead to more appropriate policymaking in both countries of origin and destination. In a wide-ranging and provocative discussion, she identified the limits of existing labor laws as tools to address extreme labor exploitation and suggested promising solutions.

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Topics

Sex Worker Rights, Women’s Rights

Access to Abortion

Winning the Fight for Reproductive Rights in Mexico

People stand behind a green banner in support of abortion legalization in Mexico City.

While abortion rights have suffered setbacks in other countries, Mexico is making great strides removing voluntary abortion from the criminal codes across the country.

February 15, 2024 | Rebeca Ramos

Civic Engagement

Bolstering Women and Youth, Linchpins of Democracy

Young people gather outside of a polling station and stand behind an early voting sign.

Philanthropy has historically underfunded women and youth. Open Society’s new $50 million investment in their engagement addresses that imbalance—and builds on recent surges in civic engagement crucial to the future of American democracy.

December 5, 2023 | Alexander Soros

Finding Hope in Diaspora

“Cry, Scream, But Be Strong”: Stories of Afghans in Exile

Afghan Voices of Hope has spent the two years since the Taliban retook control of Kabul capturing the rage, helplessness, and hope of those displaced and struggling to survive as refugees. These are their stories.

August 14, 2023 | Gaisu Yari

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