Carnegie Council Special Event, May 14: Forced to Labor: The Cost of Coercion

NEW YORK, May 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Many people don't realize -- or
refuse to acknowledge -- that slave labor is alive and well, not only
overseas, but here in the United States.

On May 14 from 3-5 pm EDT, the Carnegie Council and the International Labour
Organization (ILO) present a unique look at modern slavery from personal,
policy, and enforcement perspectives to shed light on an insidious practice
that has become part of today's labor markets.

This Workshop for Ethics in Business features Robert Moossy, director of the
Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit in the Civil Rights Division of the U.S.
Dept. of Justice; Roger Plant, director of the ILO's Special Action Program to
Combat Forced Labor; and personal testimony from Maria Suarez of Mexico, who
was enslaved in California for five years and then imprisoned for a murder she
didn't commit.

What is the face of modern slavery? It is the millions of people who are
tricked into exploitation, often through massive overcharging for visas and
transport, and who then have to repay inflated debts by working in substandard
conditions, for well below the minimum wage, and perhaps twice the normal
working hours. Although there may be no physical constraints, coercion and
violence are always present.

Roger Plant, the author of the ILO's upcoming Global Report on forced labor
and trafficking, will highlight what is being done on the forefront of action
and reveal new data that focus on the cost of coercion to the victims of
trafficking and forced labor.

This event in New York City is open to the public. To learn more and to RSVP,
go to: http://www.policyinnovations.org/calendar/data/000043

LIVE WEBCAST AVAILABLE: On May 14, 3:15 pm EDT go to http://www.cceia.org/live

For free audio and video, podcasts (audio and video), and transcript of this
event, go to www.cceia.org. They will be posted during the week of May 18.

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support!

The Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs, established in 1914
by Andrew Carnegie, is an independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit organization
dedicated to increasing understanding of the relationship between ethics and
international affairs.

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Madeleine Lynn of the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs,
+1-212-838-4120 ext. 222, mlynn@cceia.org