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.

Collective Liberty Launches Billboard in Times Square, Aiming to Change Public Narrative Around Human Trafficking – PR Newswire
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Collective Liberty Launches Billboard in Times Square, Aiming to Change Public Narrative Around Human Trafficking – PR Newswire

NEW YORK, Aug. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Award-winning national anti-trafficking organization Collective Liberty launched a summer billboard in Times Square in partnership with Neutron Media and generous donors. The ad is featured beside the NASDAQ ad space and above the Netflix ad Space in the prominent central location of Times Square. The campaign coincides with…

Snoqualmie to use prison labor in WASHINGTON STATE public works department
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Snoqualmie to use prison labor in WASHINGTON STATE public works department

Unable to find seasonal public works employees this summer, the City of Snoqualmie has turned to correctional inmates — signing an agreement with the state Department of Corrections (DOC) that will pay inmates less than $2 an hour. While the city has no control over the pay-rate, city councilmembers, in a 6-1 vote, approved a…

Weir: CEO of Ranch Hands Rescue discusses human trafficking – Cross Timbers Gazette
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Weir: CEO of Ranch Hands Rescue discusses human trafficking – Cross Timbers Gazette

Ranch Hands Rescue (RHR), in Argyle, is a human and animal sanctuary founded on hope and healing for the long-term recovery of trauma victims, special needs animals, and male survivors of sex trafficking. The RHR Counseling Center specializes in treating more complex trauma cases, such as victims of severe and repetitive abuse and people not…

Supporting people displaced from Ukraine with safe employment: launch of new guidance
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Supporting people displaced from Ukraine with safe employment: launch of new guidance

1 August 2022 At Anti-Slavery International we continue to be concerned about the risk of modern slavery to those who have fled Ukraine. That’s why we have been working collaboratively with the Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) alongside businesses, other civil society actors and wider networks to develop guidelines for supporting the safe employment of people…

Ponca Tribe partners with Red Sand Project to raise human trafficking awareness – Norfolk Daily News
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Ponca Tribe partners with Red Sand Project to raise human trafficking awareness – Norfolk Daily News

An estimated 40.3 million people worldwide, including in Northeast Nebraska, are victims of human trafficking. Many victims don’t know they are being trafficked and others are looking for a way out. And according to area trafficking and domestic violence advocates, all too many victims and survivors of trafficking “fall through the cracks.” So, as a…

Visa 'Intended to Help' Pornhub, MindGeek Monetize Child Porn: Ruling – Variety
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Visa 'Intended to Help' Pornhub, MindGeek Monetize Child Porn: Ruling – Variety

In a setback for Visa in a case alleging the payment processor is liable for the distribution of child pornography on Pornhub and other sites operated by parent company MindGeek, a federal judge ruled that it was reasonable to conclude that Visa knowingly facilitated the criminal activity. On Friday, July 29, U.S. District Judge Cormac…

Russia and China use human trafficking, it’s not just a human rights issue—it’s a global security issue – The Hill
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Russia and China use human trafficking, it’s not just a human rights issue—it’s a global security issue – The Hill

July 30 is World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, and as the West builds its strategies to counter Russia and China’s increasingly coordinated military aggressions and invasive intelligence operations, we would do well to take a closer look at how human trafficking fuels both of these state-controlled economies—and revisit a human rights tool that could help us address security threats by hitting…

Human trafficking: ‘All-out assault’ on rights, safety and dignity, says UN chief
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Human trafficking: ‘All-out assault’ on rights, safety and dignity, says UN chief

Human trafficking is a horrific crime and “an all-out assault on people’s rights, safety and dignity,” Secretary-General António Guterres said on Friday, the eve of World Day Against Trafficking in Persons.

Howard County Releases 2021-2022 Human Trafficking Report and Ambitious Plan for 2023 – Howard County Government
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Howard County Releases 2021-2022 Human Trafficking Report and Ambitious Plan for 2023 – Howard County Government

The annual report highlights the key efforts led by the Office of Human Trafficking Prevention in 2021 and 2022. This includes securing new competitive federal funding that expanded the capacity of Howard County Police to proactively investigate trafficking cases and bringing TurnAround on board as the new direct service provider for trafficking victims. OHTP also…

Gaetz among 20 House Republicans who voted against anti-human trafficking bill | The Hill
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Gaetz among 20 House Republicans who voted against anti-human trafficking bill | The Hill

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,…