Contemporary slavery in the United States: Difference between revisions

Domestic workers perform duties such as cleaning, cooking and childcare in their employers home. Domestic workers are commonly US citizens, undocumented workers or foreign nationals most commonly holding one of the following visa types: [[Visa policy of the United States#A-1, A-2, and A-3|A-3]], G-5,NATO-7 or B-1<ref>Domestic Work | Polaris Project | Combating Human Trafficking and Modern-day Slavery. (n.d.). Retrieved April 24, 2014, from {{cite web |url=http://www.polarisproject.org/human-trafficking/labor-trafficking-in-the-us/domestic-work |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2015-12-11 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140709163735/http://www.polarisproject.org/human-trafficking/labor-trafficking-in-the-us/domestic-work |archivedate=2014-07-09 |df= }}</ref> The most common victims of this type of trafficking are women. Similar means of control to Agricultural Work are common. Additionally, a lack of legislation regarding the duties and protection of these workers facilitates their exploitation. Employers commonly use the workers lack of knowledge of the language or legal system as a means of control and intimidation. This is also commonly paired with various forms of abuse and/or passport revocation. Many domestic workers are brought to the United States on a promise of a better life or an education.<ref>Women's Rights. (n.d.). Retrieved April 23, 2014, from https://www.aclu.org/womens-rights/trafficking-and-exploitation-migrant-domestic-workers-diplomats-and-staff-internationainternational</ref>