Poverty

Poverty is a state or condition in which an individual or group lacks the resources, income, or access to opportunities to meet their basic needs, such as food, shelter, and healthcare. Poverty can be measured in various ways, including absolute poverty, which is defined as the lack of access to the minimum resources necessary to meet basic needs, and relative poverty, which is defined as the inability to participate fully in the economic and social life of a society due to a lack of resources compared to others in the same society. Poverty is a global issue that affects millions of people around the world, and it is often linked to other social and economic issues, such as inequality, unemployment, and poor health.

COMMENT: Farms, mines maintain infamy for child labour – The Chronicle
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COMMENT: Farms, mines maintain infamy for child labour – The Chronicle

The Chronicle Leonard Ncube, Victoria Falls Reporter PLANS by Government to establish a National Action Plan targeted at eliminating child labour, which is reportedly mostly prevalent in the country’s agriculture and mining sectors, are commendable. Government is signatory to international Conventions 138 and 182 promulgated under the International Labour Organisation (ILO) to address minimum age…

More Than Meets the Eye: The Immense Web of Human Trafficking and Its Vast Implications
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More Than Meets the Eye: The Immense Web of Human Trafficking and Its Vast Implications

“The existing social order is a swindle and its cherished beliefs mostly delusions.” – George Orwell  Human trafficking is an issue that takes many forms and typologies across the world and society. Traditionally, human trafficking is thought of as falling into one of two categories: sex trafficking, trafficking in persons for commercial sexual exploitation, or…

NC (Northern Cape) a human trafficking hotspot | News24
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NC (Northern Cape) a human trafficking hotspot | News24

The Northern Cape is a human trafficking hotspot, and deemed a reality in Postmasburg. “The possibility of work at Kolomela and other surrounding mines attracts people to Postmasburg with unrealistic expectations. This leads to growing informal settlements and poverty, increased drug abuse, and the potential for human trafficking. Poverty makes people more vulnerable to human…

Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire boycott chocolate industry meetings
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Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire boycott chocolate industry meetings

The world’s top cocoa-producing countries are boycotting a chocolate industry conference in response to companies’ resistance to pay enough for cocoa farmers to earn a living income. “It is about time” This week, companies representing around 80% of the global cocoa market are meeting in Brussels for the World Cocoa Foundation partnership meetings on cocoa…

Cost of living crisis will increase risk of exploitation for sex workers
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Cost of living crisis will increase risk of exploitation for sex workers

“The main driver [of sex work] is not demand, it’s not supply; it’s poverty,” – Audrey, Hookers Against Hardship campaign organizer Spiralling inflation, housing costs, and energy bills are hitting millions of people in the U.K. and around the world. Many are faced with the choice between heating and eating, and struggling to keep up…

Vital role for local government as cost of living crisis increases risk of modern slavery
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Vital role for local government as cost of living crisis increases risk of modern slavery

This article is reprinted from its original location at Hope for Justice‘s website. It was pulled from their RSS feed for your education. Visit Hope for Justice’s news page by clicking here. By Paul McAnulty, UK & Europe Programme Director at Hope for Justice Poverty is one of the major drivers that underpins exploitation, and…

The ‘money wife’, a barbaric tradition in Cross Rivers robbing underage girls of their childhoods, turning them into sex slaves
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The ‘money wife’, a barbaric tradition in Cross Rivers robbing underage girls of their childhoods, turning them into sex slaves

A barbaric tradition known as “Money wife” in a remote village in Cross river state called Becheve where girls as young as 10 years old are being sold into marriage has been uncovered. Editor’s note: here is another related story. A Twitter user by name Tunde Onakoya who runs a Non-Governmental Organisation running a program…

Red Deer News Now: Local non-profit A Better World heads to Africa this week for first team humanitarian trip in three years
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Red Deer News Now: Local non-profit A Better World heads to Africa this week for first team humanitarian trip in three years

The local non-profit organization A Better World (ABW) will be heading to Africa this Thursday for their first team trip in almost three years. Based out of Lacombe, the international development organization has completed various humanitarian projects in over 15 countries over the past 32 years, in education, healthcare, and clean water systems, with the goal of…

Red Deer News Now: Local non-profit A Better World heads to Africa this week for first team humanitarian trip in three years
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Red Deer News Now: Local non-profit A Better World heads to Africa this week for first team humanitarian trip in three years

The local non-profit organization A Better World (ABW) will be heading to Africa this Thursday for their first team trip in almost three years. Based out of Lacombe, the international development organization has completed various humanitarian projects in over 15 countries over the past 32 years, in education, healthcare, and clean water systems, with the goal of breaking the cycle of poverty.

Modern slavery – Millennium Post
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Modern slavery – Millennium Post

When incidents of forced labour or sex trafficking hit the headlines, the law-enforcing machinery suddenly gets into a firefighting mode. Victims are rescued and success stories circulate. But the magnitude of human trafficking and its disastrous impact on people and society often go unnoticed. According to an UNDOC report, the most common forms of human…