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.

 

 

 

Inside the Government’s Failing Program to Protect Farmworkers
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Inside the Government’s Failing Program to Protect Farmworkers

Editor’s Note: This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center for Crisis Reporting and was originally published by Investigate Midwest.   In early 2019 in Illinois, a farmworker, his wife and his son lived in a moldy house. Attempting to keep the winter cold at bay, he’d spray-foamed the windows shut. The toilet often malfunctioned. Unlike most farmworker housing,…

Oman, US discuss countering human trafficking – Muscat Daily
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Oman, US discuss countering human trafficking – Muscat Daily

Muscat – H E Sheikh Khalifa bin Ali al Harthy, Undersecretary for Diplomatic Affairs in Foreign Ministry, met Uzra Zeya, US Undersecretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy and Human Rights, at the Foreign Ministry on Wednesday. During the meeting, they discussed aspects of bilateral cooperation between the two countries and ways to enhance these….

Chippewa Falls High School hosts human trafficking awareness event – WEAU
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Chippewa Falls High School hosts human trafficking awareness event – WEAU

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) – Thursday, Chippewa Falls High School partners with Fierce Freedom to present a human trafficking awareness event. With the nationwide rise of human trafficking, Chippewa Falls school district officials wants the community to be in the know. “The Cardinal Community Learning Center decided to partner with Fierce Freedom this past fall…

Two University of Richmond Students Receive Grants for Projects Focused on Human-Wildlife Interaction and Human Trafficking
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Two University of Richmond Students Receive Grants for Projects Focused on Human-Wildlife Interaction and Human Trafficking

UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND — Two University of Richmond seniors — Ngan Bui and Elspeth Collard — have each received $10,000 Davis Projects for Peace grants. Projects for Peace is an initiative supporting college students on grassroots projects designed to build peace. It’s only the second time since the program’s inception in 2007 that two UR…

Virginia Prosecutor’s Human Trafficking Toolkit
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Virginia Prosecutor’s Human Trafficking Toolkit

Download Toolkit PDF here Since 2007, over 3,500 trafficking victims have been identified in the Commonwealth of Virginia, resulting in 1,689 cases of human trafficking. Victims in these cases ranged from minors to adults, males to females, and victims of both labor and sex trafficking. This toolkit is intended to be a resource to help…

Tulsa airport working to fight human trafficking through federal Blue Lightning Initiative
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Tulsa airport working to fight human trafficking through federal Blue Lightning Initiative

From Staff Reports All employees at Tulsa International Airport will be equipped to help authorities identify and combat human trafficking through a federal partnership with the Department of Homeland Security. The Blue Lightning Initiative, already in action across the U.S., was announced in Tulsa on Thursday by airport officials along with a Homeland Security representative….

Human Trafficking in Kenya: A Nonprofit Takes Aim
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Human Trafficking in Kenya: A Nonprofit Takes Aim

Imagine a seven-year-old girl, spending her days not in school, but cooking and cleaning for a family in a wealthy suburb. Or a young mother struggling to make ends meet, lured away from her children by an employment agency and forced into sex work abroad. For millions of people, this is a reality. Human trafficking…

Ministry urges regions to intensify dissemination on human trafficking – ANTARA News
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Ministry urges regions to intensify dissemination on human trafficking – ANTARA News

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Women Workers Rights and Human Trafficking Assistant Deputy at the Women’s Empowerment and Child Protection Ministry Priyadi Santosa urged village officials to intensify dissemination on human trafficking. This understanding on human trafficking is important due to high urbanization that is not followed by adequate knowledge among those arriving. This condition causes many…

A fake reality show trailer shines light on the real issue of US child marriage
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A fake reality show trailer shines light on the real issue of US child marriage

JTA — A three-minute trailer teases a new reality show called “Unseen Housewives,” and features women describing their experiences as child brides in forced marriages. “I was groomed by a pedophile at age 14 and married by age 16,” one of four young women in the trailer tells the camera. “I turned into a housewife…