Business

A business is an organization that is involved in the production, distribution, or sale of goods or services. Businesses can be small, privately-owned enterprises, or large, publicly-traded corporations. The purpose of a business is to generate profits for its owners or shareholders by providing goods or services that are in demand. Businesses operate within a market economy, in which they compete with other businesses for customers and resources. The success of a business can be measured in terms of its financial performance, as well as its impact on the community and the environment.

Warrants tie North Augusta massage businesses to prostitution, human trafficking
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Warrants tie North Augusta massage businesses to prostitution, human trafficking

Six North Augusta massage businesses searched during an Aug. 16 raid are suspected of allowing — even encouraging — prostitution and commercial sex activities, and they may be involved in human trafficking, according to search warrants. The investigation is ongoing, and the result of the searches is largely redacted from warrants. Each business had the same finding:…

Court Rejects Claim That Wife Was Civilly Responsible for Her Husband’s Raping Other Women
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Court Rejects Claim That Wife Was Civilly Responsible for Her Husband’s Raping Other Women

From today’s decision by Judge Jeffrey Helmick (N.D. Ohio) in Doe 1 v. Gupta: On March 19, 2020, Manish Raj Gupta was indicted by a federal grand jury on one count of sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1591(a) and (b)(1), and one count of illegally dispensing a…

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…

Migrant tent city company accused of controversial ties
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Migrant tent city company accused of controversial ties

GardaWorld Federal Services has ties all over — from Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ migrant removal program to allegations of mistreating migrant children at the border and labor trafficking at U.S. military bases overseas. The Virginia-based company’s latest tie is to the city of Chicago, where they have a $29.3 million agreement with the city to…

What is 21st Century Fascism? The Dictatorship of Big Money
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What is 21st Century Fascism? The Dictatorship of Big Money

Photo by Christine Roy Twenty-first-century fascism is the dictatorship of big money. Finance, fossil fuels giants, other large corporations, and the military-industrial complex, have effectively merged with the state, calling the shots in Washington. An immense surveillance and propaganda machine is at their disposal. Narrative and information control is the first line of defense but the militarized…

TUCP proposes measures to stem ‘pandemic of human trafficking’ • BusinessMirror
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TUCP proposes measures to stem ‘pandemic of human trafficking’ • BusinessMirror

House Deputy Speaker and labor leader Democrito C. Mendoza on Wednesday suggested the country should launch programs and “whole-of-society” response against rising cases of illegal recruitment and human trafficking to save Filipinos lives. The “pandemic of human trafficking” has threatened thousands of Filipinos who “just want to provide a decent life for their families,” said Mendoza….

Tim Ballard, who inspired ‘Sound of Freedom’ movie, responds to allegations of sexual misconduct
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Tim Ballard, who inspired ‘Sound of Freedom’ movie, responds to allegations of sexual misconduct

Tim Ballard, whose efforts to combat child sex trafficking were the basis for the surprise summer hit “Sound of Freedom,” reportedly stepped away from his watchdog organization in June after an internal investigation into sexual misconduct allegations brought by seven women, according to sources who spoke with Vice. Ballard, who was portrayed by Jim Caviezel…

Social media depictions of trafficking can cause harm
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Social media depictions of trafficking can cause harm

Editor’s note: we cover this situation in articles tagged with “human trafficking panic,” like this one: Social Media “Human Trafficking Panic” Posts. Get educated, not fooled. SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — You’ve likely seen the posts. A friend of a friend posts a screenshot of a post from another friend. In it is a fraught tale…

Woman sentenced to death for trafficking 11 children: Chinese court
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Woman sentenced to death for trafficking 11 children: Chinese court

A woman has been sentenced to death in China for trafficking 11 children in a case dating to the 1990s. In a verdict posted on its WeChat account on Monday, the Guiyang Intermediate People’s Court in Guizhou province said the child trafficker, Yu Huaying, abducted children in southwestern China, including Chongqing and Guizhou, then took them…