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Drivers’ ‘eyes and ears’ can help stamp out human trafficking
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Drivers’ ‘eyes and ears’ can help stamp out human trafficking

Canada observes Human Trafficking Awareness Day on Feb. 22, and members of the trucking industry are keen to help stamp out the exploitative crime. It is important to educate drivers to look for signs of the crime taking place along highways, rest areas and truck stops, panelists said during a discussion at the Truck Training…

Man enters guilty plea in Hampton Roads human trafficking case
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Man enters guilty plea in Hampton Roads human trafficking case

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — One of three people arrested as part of a human trafficking investigation in Hampton Roads pleaded guilty Tuesday. Police announced that from January to May last year, the Virginia Beach Police Department’s Special Investigations Bureau – Vice Unit and U.S. Homeland Security Investigations conducted anti-human trafficking operations. After an extensive investigation,…

‘It takes a nation to stop’: Human trafficking awareness campaign launched in Manitoba
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‘It takes a nation to stop’: Human trafficking awareness campaign launched in Manitoba

The Joy Smith Foundation, with the support of the Winnipeg Police Service and the Manitoba RCMP, announced the ‘See the Trafficking Signs’ campaign on Wednesday. The initiative involves educating the public about the typical indicators of someone who is being trafficked, as well as the methods that traffickers use to recruit. “Human trafficking can occur…

‘You could save a child. It could be your own’: Campaign aims to save youth from sex trade
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‘You could save a child. It could be your own’: Campaign aims to save youth from sex trade

Sex trafficking is a growing crisis in cities and towns across the country, and a new national awareness campaign, headed up by a former Manitoba politician, aims to prevent youth from being lured into it. Launched Wednesday to coincide with National Human Trafficking Awareness Day, the campaign by the Joy Smith Foundation is called “See the Trafficking…

Survivors help shape new study on human trafficking
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Survivors help shape new study on human trafficking

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – A first-ever survivor-centric study on human trafficking was released in Atlanta Wednesday, revealing the challenges survivors face as they try to start a new life. Polaris, the leading organization in the fight against human trafficking, hosted the event alongside IHG Hotels & Resorts. Several survivors shared their personal insights…

Zamboanga Peninsula social workers struggle amid rising sex crimes vs kids – Rappler
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Zamboanga Peninsula social workers struggle amid rising sex crimes vs kids – Rappler

  ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE, Philippines – The government’s only facility for girls in crisis in Western Mindanao is struggling to cope with an alarming increase in cases of girls being raped, with half of them being incestuous. Balay Dalangpanan sa Kabataan, established by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in 1996, is currently…

New legislation could hold big tech accountable for the dissemination of child sexual abuse materials.
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New legislation could hold big tech accountable for the dissemination of child sexual abuse materials.

PRESS RELEASE: 22 February 2023FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  The European Union is leading the charge to protect the safety and rights of children online “We want children to feel safe at school, but who is ensuring that they are also safe online?” On the European Day for Victims of Crime, ECPAT is proud to launch the…

“Today I Received Uyghur Girls”: Uyghur Teenagers as Victims of Human Trafficking – Bitter Winter
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“Today I Received Uyghur Girls”: Uyghur Teenagers as Victims of Human Trafficking – Bitter Winter

“Labor transfer agents” in Mainland China boast on social media that new shipments of Uyghur young women have arrived, as if they were just another commercial good. by Gulfiye Y Sleeping beauties: the three Uyghur girls have arrived. From Kuaishou. A Chinese businesswoman is proud to announce she has received three teenage “Uyghur girls” (维族Y头)…

Toronto Pearson marks National Human Trafficking Awareness Day
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Toronto Pearson marks National Human Trafficking Awareness Day

Canada’s largest airport works with #NotInMyCity to educate workers about human trafficking TORONTO, Feb. 22, 2023 /CNW/ – The Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA), operator of Toronto Pearson International Airport, is renewing its commitment to help fight human trafficking through its continued partnership with #NotInMyCity, an organization dedicated to preventing and ending human trafficking. February…

Police Department offers program on human trafficking – Le Mars Daily Sentinel
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Police Department offers program on human trafficking – Le Mars Daily Sentinel

LE MARS — “Trafficking – Perception vs. Reality” is the topic of an informational program to be held Monday, Feb. 27, and sponsored by the Le Mars Police Department. The Le Mars Police Department invites the public to attend this public awareness presentation describing what human Trafficking is, some possible warning signs, what you can…