Labor Rights

Venezuela's gold mines are controlled by armed groups who instill fear in communities and force miners to work at gunpoint.

Workers in Iran are tired of working without pay. But they risk lashes and prison time if they peacefully protest for their unpaid wages.

Uighur Muslims are forced to work in factories for little or no pay as the Chinese government continues its crackdown in Xinjiang.

Learn more about the past, present and future U.S. workforce — and what that means for economic prosperity around the world.

Iran's Islamic Republic hands out "lashing" sentences based on its penal code. Learn who is punished in this cruel and barbaric manner and why.

The Cuban Communist Party has failed to deliver on the promises of the revolution that ushered it into power 60 years ago.

Human trafficking is modern-day slavery, and it happens everywhere — possibly in your neighborhood. Learn what you can do to stop it.

Workers in Iran receive prison and lashes for peacefully advocating better labor conditions. The world rebukes the Iranian regime in response.

Governments, businesses, civil society, and activists came together at the United Nations to address the scourge of human trafficking.