What Human Trafficking

What human trafficking is: a crime that involves the exploitation of people for forced labor or commercial sex. In truth, human trafficking is a serious crime and a grave violation of human rights. To clarify, it affects people of all ages, genders, and backgrounds, and it can take many different forms, including sex trafficking, labor trafficking, and organ trafficking.

Read more: More Than Meets the Eye: The Immense Web of Human Trafficking and Its Vast Implications.

 

REVIEW: KnowledgeCity Online Training – Human Trafficking Awareness for the Hospitality Industry (paid)
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REVIEW: KnowledgeCity Online Training – Human Trafficking Awareness for the Hospitality Industry (paid)

ByBilly Joe Cain

Summary Cost: You must have a monthly subscription or your employer pays. I was unable to figure out how much taking this lone course would cost as an individual. Ultimately, we were instructed (by KnowledgeCity) to pay for a subscription (to review it) and just cancel the subscription before the end of the 30 days. …

Displaced Ukrainians entering France “increasing rapidly”
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Displaced Ukrainians entering France “increasing rapidly”

ByTheresa Ryan-Rouger

They have only what they can carry The number of refugees arriving in France as they flee the Russian invasion of Ukraine is ‘increasing rapidly’ the government has said – but it does not in any way reflect the true reality of the refugee crisis experienced by millions of Ukrainians. France hits out at UKs…

REVIEW: KnowledgeCity Online Training – California Human Trafficking Awareness (paid)
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REVIEW: KnowledgeCity Online Training – California Human Trafficking Awareness (paid)

ByBilly Joe Cain

The only thing CALIFORNIA about this course (as opposed to their Human Trafficking Awareness course) is a 5 page PDF that you can’t even download, and a few questions based upon that PDF.

REVIEW: KnowledgeCity Online Training – Human Trafficking Awareness (paid)
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REVIEW: KnowledgeCity Online Training – Human Trafficking Awareness (paid)

ByBilly Joe Cain

Review: This is the basic human trafficking course that is, essentially, included in all the human trafficking videos from KnowledgeCity.

Law enforcement / justice stories you may have missed: Human Trafficking 101 for Law Enforcement; Law Enforcement Response to Human Trafficking and the Implications for Victims: Current Practices and Lessons Learned
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Law enforcement / justice stories you may have missed: Human Trafficking 101 for Law Enforcement; Law Enforcement Response to Human Trafficking and the Implications for Victims: Current Practices and Lessons Learned

ByBilly Joe Cain

We are so fortunate to have people send us stories of the day (and the past), and we want to have a place to feature them. Let us know what you think. Should we do more?  Human Trafficking 101 for Law Enforcement This is a brief article that could serve as the absolute basics a law…

Guest Worker Visas and Labor Trafficking: Weaknesses in the H2 Visa Programs
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Guest Worker Visas and Labor Trafficking: Weaknesses in the H2 Visa Programs

ByAdam Zarnowski

Exploitation is practically written into immigration and foreign labor policy Original document: March 12, 2022 We offer this article in audio form. It’s generated by a program; apologies for any weirdness. Introduction Where immigration policy and anti-human trafficking initiatives meet, loopholes are often created that allow for the continued exploitation and trafficking of foreign laborers…

Achieving Gender Equity in Context of Conflict, Religion, and Enslavement
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Achieving Gender Equity in Context of Conflict, Religion, and Enslavement

ByBilly Joe Cain

71% of the enslaved individuals today are women and girls due to conflicts, migration, religious wars leading to displacement of humans. EXPERTS: Ashish Damle Honorable Bakoko Bakoru Zoe (Former Minister, Uganda) Honorable Judge Mary Elizabeth Bullock Honorable Harold D’Souza, Eyes Open International  Chair: Dr. Kalyani Gopal, SAFECHR ([email protected]) Program: 10 AM US ET: Introduction and…

Ukraine and Russia War is a Human Trafficking Crisis
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Ukraine and Russia War is a Human Trafficking Crisis

ByBilly Joe Cain

This episode is the first in a three-part series that looks at the Ukraine and Russia conflict that is leading to millions being increasingly vulnerable to human trafficking.

Where Will The Children Go?
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Where Will The Children Go?

ByTheresa Ryan-Rouger

“The child refugee influx is greater than anyone imagined” War creates opportunities for human traffickers willing to exploit women and children for sex and labour. This is a humanitarian crisis. It should not be a human trafficking crisis. But in reality, it is a human trafficking crisis, because child refugees are vulnerable, very vulnerable. There…

Motels, Trucking, Lawyers, and Human Trafficking
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Motels, Trucking, Lawyers, and Human Trafficking

ByBilly Joe Cain

Jacob Bryant, PR Coordinator at Lanier Law Firm, sent us over some resources. It got me thinking about how we might consider working together with legal groups. Here’s where it all started: “We have put together a guide about the connection between the trucking industry and human trafficking. We have included information about why human…