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Govt bent on reaching TIP Tier 1 this year – Bangkok Post
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Govt bent on reaching TIP Tier 1 this year – Bangkok Post

The government has affirmed its determination to achieve an upgrade from Tier 2 to Tier 1 in the US’ Trafficking in Persons Report (TIP report), said Boonchob Suthamanuswong, the permanent secretary for labour. Mr Boonchob made the remark during a discussion with James L Wayman, a political adviser to the US ambassador to Thailand, on…

Serbia sees child marriage as human trafficking – CNE.news
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Serbia sees child marriage as human trafficking – CNE.news

The Serbian authorities are working on an initiative that classifies child marriage as human trafficking. The government wants to change the Family Law to prevent underage girls from getting married. According to Euractiv, between 22 and 50 per cent of Serbian girls marry before they turn 18. Tomislav Žigmanov, the Minister of Human and Minority…

U.S. and Qatar agree to jointly promote labor protection and combat human trafficking
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U.S. and Qatar agree to jointly promote labor protection and combat human trafficking

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Qatar’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani have signed a letter of cooperation to combat the crime of human trafficking and implement “fair practices” in labor recruitment. The foreign ministers of both countries have agreed to promote and implement measures to…

Cambodia marks national anti-human trafficking day
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Cambodia marks national anti-human trafficking day

PHNOM PENH, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) — Cambodia on Monday celebrated the 16th National Anti-Human Trafficking Day, with approximately 3,000 participants. Speaking at the event held at the capital’s Diamond Island, Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sar Kheng said the celebration was to show the spirit of solidarity against human trafficking and modern slavery and…

Malaysian woman freed, 11 arrested and weapons seized in human trafficking crackdown
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Malaysian woman freed, 11 arrested and weapons seized in human trafficking crackdown

General Khieu Sopheak, Secretary of State and spokesman for the Ministry of Interior has stated that police have freed a Malaysian woman, seized firearms and arrested 11 people after a crackdown on human trafficking early this morning in Sihanoukville. The operation to crack down on labor trafficking cases has been running since August 23, 2022,…

Inside the 'pig-butchering' scams seeing thousands trafficked into cyber slavery – ABC News
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Inside the 'pig-butchering' scams seeing thousands trafficked into cyber slavery – ABC News

Editor’s note: PLEASE TELL YOUR PARENTS OR ELDERLY PERSONS YOU KNOW. Their savings might be at risk. Better to be safe and get educated about these types of scams. “Pig-butchering” online scams have grown from continued poverty and corruption. And they prey on our vulnerabilities. This specific type of labor trafficking essentially creates a Ponzi…