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EDITORIAL: Why It's Time To Stop Idolizing The British Monarch
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EDITORIAL: Why It's Time To Stop Idolizing The British Monarch

ByEyes on Trafficking News

It seemed the whole nation of the United Kingdom stopped in its tracks when it was announced that Queen Elizabeth II had died peacefully on Sept. 8. While it is always sad to hear of someone who was so beloved passing, many Americans have taken to Twitter and TikTok to make thousands of jokes about…

Drought Is Becoming A Crisis for GENDER EQUALITY – Byline Times
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Drought Is Becoming A Crisis for GENDER EQUALITY – Byline Times

ByEyes on Trafficking News

Sian Norris reports how news that East Africa’s drought is entering its fifth year spells danger for women and girls International development charities are warning the ongoing drought in East Africa threatens to rollback progress on gender equality, with girls at increased risk of child marriage and other forms of gender-based violence. Byline Times revealed…

UNICEF picks holes in Nigeria's childcare indicators – TheNiche
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UNICEF picks holes in Nigeria's childcare indicators – TheNiche

ByEyes on Trafficking News

UNICEF picks holes as Nigeria still has a long way to go By Jeph Ajobaju, Chief Copy Editor “The picture is a mixed one. While there has been some good progress – and we should celebrate that – we still have a long way to go towards ensuring the well-being of children in Nigeria” –…

Global Food Crisis Increases Forced Child Marriage – Eminetra Canada
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Global Food Crisis Increases Forced Child Marriage – Eminetra Canada

ByEyes on Trafficking News

OTTAWA — A global food crisis exacerbated by the war in Ukraine is leading to more underage girls being forced into marriage, Canadian aid agencies warn. Plan International Canada said there has been an alarming rise in the number of teenage girls in developing countries who are being forced into marriage because their families cannot…

The United States’ Practice of Forced Labor at Home and Abroad: Truth and Facts (Part One)
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The United States’ Practice of Forced Labor at Home and Abroad: Truth and Facts (Part One)

ByEyes on Trafficking News

BEIJING, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) — The United States’ Practice of Forced Labor at Home and Abroad: Truth and Facts August 2022 Introduction Over the years, the United States has concocted the biggest lies of the century such as the so-called “genocide” and “forced labor” in Xinjiang, in an attempt to smear and contain China. It…

UNICEF: Drought Forcing More Girls Into Child Marriage In Horn Of Africa – Forbes
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UNICEF: Drought Forcing More Girls Into Child Marriage In Horn Of Africa – Forbes

ByEyes on Trafficking News

  UNICEF warns of a significant jump in the number of adolescent girls being forced into early marriage and Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) as the region’s worst drought in 40 years pushes families to the edge. Girls as young as age 12 are being forced into child marriage at “alarming rates” in the Horn of…

Guest Worker Visas and Labor Trafficking: Weaknesses in the H2 Visa Programs
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Guest Worker Visas and Labor Trafficking: Weaknesses in the H2 Visa Programs

ByAdam Zarnowski

Exploitation is practically written into immigration and foreign labor policy Original document: March 12, 2022 We offer this article in audio form. It’s generated by a program; apologies for any weirdness. Introduction Where immigration policy and anti-human trafficking initiatives meet, loopholes are often created that allow for the continued exploitation and trafficking of foreign laborers…

Where Will The Children Go?
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Where Will The Children Go?

ByTheresa Ryan-Rouger

“The child refugee influx is greater than anyone imagined” War creates opportunities for human traffickers willing to exploit women and children for sex and labour. This is a humanitarian crisis. It should not be a human trafficking crisis. But in reality, it is a human trafficking crisis, because child refugees are vulnerable, very vulnerable. There…