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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A bill that would have prohibited minors from getting married in West Virginia was defeated Wednesday night in a legislative committee. The Republican-dominated Senate Judiciary Committee rejected the bill on a 9-8 vote, a week after it passed the House of Delegates. The vote came shortly after the bill’s main sponsor,…
A campaign to raise awareness of human trafficking will receive funding from the Manitoba government. Justice Minister Kelvin Goertzen said the province will provide $100,000 to the Joy Smith Foundation for its “See the Trafficking Signs” education and awareness initiative. The financial support was announced at the Manitoba legislature on International Women’s Day. “Human trafficking…
It’s in your civics classes. The 13th Amendment of the US Constitution, ratified in 1865, abolished slavery and involuntary servitude. But there was one glaring exception clause: if convicted by state courts, incarcerated Americans can be slaves of the state. Four states banned slavery during last year’s general elections — 150 years after enslaved Black…
Post-Emancipation Proclamation, the view of many in America is that slavery is an issue in our rearview. Contrarily, there are more individuals in captivity in 2023 than ever before. According to the International Labour Association, 1 in 150 individuals worldwide are experiencing some form of modern slavery. This includes sex trafficking, arranged marriages, forced labor…
SAULT STE MARIE, Mich. (WLUC) – A 30-year-old Sault Ste Marie man faces 13 charges related to human trafficking, sexual assault, and possession of narcotics. He is accused of using narcotics to coerce women into sex. Since the fall of 2022, the Tri-County Drug Enforcement Team (TRIDENT) has been investigating Cody Mathieu McCoy, 30, of…
In 2006, Saket Soni worked as a labor organizer in New Orleans. One day, he received a disturbing phone call late at night; The man on the other end was desperate for his help. The caller, an Indian migrant worker, told Soni that he had been lured to the U.S. by a company called Signal…
Ike Ekweremadu, 60, tells Old Bailey he paid Dr Obinna Obeta £1,800 to find kidney donor for his daughter A Nigerian politician accused of organ trafficking to the UK issued an “abide by the law” instruction to a doctor who offered to find a kidney donor for his sick daughter for a fee, the…
Child labor bills in Iowa might grease the skids for human trafficking but that’s not apparently a concern for sponsors. The approach for changes in child labor in Iowa is to allow employment by those who are underage in prohibited jobs so long as the employment is part of a training program. Children under the…
Canadian authorities say they have dissolved an international labour trafficking ring and rescued 64 Mexican workers from “deplorable living and working conditions” across Greater Toronto. The men and women, between their 20s and 40s, were transported in yellow school buses to work in farms, factories and warehouses across the region while being housed in cramped…
Governor Kathy Hochul announced on Thursday that her administration is launching a comprehensive effort to address child labor violations in the state. This move comes in response to a sharp increase in reported violations last year, which saw a 68% spike. To combat this problem, Governor Hochul is creating a task force that will work…
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