Business Owner

A business owner is an individual or entity that owns and operates a business, whether it be a small, independently owned venture or a large corporation. Business owners are responsible for the day-to-day operations of the business, including managing finances, overseeing employees, and making decisions that impact the overall success and growth of the business. In the context of human trafficking, business owners can play a critical role in identifying and preventing trafficking within their industry or supply chain. They may implement policies and procedures to ensure that their employees and suppliers are not engaging in illegal recruitment or labor practices, and may work with law enforcement or other organizations to report any suspected instances of trafficking or exploitation.

 

 

DOUGLAS USA Becomes Official Mississippi Businesses Against Trafficking (MBAT) Partner to Combat Human Trafficking
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DOUGLAS USA Becomes Official Mississippi Businesses Against Trafficking (MBAT) Partner to Combat Human Trafficking

COLUMBUS, MISSISSIPPI, UNITED STATES, September 26, 2023 /EINPresswire.com/ — The DOUGLAS USA LLC – CONSULTANCY (DOUGLAS USA) announces it is an official Mississippi Businesses Against Trafficking (MBAT) partner to combat human trafficking. The MBAT website (https://www.sos.ms.gov/mbat) provides business owner partners with educational materials that identify types of human trafficking, warning signs, and ways to enhance…

Human trafficking: A network of crime hidden across a vast American landscape
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Human trafficking: A network of crime hidden across a vast American landscape

When Bekah Charleston was first targeted as a human trafficking victim, there were no whips, chains or white vans — just a kind face and a fake name who offered her a safe place to stay. As a 17-year-old Texas runaway, Charleston thought she was finding safe haven from drug dealers she had gotten involved…

Laundry company owners guilty of trafficking migrants, minors for labor
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Laundry company owners guilty of trafficking migrants, minors for labor

The manager of a laundry business in Virginia was accused of pulling a 13-year-old girl’s hair while ordering her back to work. Other teenagers told investigators they were forced to toil through grueling 11-hour overnight shifts before school. And a new mother was grabbed by the arm and shaken when she asked for help taking…

Testimony by Tara Lee Rodas for The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement
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Testimony by Tara Lee Rodas for The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement

Editor’s note: We are non-partisan. Children are being hurt. Please, watch, read, learn, and act accordingly. Hearing Date: Wednesday 04/26/2023 – 3:00 PM Hearing Location: 2141 Rayburn House Office Building The hearing, “The Biden Border Crisis: Exploitation of Unaccompanied Alien Children,” will examine the unprecedented surge of unaccompanied alien children at the southwest border and…

Was that made by Arizona prison labor? Prisoners make many everyday items
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Was that made by Arizona prison labor? Prisoners make many everyday items

Your child is sleeping on a mattress made from prisoners’ clothes. At state universities, the bedding used in your kids’ dorm rooms comes from T-shirts and other clothing confiscated from prisoners during quarterly “contraband searches.” If a prisoner has too many T-shirts (they’re allowed just a few), or if the “D.O.C.” screenprint wears off, it’s…

Arizona changed how it sells prisoners to companies. The state raked in millions, but workers were neglected
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Arizona changed how it sells prisoners to companies. The state raked in millions, but workers were neglected

Clothed in orange with elbow-high rubber gloves and large black masks, a line of workers along a conveyor belt pull lead from cathode-ray tubes. At a construction warehouse, more workers in orange jumpsuits piece together wall frames for single-family homes until one shoots a nail into his knee with a nail gun. At a canning…

The new standard for El Cajon hotels: one 911 call per room, per year. Or else.
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The new standard for El Cajon hotels: one 911 call per room, per year. Or else.

El Cajon has already ramped up control over organizations that help homeless people rent rooms. It’s held hearings increasing oversight on a handful of hotels that were allegedly sites of high-profile crimes. Now leaders have given initial approval to new rules for all motels, including a limit on 911 calls concerning fights, drugs or other…

Sara Boyns, Workplace Law: Human trafficking awareness posting and training requirements
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Sara Boyns, Workplace Law: Human trafficking awareness posting and training requirements

Question: As a new small business owner in the hospitality industry, I heard I might have to comply with training, reporting and posting requirements concerning human trafficking. Is this true? If so, what are my legal obligations? Answer: In California specific businesses and establishments are required to post a notice in a conspicuous place near…

How many Oklahoma medical marijuana farms tied to organized crime have been shut down?
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How many Oklahoma medical marijuana farms tied to organized crime have been shut down?

More than 800 medical marijuana farms tied to organized crime have been shut down over the past two years, the director of the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control said Friday. “Many of the farms obtained their license by fraud, grow for the black markets around the United States and launder the illicit…

48 arrests, 8 children rescued in sex trafficking operation in San Diego | cbs8.com
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48 arrests, 8 children rescued in sex trafficking operation in San Diego | cbs8.com

SAN DIEGO — Local, state and federal authorities announced Tuesday they’ve arrested 48 people and rescued 8 children during an operation aimed at combating human trafficking and sexual exploitation. ‘Operation Better Pathways’ launched in January. “The youngest victim rescued during this operation was 13 years old,” said SDPD Chief David Nisleit.”She was seen walking the…