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For Virginia survivors, the scars of human trafficking may include a criminal record they can’t erase
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For Virginia survivors, the scars of human trafficking may include a criminal record they can’t erase

After that, rape became a regular part of her life. But landlords and employers don’t see the years Holmes spent as a human trafficking victim. They just see the litany of charges — including identity theft and drug possession — that came about as a …

‘Sound of Freedom’ film is a good conversation starter, but there is more to say
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‘Sound of Freedom’ film is a good conversation starter, but there is more to say

Earlier this month, the movie Sound of Freedom was released and brought human trafficking to the forefront of many viewers’ minds. As an organization deeply committed to meeting the needs of survivors, Mosaic Family Services is glad to see that this movie has grown attention and sparked concern for human trafficking, but it’s important we…

Grand Jury Report on Human Sex Trafficking Calls for Increased Resources, Shared Data | The Capistrano Dispatch
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Grand Jury Report on Human Sex Trafficking Calls for Increased Resources, Shared Data | The Capistrano Dispatch

More funding and collaboration is needed to bolster the county’s agencies and stakeholders in combatting human sex trafficking, the Orange County Grand Jury concluded in its latest report published this month. Prior to releasing its findings, the group conducted extensive interviews with county officials, social service personnel and subject matter experts in addition to reviewing…

Exploitative Child Labor Is Hurting Kids’ Ability to Stay in School
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Exploitative Child Labor Is Hurting Kids’ Ability to Stay in School

When Guatemalan immigrant Jose Velasquez was 13, he began spending his summers working alongside his mother in North Carolina’s tobacco fields. “I worked 10 to 12 hours a day, five days a week in the Goldsboro area,” he told Truthout. “I had to get up at 4:30 am. A rusty van would come by, cram…

Human trafficking fight gets big boost from America's truckers – Fox News
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Human trafficking fight gets big boost from America's truckers – Fox News

Veteran trucker Bob Bramwell recalls his initial thoughts after being trained through a program provided by his company to spot the warning signs of human trafficking while on the road. “When I was receiving the training for the first time, being a regional driver, right in small town America, I thought, this is something I’ll…

Does the Superbowl lead to a spike in sex trafficking? – KIVI-TV
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Does the Superbowl lead to a spike in sex trafficking? – KIVI-TV

With the big NFL game weekend here, there’s often a dark side that’s spoken of – and that’s sex trafficking. Contrary to popular belief, experts and advocacy groups say there is actually no evidence to support that the game leads to a spike in sex trafficking. Victim’s advocates, like Freedom Network USA, say the problem…

No evidence Super Bowl is world's biggest sex trafficking event – VERIFYThis.com
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No evidence Super Bowl is world's biggest sex trafficking event – VERIFYThis.com

Advocacy groups stress that human trafficking is a multi-faceted issue that’s a problem every day of the year. Each year, various groups made up of local officials, organizations, NFL representatives and law enforcement team up to combat human trafficking — specifically, sex trafficking — before and during the Super Bowl. This year, for Super Bowl…

Anti-trafficking, human rights groups to reject amended sex trade bill – The Mail & Guardian
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Anti-trafficking, human rights groups to reject amended sex trade bill – The Mail & Guardian

A sex worker gestures flirtatiously to passing men as she stands outside a dilapidated multi-storey building on Nugget Street in Johannesburg’s Hillbrow area. “It’s not like a hotel, [there are] no bookings. They just come, we do business and they leave,” she said while waiting to do “business”. It has been a slow day, she…

Seven human trafficking hotspots in Gauteng
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Seven human trafficking hotspots in Gauteng

The anti-trafficking campaign on Freedom Day by NGOs, A21, The National Freedom Network and Think Creative Africa has shared seven Gauteng suburbs which are human trafficking hotspots in the province. ALSO READ: Tebogo Thobejane slams fake human trafficking account [watch] SEVEN HOTSPOTS IN GAUTENG   According to the campaign Springs, Benoni, Fordsburg, Krugersdorp, Sunnyside, Vereeniging, and…

Fighting the Good Fight – Orange County Business Journal
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Fighting the Good Fight – Orange County Business Journal

Orange County’s affluence has made the area a desirable place to travel, settle down and start a company. Its wealth, however, has also attracted a more sinister business: human trafficking. The area is heavily overrepresented in terms of traffickers and victims, who have come to Orange County from across the U.S. due to demand, according…