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MTV’s Korean Drama Butterfly to Raise Awareness on Human Trafficking
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MTV’s Korean Drama Butterfly to Raise Awareness on Human Trafficking

An unfortunate social reality in the Asia-Pacific is that it accounts for the lion’s share of the world’s human trafficking: according to the United Nations, 56 percent to be exact. Globally, the number of victims is around 2.5 million people, mainly women and children. In an effort to stem this human rights atrocity, MTV EXIT…

US government increases investment in Jamaica to US$34 million – CNW Network
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US government increases investment in Jamaica to US$34 million – CNW Network

The United States government will increase its commitment to Jamaica, providing US$34 million for violence reduction, human trafficking prevention, cybersecurity, energy security, and economic development initiatives. Ambassador Victoria Nuland, undersecretary of state for political affairs, provided details at the recent US-Jamaica Strategic Dialogue at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade in downtown Kingston….

FACT SHEET: Vice President Harris Launches New Initiatives to Strengthen U.S. – Philippines Alliance
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FACT SHEET: Vice President Harris Launches New Initiatives to Strengthen U.S. – Philippines Alliance

The United States and the Philippines enjoy an alliance and partnership based on deep historical, economic, and cultural ties, and our shared democratic values.  The United States and the Philippines stand together as friends, partners, and allies.  Now and always, the U.S. commitment to the defense of the Philippines is ironclad, and we are committed…

Organisation using mobile courts to raise awareness about human trafficking – Malawi 24
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Organisation using mobile courts to raise awareness about human trafficking – Malawi 24

River of Life Organisation has stepped up efforts in the fight against trafficking in persons as it is facilitating mobile courts right in the communities where such cases occurred in Phalombe district. Speaking in an interview, organisation’s project officer Richard Muluzi said the organisation believes that people will be absorbing faster things such as laws…

ATEST Requests Biden-Harris Administration Dedicate $1.25 Billion to Combat Human Trafficking in Fiscal Year 2024
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ATEST Requests Biden-Harris Administration Dedicate $1.25 Billion to Combat Human Trafficking in Fiscal Year 2024

ATEST Requests Biden-Harris Administration Dedicate $1.25 Billion to Combat Human Trafficking in Fiscal Year 2024 October 5, 2022 • 12:42 pm • Terry FitzPatrick WASHINGTON – The scale of forced labor is increasing worldwide, and the Alliance to End Slavery and Trafficking (ATEST) is recommending the U.S. government increase funding to meet the growing human…

CNN op-ed: Five reasons I’m optimistic despite grim new statistics on forced labor
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CNN op-ed: Five reasons I’m optimistic despite grim new statistics on forced labor

Editor’s note: there are multiple videos on the original post’s page here. Terry FitzPatrick is director of the Alliance to End Slavery and Trafficking, a coalition of US-based organizations working to prevent and combat forced labor and human trafficking in more than 100 countries. He is writing in his personal capacity as an expert with…

International efforts to end human trafficking – Lewiston Sun Journal
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International efforts to end human trafficking – Lewiston Sun Journal

Human trafficking, also known as “trafficking in persons,” is not new. I’m particularly concerned about trafficked children. In early America, orphaned Irish children were bought to become workers on homesteads and in brothels and pubs. In the 1950s, Native American children in South Dakota were bought for ten dollars. Many were kidnapped, abused, and then…

Cox: Human traffickers target youngsters on social media – Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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Cox: Human traffickers target youngsters on social media – Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

Sean Douglas Donna Cox MINISTER of Social Development Donna Cox has warned that human traffickers were using social media to try to ensnare youngsters and adults into a life of exploitation. She was speaking on Wednesday at the Brix Hotel, St Ann’s, at the launch of Heal, Empower, Rise Counter Trafficking in Persons (HER CTIP)…

Human Trafficking: U.S. Agencies' International Efforts to Fight a Global Problem | U.S. GAO
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Human Trafficking: U.S. Agencies' International Efforts to Fight a Global Problem | U.S. GAO

GAO-22-106029 Published: Sep 01, 2022. Publicly Released: Sep 01, 2022. Fast Facts Human trafficking victims are often held in slave-like conditions and forced to work in the sex trade or other servitude. One international organization estimated about 25 million people were trafficked in 2016. The U.S. seeks to combat trafficking. For example, the Departments of…

How Child Marriages Continue to Burden Egypt’s Society | Egyptian Streets
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How Child Marriages Continue to Burden Egypt’s Society | Egyptian Streets

How Child Marriages Continue to Burden Egypt’s Society Image Credit: Unreserved Media When Dutch documentary filmmakers Joop Van Wijk and Hillie Molenaar visited Egypt’s rural regions in 1981, they were shocked to see the number of child marriage cases – adolescent girls forced into marriage, often by their fathers, and often lacking choice in the…