Sports

Sports are a popular form of recreation and competition all around the world. They can be played individually or as part of a team, and there are many different types of sports to choose from. Some popular sports in Nigeria include soccer, basketball, and athletics (track and field). Other popular sports in the country include boxing, wrestling, and cricket. Nigeria has a strong tradition of producing talented athletes who have competed at the highest levels of international competition, including the Olympic Games and various world championships.

 

 

OSU students holding fashion show to combat human trafficking
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OSU students holding fashion show to combat human trafficking

A student organization at Ohio State University is holding a fashion show Sunday evening to combat human trafficking in Ohio. The Unchained OSU Fashion Show, organized by a student group of the same name, will use fashion to tell the story of a survivor of human trafficking and raise funds for a special scholarship for…

Unfair competition under the USMCA: The case of migrant workers on US farms – Brookings
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Unfair competition under the USMCA: The case of migrant workers on US farms – Brookings

The protection of labor rights is central to sustainable and inclusive supply chains under the USMCA— wherever the work takes place. The USMCA offers new mechanisms to address the unfair competition created by the suppression of workers’ rights, so long as the abuses occur in Mexico. Yet there are serious violations of labor standards in…

Children among 59 people killed in sailboat crash off Italy's coast – The Guardian
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Children among 59 people killed in sailboat crash off Italy's coast – The Guardian

Fifty-nine people, including a newborn baby and other children, have died after a wooden sailing boat believed to be carrying refugees wrecked against rocks off the coast of Italy’s Calabria region. Many of the bodies were reported to have washed up on a tourist beach near Steccato di Cutro, while others were found at sea….

Human trafficking has many faces | News, Sports, Jobs – Morning Journal
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Human trafficking has many faces | News, Sports, Jobs – Morning Journal

I was visiting my two youngest daughters when they lived in North Carolina a few years ago. As I walked through the local Wally-World I was approached by a young man. He was a stranger to me, and I have no idea to this day why he chose to strike up a conversation with me….

Report all signs of human trafficking | News, Sports, Jobs – Marietta Times
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Report all signs of human trafficking | News, Sports, Jobs – Marietta Times

Human trafficking is a relatively recent term to describe an age-old crime. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security defines it as “the use of force, fraud or coercion to obtain some type of labor or commercial sex act. “Every year, millions of men, women, and children are trafficked worldwide — including right here in the…

Nearly 350 arrests made during human trafficking, sex crimes operation in Phoenix area – FOX 10 Phoenix
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Nearly 350 arrests made during human trafficking, sex crimes operation in Phoenix area – FOX 10 Phoenix

PHOENIX – As people from all over the country traveled to Arizona for the Super Bowl and the WM Phoenix Open, police say nearly 350 arrests were made in connection to an operation that targeted human trafficking and sex crimes. According to Phoenix Police, officers from multiple law enforcement agencies conducted the operation between Jan….

'I had nowhere to go': Labor traffickers are taking advantage of the Massachusetts housing crisis
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'I had nowhere to go': Labor traffickers are taking advantage of the Massachusetts housing crisis

For eight months, Julio worked as a landscaper in Western Massachusetts, hauling rocks, digging ditches and pulling weeds about 70 hours a week, earning less than two dollars an hour. At night, tired and hungry, the Guatemalan immigrant would be driven back to his employer’s suburban home, where he would head down to the basement…

Webinar: Germany’s New Law On Corporate Supply Chain Due Diligence
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Webinar: Germany’s New Law On Corporate Supply Chain Due Diligence

Mekong Club does amazing work. We are publishing their webinar to bring attention to it here. Please get involved with Mekong Club (sign up for their newsletter here). The rest of this is from their communications or the YouTube page for this video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2J0Qtyvc_tA Presentation Download the presentation here. Email from Mekong Greetings from the…

Sanders signs executive order addressing human trafficking
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Sanders signs executive order addressing human trafficking

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) – Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed an executive order to address human trafficking on Feb. 14. According to the executive order, the Secretary of the Department of Human Services will coordinate with the governor’s executive cabinet to develop an approach to address human trafficking, support the victims and prosecute the criminals….

What you need to know about the latest NCAA legal battle
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What you need to know about the latest NCAA legal battle

6:30 AM ET The NCAA returns to a federal courtroom Wednesday to continue its fight against one of the many current challenges to its amateurism-based business model. If this slow march toward something more akin to professional sports is starting to feel to you like the equivalent of an 18-play, 14-minute drive engineered by a…