Leaders of ‘Orgasmic Meditation’ Group Are Convicted of Coercion Charges

Nicole Daedone and Rachel Cherwitz were charged with engaging in a forced labor conspiracy related to the sexual wellness company OneTaste.

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How China Uses Work to Reshape Uyghur Identity and Control a Strategic Region

State labor programs were aimed at lifting one of the nation’s poorest regions out of poverty, but they have also served as a tool to erode resistance to Chinese rule.

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‘Orgasmic Meditation’ Case Raises Question of What Constitutes Coercion

Prosecutors say OneTaste extracted labor from its members. Former employees testified that they worked for the company because they feared spiritual harm.

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Leaders of Wellness Company That Sold Orgasmic Experiences Go on Trial

OneTaste said it was dedicated to female pleasure. Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn say its founders abused customers and ran it for their own benefit.

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Forced Labor Taints Brazilian Coffee, Say Complaints to U.S. Authorities

Two legal actions seeking U.S. government intervention say that some of the coffee bought by major American retailers is harvested in conditions that amount to slavery.

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An ‘Army of Child Laborers’ Enriches Shen Yun, Ex-Dancers Say in Suit

The group performing traditional Chinese dance has been under scrutiny for its treatment of performers and financial practices.

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Couple Who Abused Adopted Children Are Sentenced to Decades in Prison

The West Virginia couple, who are white, forced their adopted children, who are Black, to perform heavy labor and stand for hours with their hands on their heads, prosecutors said.

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Trump Administration Lifts Ban on Sugar Company Central Romana Over Forced Labor

Labor groups said working conditions had not changed enough to warrant the removal. The company is partly owned by donors to President Trump.

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Bumble Bee Foods Is Accused of Tolerating Forced Labor in Supply Chain

In a lawsuit filed in California, the plaintiffs said that Bumble Bee Foods was aware of and benefited from abuse by suppliers. The company declined to comment.

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Coke, Pepsi and Other U.S. Companies Face Wall Street Pressure Over Labor Abuses in India

Pension funds and big investors are pressuring Coca-Cola, Pepsico and others over brutal working conditions in India’s cane fields. Some of the sugar buyers are tiptoeing toward change.

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