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Migration refers to the movement of people from one place to another, typically for the purpose of settling in a new location. Migration can occur for a variety of reasons, including economic, political, social, and environmental factors. Some people migrate voluntarily, while others may be forced to migrate due to conflict, persecution, or other circumstances. Migration can have both positive and negative impacts on individuals and communities, and it is a complex and often controversial issue.
The U.K. is failing to provide adequate support for trafficking victims, according to the 2022 Trafficking in Persons report. The report is particularly critical of how the government penalizes victims who […]
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The migrants come from Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador and were turned over to authorities. The incident comes after more than 50 migrants were found dead in a semi-trailer in Texas last month. Almost 100 migrants were left abandoned in a freight trailer on a highway in Mexico and had to break their way out…
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) was among the 20 House Republicans who voted on Tuesday against a bill that seeks to combat human trafficking. The legislation, titled the Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act, passed in a 401-20 vote, with all opposition coming from Republicans. Eight Republicans and one Democrat did not vote. Gaetz,…
A recent report has shed new light on how temporary work visa programs providing migrant laborers with employment in the United States are ripe for abuse, often leading to forced labor and other forms of human trafficking. Between January 2018 and December 2020, the Polaris Project’s National Human Trafficking Hotline identified almost 16,000 labor trafficking…
26 July 2022 New Partnership To Bring Remote Work Opportunities to Displaced Ukrainians Through a new partnership with Upwork, a freelancing platform, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) is helping displaced Ukrainians find remote, online work, facilitating their entry into the job market. IOM will identify displaced jobseekers in Ukraine and neighbouring countries with the…
25 July 2022 In our latest blog, Cristina Patriarca shares the conclusions from a 3-year project working to improve access to remedy for migrant workers. Image credit: Bannafarsai_Stock, via Shutterstock. Modern slavery in supply chains is a widespread, world-wide problem. Regardless of international labour standards and frameworks, “low-skilled” migrant workers are particularly vulnerable to exploitation…
A CORK man helping in the fight against child trafficking voiced concern that the safety of vulnerable children is being left to the public, and is calling for much stronger action by authorities in Ireland. JP O’Sullivan from MECPATHS (Mercy Efforts for Child Protection Against Trafficking with the Hospitality Sector) offers training to help those…
VALLEY MILLS, Texas (KWTX) – Nine suspected victims of human trafficking were rescued during a traffic stop Saturday evening. A Valley Mills Police officer stopped a 2009 Honda Pilot at around 10 p.m. July 23 for a defective headlight near the Out of Town Ball Fields on State Hwy 6 The vehicle was occupied by…
The Gambia, 25 July 2022 – After dropping out of secondary school, employment opportunities for Fatou*, a single mother, were difficult to come by. Knowing this, one of her friends reached out to inform her about the ‘opportunity of a lifetime’. “She told me that there’s a country where Gambian women can easily find work,…
MORE than 3000 people – including asylum seekers – have been held in police cells for up to 72 hours under immigration powers over the past five years, new figures reveal. The latest statistics, released under freedom of information legislation, show the majority of people held in police cells for “immigration purposes” are from countries…
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