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January 9, 2020

Digital Policy
Invisible Workers on the Global Assembly Line

In her newly published book, Behind the Screen: Content Moderation in the Shadows of Social Media, Dr. Sarah T. Roberts discusses the world of content moderation, which increasingly plays a major rol…

Afghan girls at the first Internet cafe for women in Kabul, Afghanistan. March 8, 2012.

February 8, 2021

Human Trafficking
What Role Should Anti-Trafficking Play in U.S. Development Efforts?

This post is part of the Council on Foreign Relations’ blog series on human trafficking, in which CFR fellows and other leading experts assess new approaches to improve U.S. and global efforts to cur…

A woman picking cotton.

July 30, 2019

Women and Women's Rights
The 2019 World Day Against Trafficking in Persons

Human trafficking is more than a gross violation of human rights—it is also a security challenge. On World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, Jamille Bigio explores the security implications of huma…

Suay Ing, daughter of migrant construction workers from Myanmar, was fourteen years old when she was trafficked to Bangkok, Thailand, by a broker who promised her a job and abandoned her. May 25, 2015.

March 26, 2021

Women and Women's Rights
Women This Week: First Woman President of Tanzania

Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post covers March 13 to March 26.

Samia Suluhu Hassan, the first woman president of Tanzania, takes her oath of office following the death of her predecessor.

September 22, 2023

Corruption
Claudia Escobar Mejía: Marshall-Plan Like Effort Needed to Eliminate Corruption in Central America

Without new measures to build democratic institutions, entrenched corruption, migration, and violence will only get worse.  

A woman takes part in an anticorruption protest in Guatemala City, Guatemala, September 14, 2017.