South African preachers will raise awareness about human trafficking and concerns the World Cup could mean more exploitation. Jo Seoka, Pretoria's Anglican bishop, said in an interview Tuesday: "The church has the constituency to do this," adding South Africa, a country of 50 million, has ...

Law enforcement agents in American Samoa have raided the U.S. territory's Office of Immigration seeking evidence of human trafficking in a case that could involve victims from China, the Philippines and South Korea, authorities said. The agency is suspected of helping to illegally bring Asians into the South ...

The global economic crisis may be driving more people into forced labor and other forms of modern-day slavery, a senior U.S. official said Friday. Harder economic conditions have had a "driving effect" as labor recruiters exploit the poor with false promises of better jobs, said ...