Since 2010, there have been at least five Federal civil trafficking
cases in the United States involving the World Bank, and a majority of
those cases were filed in the Eastern District of Virginia. All of
these cases resulted in either a settlement, a default judgment for the
plaintiff, or a guilty plea--all of them. According to the GAO report on household workers for foreign
diplomats, ``The people who come to the United States on G-5 visas are
among the most vulnerable who enter our borders legally. They are often
poor, uneducated, and unfamiliar with their rights under United States
law. If they find themselves in an abusive situation, their ability to
hold their employers accountable can be limited, particularly if their
employers hold full diplomatic immunity and inviolability.''
According to a 2017 survey, 85 percent of domestic worker trafficking
survivors report having pay withheld or being paid well below minimum
wage, in violation of our own domestic laws. Seventy-eight percent have
had employers threaten to report them for deportation if they
complained. Sixty-two percent report having their passports or other
identification documents taken away or withheld illegally by their
employers. We must empower all individuals who find themselves victims of abuse
or human trafficking and provide them with a way out.
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G-5 visa holders are described as poor, uneducated, and unfamiliar with their rights.
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