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Migrant tent city company accused of controversial ties
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Migrant tent city company accused of controversial ties

GardaWorld Federal Services has ties all over — from Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ migrant removal program to allegations of mistreating migrant children at the border and labor trafficking at U.S. military bases overseas. The Virginia-based company’s latest tie is to the city of Chicago, where they have a $29.3 million agreement with the city to…

Rotarians to host Red Sand Project, raising human trafficking awareness
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Rotarians to host Red Sand Project, raising human trafficking awareness

HENDERSONVILLE – The Rotary Clubs of Hendersonville and Four Seasons are partnering with other local non-profits and law enforcement to bring awareness to Human Trafficking locally and around the globe. Rotarians will sponsor the area’s second annual Red Sand Project from 4-6 p.m. July 28 at the Historic Henderson County Courthouse, and the public is…

Virginia hotel staff must take human trafficking awareness training
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Virginia hotel staff must take human trafficking awareness training

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — Hotel workers across Virginia are now required to take a training course to spot human trafficking, after a new law went into effect on July 1. The Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services created the free online course, and now every two years all hotel staff will have to be…

New protections, resources in place for victims of human trafficking
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New protections, resources in place for victims of human trafficking

(The Center Square) – Victims of human trafficking have new protections and resources in North Carolina. Definition of the crime was expanded through legislation in Senate Bill 626. Gov. Roy Cooper signed it Friday. The law gives human trafficking victims a statutory right to seek a permanent no-contact order against their trafficker, protections previously only…

Human trafficking: New strategy, new data fuel the fight in North Carolina
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Human trafficking: New strategy, new data fuel the fight in North Carolina

(The Center Square) – A confluence of recent developments is focusing attention on human trafficking in North Carolina, from a new task force devoted to coordinating law enforcement efforts to a fresh report detailing the scope of the problem. Pam Strickland, founder of the nonprofit NC Stop Human Trafficking, has been working to raise awareness…

US contractors that commit human trafficking must no longer slip through the cracks
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US contractors that commit human trafficking must no longer slip through the cracks

Startling reports from the Washington Post, NBC News and the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICRJ) last week paint a sordid picture of the reality of human trafficking carried out by some U.S. government contractors on American military bases abroad. Confiscated passports, false promises of a job, restriction of movement, horrible working conditions — a confluence of factors that points…

Ukrainian Refugees Drive Increased Human Trafficking in Poland – Providence Magazine
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Ukrainian Refugees Drive Increased Human Trafficking in Poland – Providence Magazine

With the return of armed conflict in continental Europe, the Russian Federation is committing brutalities that have characterized the most violent of warfare since ancient times.   Cold-blooded executions, brutal mass rapes, the bombings of a maternity ward and shelter for children, along with the forced displacement of roughly 500,000 Ukrainians into Russia, are just some…