Modern Day Slavery

Modern slavery, also known as contemporary slavery or neo-slavery, refers to the practice of holding people in bondage or servitude through force, coercion, or deception. This can take many forms, including forced labor, sex trafficking, bonded labor, and other forms of exploitation. Modern slavery is a global problem that affects millions of people around the world, and it is a violation of fundamental human rights. It is important to understand the root causes of modern slavery and to work together to end this practice.

 

 

Bringing awareness to human trafficking
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Bringing awareness to human trafficking

HENDERSON — Whether through her work as a founder of the local nonprofit Gang Free Inc. or serving as a Henderson city councilwoman, Melissa Elliott has become one of the most publicly visible figures in the area when it comes to raising awareness for issues that impact disadvantaged communities especially. With a reputation for outspokenness,…

Cleveland, Ohio Moves to Raise Awareness About Human Trafficking – USA Herald
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Cleveland, Ohio Moves to Raise Awareness About Human Trafficking – USA Herald

Across the United States, the societal plight of human trafficking continues to receive more attention than it has in previous years. This goes for both the general public and law enforcement. However, this iteration of modern-day slavery still requires much more work before its total eradication occurs. Today, human trafficking continues to impact the lives…

Twentieth-first Century Slavery: How to Stop Human Trafficking at the U.S.-Mexico Border
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Twentieth-first Century Slavery: How to Stop Human Trafficking at the U.S.-Mexico Border

Between the sixteenth and nineteenth centuries, Europe, Africa, and the Americas exchanged enslaved people through the Atlantic Slave Trade. This trade exploited the labor of more than 10 million people. In 1957, the United Nations (UN) abolished slavery in all its forms, including indentured servitude and the slave trade. Yet, human trafficking has become a…

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…

Coalition formed to combat human trafficking – The News International
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Coalition formed to combat human trafficking – The News International

LAHORE: Sustainable Social Development Organisation (SSDO) has launched CSOs coalition on combating trafficking in person and modern-day slavery in Pakistan to combat the issue of human trafficking and bonded labour. The organisations which are part of this coalition have expertise to deal with trafficking in persons. SSDO is working on combating human trafficking and bonded…

Georgia representatives oppose wage increase for farm workers
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Georgia representatives oppose wage increase for farm workers

Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-Athens, is leading 45 Congressional Representatives, including all of Georgia’s Republican representatives, in asking Labor Secretary Marty Walsh not to increase wages for H-2A temporary agricultural workers as the department normally would Georgia Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-Athens, this month wrote a letter to Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh expressing concern about what…

Answers to the top ten questions about human trafficking (#1 “What is human trafficking?”)
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Answers to the top ten questions about human trafficking (#1 “What is human trafficking?”)

Human trafficking is a serious issue that affects millions of people around the world. It is a form of modern slavery that involves the exploitation of people for labor, sexual exploitation, and other forms of exploitation.  Learning about human trafficking can help people understand the issue and its consequences, and can also help people identify…

Understanding, Preventing, and Responding to Human Trafficking
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Understanding, Preventing, and Responding to Human Trafficking

Listen to the original podcast here. Justice Today Podcast Human trafficking is an issue without a simple solution, but research on this problem is helping victims and developing tools and information to help better understand, prevent, and respond to trafficking. NIJ Scientist Mary Carlton joins host Josh Mondoro, Communications Assistant at NIJ, for a discussion…

PBJ Learning Announces New Advisory Board Member Ariane Gandy
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PBJ Learning Announces New Advisory Board Member Ariane Gandy

Co-founder of Foster Innovations joins human trafficking prevention training leadership PBJ Learning, the creator of Human Trafficking Essentials, a leading series of online human trafficking awareness and prevention courses, is pleased to announce the addition of a new member to its Advisory Board, Ariane Gandy.  She is a Co-founder of Foster Innovations, a nonprofit creating…