Tainted Harvest: Transborder Labor Trafficking and Forced Servitude in Agribusiness Article
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Luz Estella Nagle, Tainted Harvest: Transborder Labor Trafficking and Forced Servitude in Agribusiness, 37 Wis. Int'l L.J. 511 (2020)Clicking on the button will copy the full recommended citation.
Transborder labor trafficking and forced servitude in the global commercial agriculture sector are serious problems that adversely impact farming communities and labor migration patterns. They also constitute violations of basic human rights with regards to personal liberty, freedom of movement, and the right to work for fair wages. Yet, the farm labor cost savings are a powerful incentive for growers and agribusinesses to engage directly or indirectly through corrupt labor recruiters and brokers in the domestic and transborder trafficking of farm workers. This article addresses farm labor trafficking in the United States and abroad, including a discussion of labor trafficking and forced servitude in the rapidly growing marijuana cultivation industry.