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Republican lawmakers in Idaho want to expand the definition of “human trafficking” to include helping a minor get an abortion. The bill, which was introduced Tuesday, would prohibit “recruiting, …
HAMPTON, Va. (WAVY) — There is a renewed push to stop human trafficking in Hampton Roads. January is National Human Trafficking Prevention Month. The Hampton Roads area is high risk for human trafficking since so many people come here for work, coupled with the tourism opportunities. Shannon Taylor, Transitions Family Violence Services anti-human trafficking director, said the signs look…
President Joe Biden is directing the nation’s deportation agents to raise pay for the millions of illegal migrants who are pushing many older, slower, and sicker Americans out of the workforce. The new policy from border chief Alejandro Mayorkas dangles the promise of temporary residency permits to illegals who report workplace abuse by employers. The…
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is investigating whether children who were illegally employed as night sanitation workers at slaughterhouses in the Midwest are victims of human trafficking, according to officials cited by NBC News. DHS officials told NBC the department is not investigating the company that hired the children, Packers Sanitation Services Inc. (PSSI)….
Indonesian police said the suspects – aged 14 and 17 – attempted to sell the 10-year-old victim’s organs on an online marketplace The teens were allegedly lured into the crime by a foreign-based website that promised hefty amounts for peddlers selling human organs on its platform Indonesian police have arrested two teenagers for allegedly kidnapping…
During the month of January, governments, advocacy organizations, anti-trafficking entities, law enforcement officials, survivor advocates, communities of faith, businesses, and individuals all around the world unite to raise awareness to prevent and end human trafficking. In commemoration of the month, from Tuesday, January 10, 2023 through Friday, January 20, 2023, West Hollywood City Hall and…
PHILIPPINE STAR/ EDD GUMBAN By John Victor D. Ordoñez, Reporter THE DEPARTMENT of Migrant Workers (DMW) plans to provide livelihood and retraining programs for jobseekers who fell victim to human trafficking schemes, an official said. “We are working closely with the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and the office of Senator Ana Theresia N. Hontiveros-Baraquel…
The government is taking openDemocracy to court to resist having to publish its secret “lessons learnt” review of the Covid pandemic. Chiefs at the Department of Health and Social Care only last month agreed to publish the document, following an 18-month Freedom of Information battle that ended with a disclosure order by the independent watchdog….
“I think there is no Ebola in Uganda.” Those are words of Battle Kay, as he is known online – a 28-year-old who lives in the capital, Kampala, and makes social media videos criticising the actions of the government. But he’s also part of a new wave of people making unsubstantiated claims that the current…
In the days when the COVID-19 virus was new, less understood and more deadly, officials in Louisiana turned to state prison inmates to produce essential but scarce products to slow the rapid spread of the virus. There were occupational hazards and health concerns for the imprisoned people mixing chemicals to create hard-to-find hand sanitizer. For…
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