Update: Forced Labor & Human Trafficking, Socialist Cuba Medical Brigades in Uruguay
Episode description
After the illegal drug trade, slavery and human trafficking are two of the most profitable criminal activities in the world today. This gross violation of fundamental rights occurs on every continent, and the victims include men, women, and children from every walk of life imaginable. As part of its mission to defend fundamental rights and strengthen the rule of law, the Global Liberty Alliance is committed to helping uncover trafficking in persons in the Western Hemisphere and hold modern-day slave traders to account.
Just 90 miles from the United States, socialist Cuba, with the assistance of various Caribbean, South American, and Central American nations, has propped up an international network that traffics in persons who have been denied various fundamental individual rights. After several months of investigation, on July 16, 2020, GLA announced that a complaint was filed with Uruguay's National Institute of Human Rights and Ombudsman Office (INDDHH) - Uruguay's human rights agency - to compel the release of records related to Uruguay's contracting medical workers from Cuba and to urge the INDDHH to investigate the trafficking in Cuban medical professionals in that country.
The INDDHH can also take other steps to ensure compliance government agencies in Uruguay are abiding by labor laws and other human rights laws. In this podcast, GLA's Jason Poblete talks about the recent developments in the case in Uruguay.
Further Reading
- Invisible Slaves, The Victims, and Perpetrators of Modern-Day Slavery, W. Kurt Hauser.
- GLA's Uruguay efforts to unmask Cuban medical brigades in Uruguay.