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Man in court for human trafficking
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Man in court for human trafficking

Prosper Dembedza-Herald Correspondent A Harare man yesterday appeared in court on allegations of assisting eight Pakistanis enter the country illegally. Pax Muringazuva was facing human trafficking charges when he appeared before Denis Mangosi and was remanded out of custody on $300 000 bail with stringent conditions. The State alleged that harboured eight Pakistan nationals at…

Teesside car washes and nail bars fined after human trafficking raids | The Northern Echo
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Teesside car washes and nail bars fined after human trafficking raids | The Northern Echo

Several car washes and nail bars in Teesside have been fined over £100,000 after suspicion of involvement in modern day slavery. Cleveland Police Complex Exploitation Team (CET) have been working closely with Immigration Enforcement, the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA), Cleveland Fire Brigade and the Environment Agency to take action against those suspected of…

Human trafficking, child labour case set to resume next year – TimesLIVE
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Human trafficking, child labour case set to resume next year – TimesLIVE

  The stop-start trial of seven Chinese nationals appearing in the Johannesburg High Court for alleged human trafficking and child labour is set to resume in March next year after a Mandarin interpreter was finally secured. The previous interpreter withdrew because the accused complained as they did not understand the Chinese dialect he was speaking….

Putting a stop to human trafficking | Borneo Bulletin Online
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Putting a stop to human trafficking | Borneo Bulletin Online

Azlan Othman A roadshow highlighting the rights and responsibilities of workers in the country was recently held in the Belait District as part of a public awareness programme on anti-human trafficking. The roadshow was organised by the Labour Department, in collaboration with the Royal Brunei Police Force’s Human Trafficking Investigation Unit, the Immigration and National…

Immigration Dept nabs Cambodian for human trafficking
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Immigration Dept nabs Cambodian for human trafficking

PETALING JAYA: A Cambodian man believed to be a human trafficker has been detained by the Immigration Department at the Shah Alam Bus Terminal. Immigration Department director-general Datuk Seri Khairul Dzaimee Daud said that the 47-year-old man was arrested while allegedly bringing five Myanmar nationals from a state bordering Thailand to Kuala Lumpur. “They were…

Immigration Dept cripples human trafficking syndicate, arrest 29 including two officers
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Immigration Dept cripples human trafficking syndicate, arrest 29 including two officers

ISKANDAR PUTERI: The Immigration Department has managed to bust a human trafficking syndicate with the arrest of 29 people, including two immigration officers, at the Customs, Immigration, and Quarantine Complex (CIQ) Sultan Abu Bakar Complex (KSAB) Gelang Patah, here. Immigration director-general Datuk Seri Khairul Dzaimee Daud said that the syndicate has been operating for the…

Human trafficking trial of seven Chinese nationals postponed due to language barrier
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Human trafficking trial of seven Chinese nationals postponed due to language barrier

The trial of seven Chinese nationals arrested for alleged human trafficking and child labour was on Monday postponed in the High Court in Johannesburg to Friday next week as the court tries to secure a Mandarin interpreter. “It emerged in court that the previous interpreter spoke Cantonese and the accused were battling to follow proceedings…

Two charged with human trafficking of undocumented migrants at Delimara
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Two charged with human trafficking of undocumented migrants at Delimara

A court has denied bail to two men accused of criminal conspiracy and human trafficking in connection with the arrival of 10 undocumented Bangladeshi nationals at Delimara in September. Four Syrian men, who were arraigned separately, received suspended sentences after pleading guilty to related charges. Inspector Karl Roberts and Lydon Zammit issued criminal conspiracy and…

Job scams in Malaysia lead to human trafficking: Hisham | Daily Express Online
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Job scams in Malaysia lead to human trafficking: Hisham | Daily Express Online

Kuala Lumpur: Shocked by the exorbitant cost of hiring a maid, many Malaysians have resorted to unregistered agents to solve their problem. With ‘sky high’ fees of up to RM15,000,  they are left with no choice but to resort to these agencies which offer lower fees. In the end, many have reportedly lost huge amounts…

Department of Labor makes ‘historic’ recovery of $270K in unpaid wages
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Department of Labor makes ‘historic’ recovery of $270K in unpaid wages

Sep. 5 — The New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) has announced that $271,527 in wages has been returned to a domestic worker after an investigation by NYSDOL’s Division of Labor Standards determined the individual was chronically underpaid over the course of three years. This was one of the largest recoveries in the history…