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The Situation of the Rohingya and Deadly Sea Crossings – Refugees International
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The Situation of the Rohingya and Deadly Sea Crossings – Refugees International

ByEyes on Trafficking News

This piece was jointly submitted with Women’s Peace Network to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons in response to their call for inputs. For decades, as an ethnic minority group, the Rohingya people have faced discrimination, oppression, and persecution in Myanmar. Stripped from their access to property, citizenship, and other basic rights,…

The U.S. Is Choosing Child Labor Over More Immigration
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The U.S. Is Choosing Child Labor Over More Immigration

ByEyes on Trafficking News

On storefronts throughout the U.S., “Help Wanted” signs have become about as ubiquitous as the stars and stripes. Today, there are roughly two job openings for every unemployed American. This historic labor shortage is propping up inflation as desperate employers raise wages to attract scarce workers, then boost prices to compensate for higher costs. Or…

UN Humanitarian Leaders Urge Security Council to Preserve Cross-border Aid Lifeline
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UN Humanitarian Leaders Urge Security Council to Preserve Cross-border Aid Lifeline

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New York/Geneva/Rome, 2 January 2023 – United Nations Security Council resolution 2642 – which allows for life-saving humanitarian aid to be delivered to north-west Syria from across the Turkish border – is set to expire in eight days. If the Council fails to extend it, the consequences will be catastrophic for 4.1 million people in…