One Mother's Fight Against Slavery Is Changing South America | TakePart

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Read Scott Johnson's article on Susana Trimarco's fight against slavery after her daughter María “Marita” Verón disappeared one day in the Argentine city of San Miguel de Tucumán in 2002.

http://www.takepart.com/article/2014/03/03/sex-slaves-south-america

Scott Johnson has headed Newsweek’s Mexico and Baghdad bureaus, and is the author of "The Wolf and the Watchman: A Father, A Son and the CIA."

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Women and Girls, A Commodity: Human Trafficking in Nepal | The Diplomat

Source: The Diplomat

Sex trafficking is a growing problem in Nepal.The Diplomat’s Kiran Nazish reports from Kathmandu.

http://thediplomat.com/2014/02/women-and-girls-a-commodity-human-trafficking-in-nepal/

Human Trafficking & Labor Trafficking is a Growing Problem in North Carolina | WFDD

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North Carolina is one of the top states in the nation for human trafficking, or modern-day slavery. A High Point woman is partnering with a group of churches in Greensboro to bring more awareness about the issue.

Listen to  Natasha Ronsnson's interview with KERI BROWN on human and labor trafficking in North Carolina.

Super Bowl not cause of sex trafficking, ASU researchers say

Source: azcentral.com

Read the story: 

http://www.azcentral.com/community/tempe/articles/20140306super-bowl-not-cause-sex-trafficking-asu-researchers-study.html

Also read

The Super Bowl and Sex Trafficking By KATE MOGULESCU in the New York Times of January 31, 2o14: 

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/01/opinion/the-super-bowl-of-sex-trafficking.html?_r=0

Human trafficking: The EU's dirty secret | Globalization | DW.DE | 11.02.2014

Source:  DW.DE 

"We often think that the victims of human trafficking are from somewhere far away, but the majority are EU citizens," says Myria Vassiliadou, the EU's Anti-Trafficking Coordinator. "They are bought and sold inside the EU by criminal networks. The clients that use these services are often EU citizens."

Read the full story here:
http://www.dw.de/human-trafficking-the-eus-dirty-secret/a-17412036

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Child Slaves May Have Caught the Fish in Your Freezer | TIME.com

Source: TIME.com:

Charlie Campbell @charliecamp6ell writes

"Thailand is the third largest seafood exporter in the world. The sector was worth some $7.3 billion dollars in 2011, and around a fifth of the catch ends up on American dinner tables — particularly tuna, sardines, shrimp and squid. But the industry heavily relies on trafficked and forced labor on unlicensed vessels. Victims typically hail from Cambodia, Laos and, most commonly, Burma. Beatings and starvation are commonplace."

Read Campbell's article here:

http://time.com/12628/human-trafficking-rife-in-thai-fishing-industry/

United Nations News Centre - New UN-led anti-trafficking campaign to help raise tourists’ awareness

Source: United Nations News Centre 

5 March 2014 – Encouraging travellers to help in the global fight against trafficking in illicit goods and services, three United Nations agencies have joined forces launching today a new campaign aiming to raise awareness among travellers and the tourism industry about making the right ethical choices and reducing demand for illegal products.

Continue here:

http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=47286&Cr=trafficking&Cr1=#.Uxja_T9dWZg

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