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Pureza Lopes Loyola

Pureza Lopes Loyola

Brazil Pureza Lopes Loyola

Brazil

2023

  • Forced Labor
  • Awareness Building
  • Labor Trafficking
  • Labor Exploitation

Pureza Lopes Loyola is a respected activist whose three-year quest to find her son led the Government of Brazil to create the Mobile Inspection Group in 1995.

Mech Dara

Mech Dara

Cambodia Mech Dara

Cambodia

2023

  • Labor Trafficking
  • Awareness Building

Mech Dara is a Cambodian journalist whose reporting on increased incidents of human trafficking connected to online scam operations were some of the first in-depth investigative pieces on the subject.

Iman Al Sailawi and Basim Abdulrazzaq Jebur

Iman Al Sailawi and Basim Abdulrazzaq Jebur

Iraq Iman Al Sailawi and Basim Abdulrazzaq Jebur

Iraq

2023

  • Labor Trafficking
  • Awareness Building

Mrs. Iman Al Sailawi and Mr. Basim Abdulrazzaq Jebur provide support services and shelter in Iraq for stranded migrant workers, child labor, and forced child labor.

Eumelis Moya Goitte

Eumelis Moya Goitte

Venezuela Eumelis Moya Goitte

Venezuela

2023

  • Forced Labor
  • Labor Trafficking
  • Awareness Building

Eumelis Moya Goitte has drawn international attention to human trafficking crimes in the mining sector and provided support for international efforts to prevent human trafficking of vulnerable populations.

Maria Werlau

Maria Werlau

Cuba Maria Werlau

Cuba

2024

  • Forced Labor
  • Awareness Building
  • Policy Making
  • Labor Trafficking

Maria Werlau has been a key advocate against Cuba's labor export program since 2009