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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…

For Indian Girls, 'Every Case of Trafficking Is a Failed Revolution' – The Diplomat
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For Indian Girls, 'Every Case of Trafficking Is a Failed Revolution' – The Diplomat

Human trafficking, an issue affecting mainly women and girls, is deeply rooted in India. Although it is difficult to measure the exact scale of the issue due to its hidden and illegal nature, thousands of women and girls are trafficked through the country every year, according to government statistics. There are many forms of human…

The New Prostitutes? What is human trafficking evolving into?
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The New Prostitutes? What is human trafficking evolving into?

Dear Global Centurion Foundation friends, we wanted to highlight a Letter to the Editor from Melissa Farley, Ph.D., Executive Director, Prostitution Research & Education, to the New York Times, regarding Robert Kolker’s article “The New Prostitutes”. Please share her thoughtful reply to your circles. There are no “new prostitutes” as Robert Kolker puts it.Instead, there…