Filipino Women Are Key in Resistance to Duterte

Janice G. Raymond / Truthdig May 4, 2017 The first installment of a two-part series investigates the brutality and rampant misogyny that the Philippines president has visited upon his country. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

An Activist Hails Law Criminalizing Purchase of Sex in Ireland

By Rachel Moran Apr 6, 2017 The new legislation also sparks a sense of mourning for women who didn’t live to benefit from it. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

The Dirty Secrets of the Global Hair Trade

Julie Bindel / Truthdig Mar 22, 2017 Supplying the rich with hair from poor women and children is not “meeting a need” but creating a demand. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Dressing Up Human Trafficking in a Bridal Gown

Julie Bindel / Truthdig Dec 15, 2016 Many women who participate in the international marriage market go from "mail-ordered" to "male-ordered," becoming commodities in an inherently unequal transaction based on money, sex and power. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

The Secret Cost of Chinese Buffets: An Investigative Report, Part 2

Amelia Pang / Truthdig Nov 17, 2016 Passing as an undocumented worker seeking employment through covert channels, the author is bused to Georgia, where she experiences the long hours and scant pay thousands of others endure around the country. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

Who’s in the Kitchen at Chinese Restaurants?: An Investigative Report, Part 1

Amelia Pang / Truthdig Nov 2, 2016 In this installment, the author applies for a job at an exploitative employment agency—one of many of its kind—that colludes with human traffickers and capitalizes on powerless immigrants. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Girl Soldiers: Forgotten Casualties of War

By Pat Hynes Oct 19, 2016 At any given time, about 300,000 children between ages 8 and 18—40 percent of them females—are exploited as child fighters in conflicts in Africa, Asia and South America. Despite a congressional ban, the U.S. sends military aid to some of the countries involved. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Women Seeking Refuge: a Crisis Within a Crisis

Janice G. Raymond / Truthdig Sep 24, 2016 Sexual violence is part of the price many women and girls fleeing their countries for Europe must pay. This crisis—notably dire for Africans—can be mitigated if refugee aid agencies give priority to specific female-centered measures. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

New Investigative Report Sheds Light on Sexual Abuse at Marijuana Farms

Staff / Truthdig Sep 12, 2016 Female “trimmigrants” who arrive in Northern California during prime growing season face dangerous conditions and lack of legal support systems. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Syrian Woman Tells Harrowing Story of Being Forced Into Sexual Slavery Ring in Lebanon

Staff / Truthdig Aug 2, 2016 A 24-year-old woman left her war-torn country after being promised a restaurant job in Lebanon. Once there, she was tortured and forced to become a prostitute before eventually escaping and helping break up the sex-trafficking network. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

New French Law Targets ‘Johns,’ Not Prostitutes — Buying Sex Is Now Illegal

Donald Kaufman / Truthdig Apr 9, 2016 “You don’t hire a woman like you hire a car. Our society should no longer tolerate it,” explained the head of the Socialist group in the French Parliament. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Nestle’s Self-Policing Policy Against Slave Labor Smells Like a PR Campaign

Donald Kaufman / Truthdig Feb 4, 2016 The food giant's unsuccessful effort to beat back a lawsuit may have been part of an effort to avoid fully facing up to ties to child slavery, critics suggest. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )