Free

Free is a word with many different meanings. It can refer to something that is not subject to any constraints or limitations, such as freedom of speech or freedom from oppression. It can also refer to something that is not bound or tied up, such as a free-flowing river. In the context of economics, free can refer to something that is not subject to any costs or charges, such as a free market or free trade. Free can also refer to something that is not under the control of another person or entity, such as a free agent in professional sports. Finally, free can simply mean not having any value or worth, such as a worthless piece of land.

Human trafficking awareness event held at Bon Secours
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Human trafficking awareness event held at Bon Secours

GREENVILLE, S.C. (WSPA) – An event to bring awareness to human trafficking will be held Tuesday morning in Greenville. The symposium will be held from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Bon Secours Wellness Arena. Organizers said Charlotte and Atlanta have high rates of human trafficking and G4reenville is right on the I-85 Corridor. In…

Co-creating a better world by working to eradicate human trafficking
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Co-creating a better world by working to eradicate human trafficking

“Responding Together” is the theme of the 5th annual Bon Secours St. Francis seminar Watch video here. Ending human trafficking is in the hands of every individual and it begins with awareness. That’s what the organizers of the fifth annual Bon Secours St. Francis Human Trafficking Seminar believe, so they are hosting this half-day summit…

Cameron, Wagers kick off Child Abuse Prevention Month in McLean – Messenger-Inquirer
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Cameron, Wagers kick off Child Abuse Prevention Month in McLean – Messenger-Inquirer

  State Attorney General Daniel Cameron made two stops March 23 in McLean County, alongside Heather Wagers, executive director for the Office of Trafficking and Abuse Prevention and Prosecution within the Kentucky Office of Attorney General, to kick off Child Abuse Prevention Month. During the McLean County Chamber of Commerce meeting at the McLean County…

Forum tackles issue of human trafficking
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Forum tackles issue of human trafficking

Arizona Daily Star Preventing and stopping human trafficking is the focus of a free, day-long forum on April 15. The forum, hosted by the Rotary Club of Marana in partnership with Rotary District 5500 Peacebuilder Clubs, will feature people who work in human trafficking prevention and victim services locally, statewide and nationally. “Awareness, Hope, Action:…

DNA Explainer: What is Andrew Tate’s human trafficking, rape case? Know about influencer’s luxurious lifestyle
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DNA Explainer: What is Andrew Tate’s human trafficking, rape case? Know about influencer’s luxurious lifestyle

Social media influencer and businessman Andrew Tate, along with his brother, landed in major legal trouble after he got arrested in December 2022 by the Romanian authorities in Bucharest, on charges of human trafficking and rape. Some of the charges filed against Andrew Tate and his brother were money laundering, human trafficking, rape, pornographic shooting,…

Understanding and Pursuing Labor Trafficking Cases Collaboratively – MDPI
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Understanding and Pursuing Labor Trafficking Cases Collaboratively – MDPI

1. Introduction The Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) was introduced in 2000, defining sex and labor trafficking and creating criminal statutes to facilitate investigations, prosecutions, and provide victim services in the United States [1]. Despite the TVPA, most local law enforcement agencies required years to begin investigating street level prostitution and residential brothels as potential…

How U.S. policy drives child migrants into dangerous jobs
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How U.S. policy drives child migrants into dangerous jobs

Recent stories of migrant children working long hours and under dangerous conditions in the United States have shed light on how pervasive migrant child labor has become in this country. In December, Reuters published the third part of a year-long investigation about migrant children as young as 12 working in Alabama chicken plants and in…

Bons Secours St. Francis Health System Human Trafficking Symposium to take place April 4
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Bons Secours St. Francis Health System Human Trafficking Symposium to take place April 4

Bon Secours St. Francis Health System’s 5th Annual Human Trafficking Symposium will be taking place at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena this year, from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 4. The half-day of presentations will feature three experts: Ana Isabel Vallejo, JD, Mollie Gordon, MA, MD, and Cardell T. Morant. Vallejo works…

New bill directs universities to implement human trafficking awareness training – Royal Examiner
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New bill directs universities to implement human trafficking awareness training – Royal Examiner

This story is being published through a partnership between the Mercury and the Medill News Service. Tricia Obester, an elementary school teacher and mother of a high school freshman, knew fentanyl overdoses were a national crisis. She was also aware that nationally some students were taking drugs. What she didn’t realize was how young some…

Protecting Children & Teens in Our Digital World | Chatham, NJ Patch
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Protecting Children & Teens in Our Digital World | Chatham, NJ Patch

An important, free event is taking place on Wednesday evening, March 22 at the Library of the Chathams addressing the dangers facing our children and youth on digital media. Parents, grandparents, caregivers and concerned citizens will want to come and hear radio talk show host Lynn Shaw, Director of Lynn’s Warriors speak of her grassroots…