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Republic of Moldova: Council of Europe-ECPAT Country Overview highlights the need for more resources to tackle child sexual abuse and exploitation
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Republic of Moldova: Council of Europe-ECPAT Country Overview highlights the need for more resources to tackle child sexual abuse and exploitation

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Chisinau / Moldova, 4 May 2023—More resources need to be devoted in the Republic of Moldova to identifying and supporting victims of child sexual exploitation, including from the most vulnerable groups, according to a joint Council of Europe and ECPAT International Country Overview released today. The Overview underlines that the country’s socio-economic…

Challenging the Right to Strike: the UK Transport Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill
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Challenging the Right to Strike: the UK Transport Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill

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The Transport Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill, currently passing through the UK Parliament, seeks to establish minimum service levels for transport provision following widespread industrial action on the country’s railways. The UK government describes the Bill as necessary ‘to keep Britain moving during transport strikes’. While the legislation’s effectiveness has been questioned elsewhere, the Bill…

UK aim to break human trafficking rings 'depends on safe and legal routes' for migrants
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UK aim to break human trafficking rings 'depends on safe and legal routes' for migrants

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Tory backbench MPs have urged the government to get on top of spiralling illegal immigration and open up safe legal routes to deter people from handing over cash to human traffickers. Home Secretary Suella Braverman’s plan to break smuggling networks operating in northern France and stop the constant stream of small boats travelling across the…

U.K. tackles exploitation in London embassies
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U.K. tackles exploitation in London embassies

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When working as a cook in the Sudanese embassy in London, Fatima Benkharbouche faced exploitation: her employer failed to pay her minimum wage, withheld some of her salary and breached working time rules. She made an employment tribunal claim, but because her employer had diplomatic immunity, her claim was originally dismissed.   The law is…

The Rights Removal Bill: Latest Update
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The Rights Removal Bill: Latest Update

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This article is reprinted from its original location at Hope for Justice‘s website. It was pulled from their RSS feed for your education. Visit Hope for Justice’s news page by clicking here. With the transition to a new prime minister, it was announced on the 7th of September that the drafting of the Bill of…