America

America is a continent located in the western hemisphere and is made up of North America and South America. It is the third-largest continent in the world, covering an area of approximately 9.5 million square miles.

The United States of America is a country located in North America and is made up of 50 states and the District of Columbia. It is a federal constitutional republic and is one of the world’s largest and most influential nations.

It is home to a wide range of languages, ethnicities, and cultures, and it has a rich history and a complex political system. The U.S. is also home to a number of world-class educational institutions and is a leader in many areas of science, technology, and the arts.

The U.S. is a country of 50 states covering a vast swath of North America, with Alaska in the northwest and Hawaii extending the nation’s presence into the Pacific Ocean. Major Atlantic Coast cities are New York, a global finance and culture center, and capital Washington, DC. Midwestern metropolis Chicago is known for influential architecture and on the west coast, Los Angeles’ Hollywood is famed for filmmaking.

Prevention Cohort LIVE Ep 8: HTE: Chapter 2: Prevalence, “What is Human Trafficking?” blog on Radical Empathy, Discussion about creating an online safety course for the game industry
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Prevention Cohort LIVE Ep 8: HTE: Chapter 2: Prevalence, “What is Human Trafficking?” blog on Radical Empathy, Discussion about creating an online safety course for the game industry

Welcome to the Prevention Cohort LIVE stream, sponsored by PBJ Learning Today, we go over the Prevalence of Human Trafficking, from Chapter 2 of Human Trafficking Essentials. We go over the interactive sections and I share some of the “why” the course is written and designed the way it is. Our second section is a…

In Minnesota, a New Model Challenges the Widespread Mistreatment of Construction Workers
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In Minnesota, a New Model Challenges the Widespread Mistreatment of Construction Workers

The campaign’s roots go back to 2016, when the worker’s center, Centro de Trabajadores Unidos en La Lucha (CTUL), worked with SEIU, the nation’s second largest union, to organize 600 Target and Macy’s janitors in the Twin Cities, says Burt Johnson, general counsel for the North Central States Regional Council of Carpenters.  He was impressed…

UN report links SE Asia crypto scams to human trafficking
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UN report links SE Asia crypto scams to human trafficking

A recent UN report reveals hundreds of thousands of vulnerable migrants have been forced to participate in online scams. It confirms allegations made in a previous FBI report. The new report by the United Nations Human Rights Office has exposed the full scale of horrific human rights abuses taking place inside Southeast Asia’s shadowy network of…

All third-party human trafficking tips should be reported to law enforcement
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All third-party human trafficking tips should be reported to law enforcement

Editor’s note: we are presenting this so you can understand there is a debate. What do YOU think?  By Lynn Fitch and Kathy Jennings August 30, 2023 06:00 AM Since its creation in 2007, the National Human Trafficking Hotline has connected concerned citizens, trafficking victims, and local law enforcement in a concerted national effort to end…

Union Square Cafe partners with top NYC restaurants for a new fall fest
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Union Square Cafe partners with top NYC restaurants for a new fall fest

The folks behind Union Square Cafe are going all in on philanthropy this fall—literally. For its upcoming “All In” fall festival, Danny Meyer’s flagship restaurant will be partnering with teams from local restaurants on Sunday, September 10, to benefit three great charities: Drive Change, a paid fellowship for formerly incarcerated youth that focuses on culinary training and professional development.; Emma’s…

Human trafficking victims speak at Richmond summit: ‘We cannot fight this single-handedly’
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Human trafficking victims speak at Richmond summit: ‘We cannot fight this single-handedly’

RICHMOND, Va. — For Shamere McKenzie, “human trafficking” is more than just a phrase — it is a lived experience. “When I hear human trafficking that phrase, to me, is synonymous to slavery. When we understand the definition of human trafficking, in its entirety, in my opinion, it is slavery,” said McKenzie. “Human trafficking is…

‘There is slavery in the fields of North Carolina’
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‘There is slavery in the fields of North Carolina’

I’ll never forget something that advocate and former farmworker Leticia Zavala said to me during an interview. “There is slavery in the fields of North Carolina.” She said it almost in passing, as part of a larger laundry list of abusive and deadly conditions experienced by farmworkers in the state as part of the H-2A…

How to be a Vigilant Traveler & Ways the Travel Industry is Leading the Way – Engage Together
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How to be a Vigilant Traveler & Ways the Travel Industry is Leading the Way – Engage Together

Human trafficking is a crime that often involves travel – traffickers move victims by cars, planes, trains, and buses and between countries, states, or cities within a state. This summer, as you use multiple modes of transportation to travel for business or a vacation, take a few moments to view the following list of anti-trafficking…

TravelCenters of America Hosts Truckers Against Trafficking Mobile Exhibit
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TravelCenters of America Hosts Truckers Against Trafficking Mobile Exhibit

TravelCenters of America hosted the Freedom Drivers Project (FDP), a Truckers Against Trafficking program, at its TA travel center in London, Ohio, this month. The FDP is a first-of-its-kind mobile exhibit that educates visitors about human trafficking, which affects tens of thousands of people in the United States every year. The project focuses on how…

Cape Cod Man Convinced Woman To Come To US For Work. He Now Faces Human Trafficking Charge
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Cape Cod Man Convinced Woman To Come To US For Work. He Now Faces Human Trafficking Charge

YARMOUTH, MA — A Hyannis man faces human trafficking and rape charges after police say he lured a woman from Brazil to Cape Cod. Agnaldo Moreida Da Cruz, 28, of Hyannis, was arrested on Friday and charged with trafficking a person for forced service and aggravated rape during the commission of a felony. He was…