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The illicit trade in babies by unscrupulous people is becoming a menace to our society The Delta State Police Command last week arrested two male suspects and rescued three pregnant women from a ‘baby factory’. It is the latest in what has become a scandalous business in human trafficking and associated crimes in Nigeria. In…
Trafficking Billboards Going Up in Iowa and Freedom Truck at State Fair The new Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) Enforcement Sergeant, Jared Arbegast, joined the Iowa NAHT Board of Directors meeting on Tuesday, July 12th to give an update on the anti-trafficking awareness and training being carried out by the DOT and Truckers Against Trafficking…
26 July 2022 New Partnership To Bring Remote Work Opportunities to Displaced Ukrainians Through a new partnership with Upwork, a freelancing platform, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) is helping displaced Ukrainians find remote, online work, facilitating their entry into the job market. IOM will identify displaced jobseekers in Ukraine and neighbouring countries with the…
“Human trafficking” brings to mind images of “coyotes,” ferrying migrants across the border, women held in sex trade bondage, and impoverished foreign workers trapped in brutal working conditions. These abuses happen in America, and they require a strong response. To combat these evils, Congress enacted the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 “to combat trafficking…
Human Trafficking Awareness Week is recognized in the United States from July 24-30, and two local Rotary Clubs want to make sure the issue doesn’t “slip through the cracks.” The Rotary Clubs of Hendersonville and Four Seasons are partnering with the Henderson County Sheriff’s Office, the Hendersonville Police Department, Safelight, Life 107, Our VOICE and other…
The Gambia, 25 July 2022 – After dropping out of secondary school, employment opportunities for Fatou*, a single mother, were difficult to come by. Knowing this, one of her friends reached out to inform her about the ‘opportunity of a lifetime’. “She told me that there’s a country where Gambian women can easily find work,…
Jakarta-The Ministry of Women’s Empowerment and Child Protection said it needed to build an understanding of the law on sexual violence among the general public in order to support victims. “The public needs to understand this law and is expected to help victims to have the courage to talk (above) about the violence they have…
Programs and resource centers in Northeast Ohio are providing help and education to survivors of human trafficking and the wider community. AKRON, Ohio — In Akron Municipal Court, Judge Ron Cable is not just handing down sentences; he’s also giving second chances. One of his specialty dockets is aiming to help those who may not…
A volunteer with the humanitarian group Save the Children sits next to a banner at the Romanian-Ukrainian border in Siret, Romania, on March 7. (© Andreea Alexandru/AP Images) Human traffickers continued to exploit vulnerable and marginalized communities in 2021 and 2022, according to the latest U.S. Department of State Trafficking in Persons Report, released July 19….
SACRAMENTO COUNTY, Calif. — More than 13,000 people have been sex trafficked in Sacramento County in recent years, according to a first-of-its-kind study that also found teens are especially at risk. Most people in the county are unaware of the scope of the problem, the study said. It revealed about 13,079 minors and adults were…
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