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Photos: Diocese of Oakland holds International Day of Prayer and Awareness Against Human Trafficking vigil
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Photos: Diocese of Oakland holds International Day of Prayer and Awareness Against Human Trafficking vigil

ByEyes on Trafficking News

A sea of candles glowed as several hundred community members attended a vigil for the International Day of Prayer and Awareness Against Human Trafficking, Tuesday evening  at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church in Oakland. The Diocese of Oakland held the vigil to focus attention on the increased crime in the San Antonio neighborhood resulting from the…

Nonprofit Love Never Fails works to combat human trafficking in Milpitas and surrounding areas
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Nonprofit Love Never Fails works to combat human trafficking in Milpitas and surrounding areas

ByEyes on Trafficking News

A 14-year-old kid is logged into Instagram. In the course of scrolling, she gets direct-messaged by a stranger, a person whose account only has 1 photo. The stranger compliments the 14-year-old, saying she’s cute and asking if they can meet up. To create a sense of safety, the stranger mentions a mutual friend of theirs….

Unpaid California County Jail Work Set for Ninth Circuit Debate
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Unpaid California County Jail Work Set for Ninth Circuit Debate

ByEyes on Trafficking News

An Aramark Corp. subsidiary will urge a federal appeals court in San Francisco to toss a lawsuit from non-convicted inmates at a California county jail who worked for the company without being paid. The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit will hear oral argument Monday on whether California’s minimum wage and overtime protections…

Where to get help with your rights to justice, equality and civil liberties
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Where to get help with your rights to justice, equality and civil liberties

ByEyes on Trafficking News

 SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — We don’t have all the answers, but we do have a lot of local resources to help you navigate this difficult time in our communities. See below for a list of human rights resources that will help you find an ally and get help.  This list will keep growing, so if…