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The Log Book: St. Christopher benefit concert going live – FreightWaves
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The Log Book: St. Christopher benefit concert going live – FreightWaves

The Log Book is a weekly rundown of human-interest stories related to the transportation industry. This week: St. Christopher brings its benefit concert to a live audience; Lytx awards its customers’ drivers and coaches for top safety records; and XPO Logistics pledges another year of trafficking awareness training for employees. St. Christopher benefit concert back…

NFL Stars Advocate to End Abuse and Human Trafficking With It's a Penalty's Campaign
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NFL Stars Advocate to End Abuse and Human Trafficking With It's a Penalty's Campaign

Today, It’s a Penalty launched its 14th global campaign ahead of Super Bowl LVII focused on harnessing the power of sport to prevent abuse, exploitation and human trafficking. Through partnerships with Hilton Hotels, IHG Hotels & Resorts, Airbnb, Motel 6, American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, and many others, the 2023 Super Bowl campaign covers travel touchpoints…

'Nowhere to be found': Everything we know about missing Scientology leader David Miscavige
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'Nowhere to be found': Everything we know about missing Scientology leader David Miscavige

Scientology leader David Miscavige is “nowhere to be found”.  Named as a defendant in a federal child trafficking lawsuit, Mr Miscavige has repeatedly dodged prosecutors who have tried to serve the 62-year-old 27 times in four months at Scientology properties in Clearwater, Florida, and California, the Tampa Bay Times reported. Every time, security guards refused…

The Season of Growth
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The Season of Growth

Human trafficking – the buying and selling of people – is the fastest growing criminal industry in the world [1]. It is surpassing the drug and gun trade for three simple reasons: a reusable product, little risk of a lengthy jail sentence, and there is a lot of money to be made. Every day in…

Hilton Global Foundation Donation Grows Industry Trafficking Survivor Fund by 50%
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Hilton Global Foundation Donation Grows Industry Trafficking Survivor Fund by 50%

WASHINGTON – The American Hotel & Lodging Foundation (AHLA Foundation) today announced a $500,000 donation from Hilton Global Foundation to support the No Room for Trafficking (NRFT) Survivor Fund as part of the hotel industry’s united efforts to eradicate human trafficking. The NRFT Survivor Fund will equip community-based organizations with the resources they need to engage and…

How to find ethical products – Sponsored Stories News – NZ Herald
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How to find ethical products – Sponsored Stories News – NZ Herald

New online tool highlights ethical products for Kiwi shoppers. New Zealanders are being urged to use new breakthrough technology to buy products that are ethically sourced to reduce exploitation. The call has come from ethical shopping activist Dr Susan Maiava who says the 2021 Global Estimates of Modern Slavery Report shows the number of people…

Using anti-terror expertise to fight human trafficking in Ukraine – Washington Times
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Using anti-terror expertise to fight human trafficking in Ukraine – Washington Times

OPINION: Russian President Vladimir Putin’s barbaric war in Ukraine has spawned a humanitarian catastrophe. But the tragedy is even greater than the Russian military’s indiscriminate bombing of residential neighborhoods, hospitals and schools which has already resulted in thousands of civilian deaths. The Kremlin’s nightmarishly brazen attacks have also caused a refugee crisis, with almost 7…

Perspective from the Criminal Justice Mind
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Perspective from the Criminal Justice Mind

I received my master’s degree in Criminal Justice and Criminology in the winter of 2019. I remember feeling so fired up and ready to put my knowledge to use. Human trafficking was not at all a foreign concept to me, as it had been discussed extensively in a number of my courses. I knew about the buyers, the trade, and to what extent traffickers would go in order to avoid law enforcement. I had learned of policing tactics, correctional strategies, and criminological theories that explained what would influence an individual to engage in an illegitimate business.