Partner

A partner is a person who is involved in a close personal or professional relationship with another person. In a personal context, a partner can refer to a spouse or romantic partner. In a professional context, a partner can refer to a member of a business partnership or law firm. Partners often share responsibilities, resources, and decision-making power in their relationship. The term partner can also be used more broadly to refer to any two people or organizations who are working together towards a common goal or objective.

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

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…

Hidden in Plain Sight: The Reality of Human Trafficking – The Crozet Gazette
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Hidden in Plain Sight: The Reality of Human Trafficking – The Crozet Gazette

Most people think of human trafficking as a faraway problem, a misery confined to big cities or lonely deserts where organized networks of criminals use violence and drugs to collect souls. The residents of quiet communities like Crozet might believe the buying and selling of persons can be happening only somewhere else, not here, but…

Canyon Crest Academy students campaign for international human rights – KPBS
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Canyon Crest Academy students campaign for international human rights – KPBS

From their North County campus, a group of San Diego high school students is fighting for human rights around the world. The COVID-19 pandemic shortage of products not only exposed failures in the international supply chain but also alleged human rights abuses of foreign workers. The abuses are alleged against American companies doing business in…

Gender Consultant advises families to raise boys to appreciate girls, women | News Ghana
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Gender Consultant advises families to raise boys to appreciate girls, women | News Ghana

Dr Miriam R. Iddrisu, a Social Development and Gender Consultant, has advised families to raise boys to appreciate and respect girls and women. She said it was important for boys to be trained to appreciate that girls and women were equal partners, had potentials, rights and entitlements to support their growth. Dr Iddrisu gave the…

ATEST Recommendations to U.S. Trade Representative on Developing a Forced Labor Trade Policy
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ATEST Recommendations to U.S. Trade Representative on Developing a Forced Labor Trade Policy

Terry FitzPatrick August 5, 2022 The Honorable Katherine Tai U.S. Trade Representative Washington, DC Electronic Submission to Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov Docket Number USTR–2022–0006 Re: Trade Strategy to Combat Forced Labor Dear Ambassador Tai, Thank you for your leadership in the battle against forced labor by announcing that your office will develop a Forced Labor…

Turkmenistan: new harvest findings and how governments should address forced labour in Turkmenistan
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Turkmenistan: new harvest findings and how governments should address forced labour in Turkmenistan

18 July 2022 In the latest blog, Ruslan Myatiev, founder of Turkmen.news, details the latest findings from the Turkmen cotton harvest. Image credit: em_concepts via Shutterstock. Every year, thousands of people in Turkmenistan are forced into the fields to pick cotton. Despite campaigning and public pressure, the 2021 cotton harvest in Turkmenistan was no exception…

FTS Launches First Community Liberation Initiative Training in Vietnam
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FTS Launches First Community Liberation Initiative Training in Vietnam

The Free the Slaves Community Liberation Toolkit (CLT) continues to provide learning opportunities for anti-slavery grassroots organizations worldwide. Following the loosening of the COVID-19 restrictions around the globe, FTS conducted the first in-person training to 14 Vietnamese organizations in Ba Vi province, Vietnam, last July 12 – 14, 2022. Training local groups in Vietnam plays…

HSI, IRS-CI Train German, Swiss Officials on Human Trafficking Investigative Techniques
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HSI, IRS-CI Train German, Swiss Officials on Human Trafficking Investigative Techniques

As the United Nations prepares to commemorate World Day Against Trafficking in Persons July 30, a team of U.S. federal investigators from Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the IRS Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) are in Frankfurt, Germany, this week to train German law enforcement counterparts on the latest investigative techniques to combat human trafficking. U.S. Mission Germany hosted…