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The Trafficking in Persons Office Announces Recipients of the 2022 Program to End Modern Slavery
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The Trafficking in Persons Office Announces Recipients of the 2022 Program to End Modern Slavery

The Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (TIP Office) is pleased to announce seven new awards under the Program to End Modern Slavery (PEMS).  Starting October 1, 2022, these programs will implement innovative and transformative approaches to combat human trafficking, including a focus on financial inclusion in Malawi, Zambia, and Zimbabwe; climate and displacement…

How internet price hikes are endangering Lebanon’s kafala workers
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How internet price hikes are endangering Lebanon’s kafala workers

The 95% drop in value of Lebanon’s currency has taken its toll on migrant workers, leaving many unable to cover basic living costs.  Now that internet prices are set to double, migrant rights organizations and activists are concerned about what further isolation could mean for the safety of migrant domestic workers.  The kafala system  Under…

Forgetting Fear: The Dangerous Journey of Visa-Free Migrants to the U.S. : Tico Times
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Forgetting Fear: The Dangerous Journey of Visa-Free Migrants to the U.S. : Tico Times

Some 40 migrants advance in a group towards an illegal crossing on Venezuela’s border with Colombia, the first stop on a visa-free journey to the United States on an odyssey on foot that will include the dangerous Darien Gap. “Fear is sometimes forgotten in order to get better things in life,” Eiden Serrada, an 18-year-old…

Trafficking victims could be sent to Rwanda because of flawed screening process
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Trafficking victims could be sent to Rwanda because of flawed screening process

Lawyers have raised the alarm over the possibility of trafficking victims being sent to Rwanda by the U.K. government to have their asylum claims processed, thanks to an “inherently flawed” screening process. Trafficking victims caught up in inhumane plan The government has come under intense criticism for its plan to send people attempting to cross…

How can we detect and report human trafficking? Ask the lawyer – Daily Breeze
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How can we detect and report human trafficking? Ask the lawyer – Daily Breeze

By RON SOKOL | [email protected] | Daily Breeze PUBLISHED: June 20, 2022 at 11:37 a.m. June 20, 2022 at 11:38 a.m. Q: Can you please get the word out – human trafficking must be combatted! There are signs people can look for and report. – F.M., Santa Monica A: The signs of human trafficking may include: an appearance of…

Leicester garment workers inform action plan to improve their lives
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Leicester garment workers inform action plan to improve their lives

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. A study into the lives and working conditions of Leicester garment workers has identified nine key areas that the sector can improve upon….

Coalition demands end to means testing of legal aid for survivors of trafficking
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Coalition demands end to means testing of legal aid for survivors of trafficking

Hope for Justice, as part of a coalition of trafficking and legal experts, is…

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