human trafficking

As we recognize World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, learn about emerging hotspots for forced labor and what we’re doing to combat it.

Through OSHA's new authority to certify U and T visas, we can help combat labor trafficking and create safer work environments for all workers in the U.S. 

Big sporting events create opportunities to take advantage of vulnerable workers, so we must stay vigilant to uphold their rights.

Here are eight important actions the Wage and Hour Division is taking to combat human trafficking.

We’ve recovered over $5 million for workers under an initiative focusing on workers who support businesses by cleaning, providing security or doing landscaping.

A transnational, multi-year investigation freed more than 100 trafficked workers in South Georgia who were brought to the U.S. fraudulently under the H-2A visa program.

Paul Chang shares his experiences with the El Monte case and his career battling human trafficking.

Under the updated U.S. National Action Plan to Combat Human Trafficking, the U.S. Department of Labor is recommitting its resources and energy to combat labor trafficking at home and abroad.

On the 26th anniversary of the El Monte sweatshop raid, Deputy Secretary Julie Su reflects on her role - and the work that remains.

On World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, and every day, we continue the fight for a world free of labor exploitation.