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Del Mar Union school board member arrested in Florida during human trafficking operation
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Del Mar Union school board member arrested in Florida during human trafficking operation

NORTH COUNTY — A longtime Del Mar Union school board member was arrested Saturday, Feb. 11, on suspicion of soliciting prostitution in Florida, officials there announced Thursday morning, Feb. 16. Scott Wooden, 60, was one of 213 people arrested during a seven-day operation — dubbed Operation Traffic Stop — that aimed to crack down on human trafficking…

Del Mar Union school board member resigns after arrest during human trafficking operation in Florida
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Del Mar Union school board member resigns after arrest during human trafficking operation in Florida

NORTH COUNTY — A longtime Del Mar Union school board member resigned Thursday hours after officials announced he had been arrested in Florida on suspicion of soliciting prostitution. Scott Wooden, 60, was one of 213 people arrested during a seven-day operation — dubbed Operation Traffic Stop — that aimed to crack down on human trafficking in Polk…

Guardian Group: 2022 Third Quarter Impact Report
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Guardian Group: 2022 Third Quarter Impact Report

Project 1591® launched on July 13th and after years of refining and testing the process and platform we are thrilled to see it actively increasing the number of people working to identify potential victims of sex trafficking. To date we have volunteers across 16 states and 5 countries outside the US that have completed training…

Bills Awaiting Gov. Newsom's Signature Could Give International Contract Workers Some Protections
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Bills Awaiting Gov. Newsom's Signature Could Give International Contract Workers Some Protections

Two bills awaiting Gov. Gavin Newsom’s signature — or veto — would broaden protections for an estimated 300,000 foreign contract workers laboring in California on work visas. While the documented abusive conditions in “guest worker” visa programs have led to calls for their termination, these bills would offer some improvements to the workers involved. AB…

California’s international contract workers could gain some protections through new bills
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California’s international contract workers could gain some protections through new bills

Two bills awaiting Gov. Gavin Newsom’s signature — or veto — would broaden protections for an estimated 300,000 foreign contract workers laboring in California on work visas. While the documented abusive conditions in “guest worker” visa programs have led to calls for their termination, these bills would offer some improvements to the workers involved. AB 364,…

Recognizing 2022 World Day Against Trafficking in Persons – Jacksonville Progress
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Recognizing 2022 World Day Against Trafficking in Persons – Jacksonville Progress

This July 30, Enough Is Enough joins thousands of organizations around the globe in recognizing World Day Against Trafficking in Persons. Human trafficking is a heinous crime impacting millions of victims annually. The sex and labor trafficking industry is second only to drug trafficking as the world’s largest criminal industry. Enough Is Enough, whose mission…

A Dire Threat to Women’s Health and Equality: Why Commercial Surrogacy is a Violation of Human Rights
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A Dire Threat to Women’s Health and Equality: Why Commercial Surrogacy is a Violation of Human Rights

In Susan Dominus’s stunning report on commercial surrogacy in Ukraine (“It’s a Terrible Thing When a Grown Person Does Not Belong to Herself,” 3 May 2022), the fraught and dangerous mental and physical impact of surrogacy on mothers is evident. Regrettably, however, Dominus did not take the opportunity to scrutinize the parallel horrors now occurring…