Travel

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.

 

 

 

Texas Human Trafficking Prevention Coordinating Council Meeting
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Texas Human Trafficking Prevention Coordinating Council Meeting

ByBilly Joe Cain

Human Trafficking Prevention Task force newsletter, Part One Happy January! It is great to see so many human trafficking awareness efforts across the state this month!  We were disappointed that we had to change our taskforce meeting to a virtual one, but were so glad to see all many of you from across the state as we renewed our commitment…

Psychology Today Interview with PBJ Learning’s Founders
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Psychology Today Interview with PBJ Learning’s Founders

ByBilly Joe Cain

Spreading awareness and knowledge through Psychology Today We are honored to have been interviewed by Mackenzie Littledale, who writes the “From Margin to Mainstream” blog for Psychology Today.  She spent well over an hour with us, covering so many topics. We can’t shut up when we start going, so the conversation flowed from one idea…

Child Trafficking: Myth vs. Fact
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Child Trafficking: Myth vs. Fact

ByEyes on Trafficking News

Trafficking, according to the United Nations, involves three main elements[ii]: ACTION. The act: Recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring, or receipt of persons. MEANS. The means: Threat or use of force, coercion, abduction, fraud, deception, abuse of power or vulnerability, or giving payments or benefits to a person in control of the victim. PURPOSE. The purpose: For…

Nigeria Takes Steps to Stop Migrant Smuggling
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Nigeria Takes Steps to Stop Migrant Smuggling

ByEyes on Trafficking News

Abuja (Nigeria) 16 December 2021 – The smuggling of migrants is a big business in Nigeria with criminal networks charging large sums of money to move people in and out of the West African country or facilitate their transit. In recognition of the  magnitude of this crime, its impact on the security of the country…

Why we fear the young are at risk of exploitation
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Why we fear the young are at risk of exploitation

ByEyes on Trafficking News

The Covid-19 recovery continues. Unemployment keeps falling, employment keeps rising and vacancies have hit record highs. Wages are actually rising for employees within hospitality, food processing, warehousing and lorry driving. This applies even for one of the groups hit hardest by the pandemic: young people (aged 16 to 24).

General Assembly reaffirms commitment to combat human trafficking
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General Assembly reaffirms commitment to combat human trafficking

ByEyes on Trafficking News

Abdulla Shahid was speaking at the opening of a two-day high-level meeting to review progress in implementing the UN Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons, adopted by the General Assembly in July 2010. 

The Power of a Global Strategy: Local Partners Quickly Help Kenyan Woman Despite Borders
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The Power of a Global Strategy: Local Partners Quickly Help Kenyan Woman Despite Borders

ByEyes on Trafficking News

Breaking News: This week, Rescue:Freedom Regional Coordinator of Africa and Spain shared an exciting update about our Local Partners working together to bring hope and freedom to a woman from Kenya.  Last week, our Executive Director at our Local Partner’s in Ethiopia contacted us to say that a woman he knew from Kenya had reached […]

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New Project to Counter Migrant Smuggling
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New Project to Counter Migrant Smuggling

ByEyes on Trafficking News

Vienna (Austria) 2 November 2021 – A two-year project to combat organized crime groups that smuggle migrants over multiple continents to North America is underway in thirteen countries. The STARSOM initiative will support States along the main smuggling routes to work together to respond to migrant smuggling while protecting the lives and upholding the rights…

Increase in Regular Migration Options
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Increase in Regular Migration Options

ByEyes on Trafficking News

Vienna (Austria) 21 October 2021 – “If you have to leave your country very urgently to save your life, there is often no other way than to use a smuggler,” says a 30-year-old man who had to pay 15,000 USD to get to Europe.   “We used all sorts of transport – plane, car, boat,…