Get 15% off your Human Trafficking Essentials – Online Mastery Certificate Course when you subscribe to our newsletter. Dismiss
Travel is the act of moving from one place to another, typically for leisure, work, or other purposes. Travel can involve different modes of transportation, such as cars, planes, trains, or ships, and can be either domestic, within one’s own country, or international, to another country. Travel can also involve staying in different types of accommodations, such as hotels, hostels, or private homes. The purpose of travel can vary, from exploring new places and cultures, to visiting friends and family, to attending conferences or other events. Travel can be an enjoyable and enriching experience, but can also involve risks and challenges, such as illness, theft, or natural disasters.
RICHMOND, Va. — Hotels in Central Virginia will begin charging an additional 2% fee on nightly rates starting Saturday. The Richmond Tourism Improvement District (TID) impacts hotels in Hanover, the town of Ashland, Richmond, Henrico and Chesterfield with 41 rooms or more who will implement the new tax. The funds will go to Richmond Region…
Here is our recorded meeting link and chat notes for our June 2023 TC 5 Stones meeting! Our 5 Stones meeting this June consisted of some law enforcement updates and then a panel discussion of how trafficking and trauma interrelate. Experts on the panel included Rev. Yevette Christy, Servant-Survivor; Heather’Amelia Johnson, LPC; Mridu Adhikari, MSW; and Carolina Utz, CSC,…
Dr. Lisbeth Iglesias-Ríos joins the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to discuss why we must advocate for better workplace conditions for the people who grow our food. Iglesias-Ríos, researcher at the University of Michigan and a co-investigator of the Michigan Farmworker Project, also talks about being raised by two strong women, her winding…
Editor’s note: We are non-partisan. Children are being hurt. Please, watch, read, learn, and act accordingly. Hearing Date: Wednesday 04/26/2023 – 3:00 PM Hearing Location: 2141 Rayburn House Office Building The hearing, “The Biden Border Crisis: Exploitation of Unaccompanied Alien Children,” will examine the unprecedented surge of unaccompanied alien children at the southwest border and…
The seminar, held at the Pearl Hotel in Phuket Town, was organised by the Phuket Provincial Office of Social Development and Human Security (MSDHS Phuket) to explain the “National Referral Mechanism” (NRM) ‒ a legal mechanism enacted to ensure that all relevant officials are involved in dealing with the problem of human trafficking. Pariyat Khaepheng,…
Beacon Bags, in partnership with Cornwall Police Services and Victim Services, held an information session at Cornwall Pentecostal Church on human trafficking in Ontario. The event was open to the public and livestreamed on the Beacon Bags Facebook page. Human trafficking is a crime where traffickers exploit and profit from adults and children by coercing…
The US Department of State (DOS) has described the trafficking of humans through casinos across Asia as a growing concern, with the practice particularly prevalent in Special Economic Zones and border towns such as Sihanoukville in Cambodia and the infamous “Golden Triangle”. The issue was outlined in the department’s 2023 Trafficking in Persons Report,…
Photo by Anna Gustafson When Feliciano Velasco Rojas and Luis Guzman Rojas left their homes in Mexico and traveled to North Carolina for work in 2017, they did so to support their families and earn enough money to pay for sick relatives’ medication. Instead, they faced a nightmare situation in which they were trafficked from…
WEST MONROE, La. (KTVE/KARD)- Human trafficking is defined as the crime of using force, fraud, or coercion to compel a person into commercial sex acts or labor against his or her will and unfortunately that is on the rise here in Louisiana. According to The Human Trafficking Prevention Resource center of Louisiana in 2022, 992…
COLUMBIA — Dozens of people in Mexico were lured to South Carolina to work for a Lexington County agricultural labor company where they were forced to work long hours, denied the pay they had been promised and had their passports and immigration documents confiscated by their employer, according to statements in federal court June 13. One…
| Cookie | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-analytics | 11 months | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-functional | 11 months | The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessary | 11 months | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-others | 11 months | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-performance | 11 months | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". |
| viewed_cookie_policy | 11 months | The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. It does not store any personal data. |
Find the largest collection of curated articles and resources from around the globe.
We are interested in publishing your materials. Contact us.