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Florida keeps using unpaid prison labor to prepare for hurricanes
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Florida keeps using unpaid prison labor to prepare for hurricanes

  As Floridians prepared for Hurricane Idalia to make landfall on the upper central coast earlier this week, several counties deployed unpaid prison labor, as they have in the past, to fill the sandbags used to prevent flood damage. At least four counties — including Lake County, Polk County, Taylor County and Flagler County — relied on…

New tax, mandatory human trafficking training for Central Va hotels starts July 1
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New tax, mandatory human trafficking training for Central Va hotels starts July 1

RICHMOND, Va. — Hotels in Central Virginia will begin charging an additional 2% fee on nightly rates starting Saturday. The Richmond Tourism Improvement District (TID) impacts hotels in Hanover, the town of Ashland, Richmond, Henrico and Chesterfield with 41 rooms or more who will implement the new tax. The funds will go to Richmond Region…

'It's Soul Crushing': Trafficking Victims Exploited Up and Down the East Coast – NBC Boston
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'It's Soul Crushing': Trafficking Victims Exploited Up and Down the East Coast – NBC Boston

They’re promised a better life – instead the victims of human trafficking are raped, beaten and tortured. Union Street in Lynn is known by advocates as an open-air market where women are sold for sex. Mary Speta, head of the nonprofit Amirah, is on a personal mission to help end the cycle of exploitation. “There…

How a Giant Egg Farm Made Money Off Women Prisoners in Dangerous Conditions
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How a Giant Egg Farm Made Money Off Women Prisoners in Dangerous Conditions

1. Mayhem “Everybody who works at Hickman’s, get up! Pack your stuff—you’re being moved today!” Corrections officers swarmed the Santa Rosa Unit at the Perryville women’s prison in Goodyear, Arizona, barking orders and handing out trash bags for belongings. Many women were alarmed. We’re being moved to Hickman’s? How? The officers weren’t sharing a lot…

RPF cracked down on child traffickers, rescued 10 victims – The Hindu
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RPF cracked down on child traffickers, rescued 10 victims – The Hindu

SCR Secunderabad division’s Railway Protection Force (RPF) successfully rescued 10 child-trafficking victims and detained five traffickers. The operation was conducted in collaboration with the voluntary organisation ‘Bachpan Bachao’ and was based on intelligence generated from continuous data analysis by the RPF’s cyber cell. The RPF Anti-Human Trafficking Unit (AHTU) team conducted raids from Khammam to…

State Police Offer Tips to Recognize Human Trafficking – Eye On Annapolis
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State Police Offer Tips to Recognize Human Trafficking – Eye On Annapolis

With January being Human Trafficking Prevention Month, Maryland State Police are urging the public to recognize potential warning signs to reduce the chances of others becoming victims in the future. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, a child is trafficked for the purpose of sexual exploitation every two minutes in the United States. There…

New USask human trafficking study asks for sweeping system changes
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New USask human trafficking study asks for sweeping system changes

Human trafficking is often thought of as an international crime. A new study by researchers from the University of Saskatchewan shows that human trafficking in Canada is mainly a domestic problem. The study shows Indigenous, women and girls in remote and rural areas are most likely to be victims of human trafficking, something also borne…

North Sumatra police foil Rohingya trafficking attempt – Archipelago – The Jakarta Post
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North Sumatra police foil Rohingya trafficking attempt – Archipelago – The Jakarta Post

Apriadi Gunawan (The Jakarta Post) Medan   ●   Tue, December 27, 2022 2022-12-27  Tanjung Balai Police in North Sumatra arrested on Monday a suspected human trafficker attempting to smuggle 28 Rohingya refugees to Malaysia. The local water police unit arrested the 50-year-old suspect, identified only by the initials KU, on the Asahan River in…

60 Minutes exposes Asian gangster-run sex rings in Australia – TDPel Media
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60 Minutes exposes Asian gangster-run sex rings in Australia – TDPel Media

Vulnerable sex workers are being forced to service customers day and night out of squalid hotel rooms as international sex traffickers operate with impunity in Australia by abusing the nation’s weak immigration requirements. The young women are transported to Australia via so-called visa farms with no upfront fees, which are operated by immigration agents working…

Underage Girls Arrested in Florida ‘Human Trafficking’ Sting
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Underage Girls Arrested in Florida ‘Human Trafficking’ Sting

Once again, policies billed as helping people coerced into prostitution wind up harming those that cops say they’re trying to help. ELIZABETH NOLAN BROWN | 10.25.2022 12:15 PM Two 17-year-old girls were arrested as part of a “human trafficking” operation in Volusia County, Florida, an area on the state’s east coast that encompasses Daytona Beach. The arrests…