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Campaign Against Human Trafficking And Domestic Violence Awards Scholarships To …
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Campaign Against Human Trafficking And Domestic Violence Awards Scholarships To …

The Campaign Against Human Trafficking and Domestic Violence-Southshore awarded 19 $1,000 scholarships to the three area high schools. The Campaign Against Human Trafficking and Domestic Violence-Southshore’s (CAHT) mission is to support the fight against human trafficking and related domestic violence issues by providing educational awareness and prevention activities to schools and the community at large….

Toxic tiles: the floors we walk on could be made with forced labor
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Toxic tiles: the floors we walk on could be made with forced labor

The vinyl flooring industry is experiencing a boom in the U.S. and other wealthy countries. At chain stores like Home Depot, being able to purchase vinyl flooring –  what the […]

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‘Beyond troubling’: Current, former government officials tied to human trafficking probe in Georgia
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‘Beyond troubling’: Current, former government officials tied to human trafficking probe in Georgia

Farmworker advocates linked to human trafficking and forced labor in Georgia Two Georgia labor officials whose jobs involved protecting or advocating for farmworkers have links to one of the largest U.S. human trafficking cases ever prosecuted involving foreign agricultural laborers brought here on seasonal visas. One individual indicted in the case, Brett Donovan Bussey, left…

FTS and Partners Urge G7 to Take Action Against Forced Labor in Supply Chains
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FTS and Partners Urge G7 to Take Action Against Forced Labor in Supply Chains

On June 13, 2022, Free the Slaves joined 20 civil society organizations, survivors, and academics in urging the G7 to adopt new measures in ensuring forced labor is eradicated from the global supply chain. The leaders of these prosperous countries have the resources and collective voice necessary to enact concrete steps that would protect those…

Watford City To Host Human Trafficking Awareness Event – The Roundup
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Watford City To Host Human Trafficking Awareness Event – The Roundup

Every growing community is faced with new issues. The expanding industry and population of western North Dakota has brought about awareness of previously un-addressed types of exploitation. While many have heard of human trafficking, they generally associate it with sex trafficking: the recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, or obtaining of a person for the purposes of…

United Way Advocates for Education, Health and Income Opportunity Equity
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United Way Advocates for Education, Health and Income Opportunity Equity

Advocacy is defined as public support for a particular cause or policy. But it’s also the life blood of positive, lasting community change. Public policy advocacy is a cornerstone of United Way’s work. We’ve seen how speaking up — and speaking out — to elected officials can bridge the gap between a short-term fix and a long-term solution. Across the globe, United…

Senior police officers undergo training on human trafficking law – BusinessGhana
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Senior police officers undergo training on human trafficking law – BusinessGhana

A person who has any knowledge or suspects anyone of human trafficking and fails to inform the police commits an offence, according to the Human trafficking Act, 2005 (Act 694). Any such person is liable upon summary conviction to a fine of not less than 250 penalty units or a term of imprisonment not less…

IPOB accuses security agencies, EBUBEAGU of abduction, organ trafficking
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IPOB accuses security agencies, EBUBEAGU of abduction, organ trafficking

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) on Monday, accused Nigerian security personnel of colluding with Ebubeagu, a South-East security organisation, to kidnap Igbo youngsters in the region. The organisation claimed that Nigerian security agents work with Ebubeagu to kidnap, kill, and collect crucial organs from its victims all across the South-East. The kidnapping and harvesting…

How the Bedford County sheriff is helping to prevent human trafficking in the Commonwealth
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How the Bedford County sheriff is helping to prevent human trafficking in the Commonwealth

BEDFORD COUNTY, Va. – A local sheriff is going a step further to keep his community and the Commonwealth safe. The newly formed Commission on Human Trafficking Prevention and Survivor Support met for the first time Wednesday in Richmond. Bedford County Sheriff Mike Miller is back from his first of many trips to the Capitol….