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July 30 is the United Nations’ World Day Against Trafficking in Persons. The theme for this year is “Reach every victim of trafficking, leave no one behind.” Our sister panelists shared what their congregations are doing to eliminate this grave offense against human dignity by responding to the question: What have you or your congregation…
A walk to spread awareness against human trafficking among potential victims was held at the red light area of Shradhanand Marg (formerly known as Garstin Bastion Road) in Delhi on Sunday. The peace walk jointly organised by the Delhi Police, city-based humanitarian organisation Manobal and NGO EFICAR was held to mark World Day Against Trafficking…
July 28 (UPI) –The U.S. Transportation Department on Friday said it’s taking several actions to both raise awareness and prevent human trafficking. The action includes a new collaboration among …
When undocumented clients come into Mayra Rodriguez-Alvarez’s office, they discover quickly why she calls herself “the nosy lawyer.” After becoming interested in human trafficking in 2022, the Hammond immigration attorney made it a mission of hers to determine whether her clients are also being trafficked, she told a room of more than 200 during the…
Human trafficking is the act of compelling someone to work, for little or no pay, through force, fraud, or coercion. It is a multidimensional problem that disproportionately impacts marginalized communities across the United States and around the world. While human trafficking can happen anywhere, systemic injustices like racism, homophobia, sexism, economic inequality, and more lead…
Migrant workers pick apples at a famr in Suckley, Britain, in October 2016. | Reuters When Raj heard British farmers were hiring seasonal workers from Nepal last year, he jumped at the chance to earn what he thought would be a sizeable income for his family. Having already worked in Malaysia and Saudi Arabia, the…
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — Hotel workers across Virginia are now required to take a training course to spot human trafficking, after a new law went into effect on July 1. The Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services created the free online course, and now every two years all hotel staff will have to be…
Eliminating forced labor is a vital starting point for creating a just and sustainable food supply, but most of us don’t know much about the labor conditions involved in producing our food. It’s possible that the people who picked and processed some of the items on our dinner table worked in conditions that involved force, fraud, coercion,…
Aiming to unify efforts towards combatting modern slavery, Free the Slaves has been establishing partners throughout the regions. As part of collaborating with similar-minded organizations, Free the Slaves organizes the Freedom from Slavery Forum, which aims to address the most pressing issues in the Asia region, which are identified by key stakeholders. This year, the […]
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The National Committee for Combating Human Trafficking (NCCHT) encourages people to report any case of human trafficking to the nearest
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