Natural Resource

A natural resource is a material or substance that is derived from the environment and has economic value. Examples of natural resources include minerals, forests, water, and wildlife. These resources are often exploited for commercial purposes, such as mining, logging, or agriculture. The extraction and use of natural resources can have significant impacts on the environment and local communities. In the context of human trafficking, natural resources can be a factor that contributes to the exploitation and abuse of vulnerable populations. For example, trafficking may occur in industries such as mining or agriculture, where workers are subjected to hazardous conditions, low pay, and debt bondage. Efforts to combat human trafficking must take into account the role of natural resources in creating conditions of vulnerability and exploitation.

 

GHRC Prison Labor Report Cited as Montana Inmates Deployed to Fight Wildfire
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GHRC Prison Labor Report Cited as Montana Inmates Deployed to Fight Wildfire

Montana state officials praise fire crew with prison inmates; national report, ACLU question pay Keila SzpallerAugust 27, 2023 Daily Montanan (read original here) The Montana Department of Corrections deployed 15 inmates and three correctional officers to help fight a wildfire in the state earlier this month, the DOC said in a news release. The inmates…

Watch for the signs of human trafficking | READER COMMENTARY
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Watch for the signs of human trafficking | READER COMMENTARY

Ladies, men, teens, immigrants, divorcees – beware! The following description of domestic sex trafficking is factual and based on the course entitled “Recognizing Human Trafficking and Reporting Guidelines” offered by the Institute for Natural Resources that I took for credit to renew my nursing license in 2021. For me, it raises questions: Could any of…

Texas Governor Signs Preemption Bill, CROWN Act, and Other Legislation into Law | JD Supra
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Texas Governor Signs Preemption Bill, CROWN Act, and Other Legislation into Law | JD Supra

The Texas legislature meets only for approximately six months every other year. This session, many bills signed into law impact employers. This article summarizes some of these new laws and how they impact employment operations in the State of Texas. State Preemption of Conflicting Local Laws (AKA the “Death Star Law”) Traditionally, Texas cities had…

News from the state of Tennessee
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News from the state of Tennessee

By: State Senator Page Walley  Supporting firefighters suffering from PTSD Among many important bills we are advancing in the Senate is a proposal that seeks to reduce stigma and provide support for firefighters following a post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) diagnosis. The measure was unanimously passed in our Commerce and Labor committee. The bill allows firefighters…

Freshman Orientation: Assemblyman Toby Yurek made police work his ministry
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Freshman Orientation: Assemblyman Toby Yurek made police work his ministry

As in legislative sessions past, The Nevada Independent is publishing a series of profiles featuring the new lawmakers in the state. This is the ninth installment of more than a dozen. Check back in coming days for additional stories on new legislators’ backgrounds, interests and policy positions. ASSEMBLYMAN TOBY YUREK The freshman Republican born in…

COVID-19, Climate Change, Impunity & Conflicts Aggravating Human Trafficking – IDN-InDepthNews
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COVID-19, Climate Change, Impunity & Conflicts Aggravating Human Trafficking – IDN-InDepthNews

By Aurora Weiss VIENNA (IDN) — The COVID-19 pandemic has increased human trafficking using social networks and the Internet as a platform, Lead Author of the UNODC Global Reports on Trafficking in Persons, Fabricio Sarrica, told IDN. He was highlighting some salient aspects of the 2022 UNODC Global Report on Trafficking in Persons, the seventh…

Repression, Debt, Corruption and Human Trafficking: Hun Sen's Cambodian Legacy
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Repression, Debt, Corruption and Human Trafficking: Hun Sen's Cambodian Legacy

  Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen’s record of 38 years in power is currently exceeded by only three African despots. The presidents of Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon, and Uganda, Théodoros Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, Paul Biya, and Yoweri Museveni, have all held power for longer than Hun Sen. Like him, they are political fossils who have done…

UN notes climate change a factor in human trafficking
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UN notes climate change a factor in human trafficking

Evidence is emerging that climate-related disasters are becoming a cause of human trafficking as criminal gangs exploit a growing number of uprooted people, the UN said Tuesday. The continuing war in Ukraine is also another risk factor for increased human trafficking, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said in a report. The…

Climate-related disasters become a cause of human trafficking: UN report – WION
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Climate-related disasters become a cause of human trafficking: UN report – WION

The UN said on Tuesday that there is mounting evidence that gang-based crime is taking advantage of an increasing number of displaced people as a result of climate-related disasters. According to a report published by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the ongoing conflict in Ukraine is another risk factor for a rise in human trafficking. “Climate…

Manuel Esteban Paez Teran: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know
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Manuel Esteban Paez Teran: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

Atlanta Community Press Collective Twitter Manuel Esteban Paez Teran Manuel Esteban Teran was an activist who was shot and killed by authorities in South River Forest on January 18, 2023, after being accused of shooting a Georgia state trooper at the site of the future Atlanta Public Safety Training Center. “The man who died in…