Source: Daily Express
Police in Scotland to charge a number of skippers of fishing boats for use of slave labor.
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http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/456085/Boat-slave-shame-of-fishing-industry?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+daily-express-uk-news+(Daily+Express+%3A%3A+UK+Feed)
Thursday, January 30, 2014
Anti-Human Trafficking Campaign Launches on Digital Signage | Digital Signage Connection
Source: Digital Signage Connection
Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings Inc. and Polaris Project have announced a new digital billboard campaign designed to shine a spotlight on the serious issue of human trafficking.
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http://www.digitalsignageconnection.com/anti-human-trafficking-campaign-launches-digital-signage-939
Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings Inc. and Polaris Project have announced a new digital billboard campaign designed to shine a spotlight on the serious issue of human trafficking.
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http://www.digitalsignageconnection.com/anti-human-trafficking-campaign-launches-digital-signage-939
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Viewpoints: Human trafficking hotlines save lives - Viewpoints - The Sacramento Bee
Source: The Sacramento Bee:
By Claire Lipschultz
Special to The Bee
Read more here: http://www.sacbee.com/2014/01/25/6099737/viewpoints-human-trafficking-hotlines.html#storylink=cpy
I am still haunted by the image of a very young woman I saw several years ago. She is dressed in baggy sweats, her bedroom slippers flapping, her loose ponytail on top of her head, askew.
Read more here: http://www.sacbee.com/2014/01/25/6099737/viewpoints-human-trafficking-hotlines.html#storylink=cpy
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By Claire Lipschultz
Special to The Bee
Read more here: http://www.sacbee.com/2014/01/25/6099737/viewpoints-human-trafficking-hotlines.html#storylink=cpy
I am still haunted by the image of a very young woman I saw several years ago. She is dressed in baggy sweats, her bedroom slippers flapping, her loose ponytail on top of her head, askew.
Read more here: http://www.sacbee.com/2014/01/25/6099737/viewpoints-human-trafficking-hotlines.html#storylink=cpy
Continue here: http://www.sacbee.com/2014/01/25/6099737/viewpoints-human-trafficking-hotlines.html
Tuesday, January 28, 2014
How Not to Report on Sex Trafficking
Source: RH Reality Check
January 21, 2014 - 4:28 pm
Last month, CNN published a story on sex trafficking that made a common—and dangerous—mistake: blaming the victims of poverty for the circumstances in which they find themselves
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Monday, January 27, 2014
BBC News - Forced to fish: Slavery on Thailand's trawlers
Source: BBC News
Thailand is the third largest exporter of seafood in the world, supplying supermarkets in Europe and America, but it's accused of crewing fishing boats with Burmese and Cambodian men who've been sold and forced to work as slaves.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-25814718?goback=%2Egde_4238690_member_5832449860028108803#%21
Thailand is the third largest exporter of seafood in the world, supplying supermarkets in Europe and America, but it's accused of crewing fishing boats with Burmese and Cambodian men who've been sold and forced to work as slaves.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-25814718?goback=%2Egde_4238690_member_5832449860028108803#%21
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Impoverished Cambodians For Sale - Inter Press Service
Source: Inter Press Service
PHNOM PENH, Jan 24 2014 (IPS) - Many Cambodian women arrive in South Korea or China for marriage, only to find themselves being chosen as mistresses, say labour rights activists. While young Cambodian men, who travel to Thailand to work on fishing boats, often fall prey to drug abuse.
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http://www.ipsnews.net/2014/01/impoverished-cambodians-sale/
PHNOM PENH, Jan 24 2014 (IPS) - Many Cambodian women arrive in South Korea or China for marriage, only to find themselves being chosen as mistresses, say labour rights activists. While young Cambodian men, who travel to Thailand to work on fishing boats, often fall prey to drug abuse.
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http://www.ipsnews.net/2014/01/impoverished-cambodians-sale/
Sunday, January 19, 2014
MPs warn Home Office is failing on human trafficking - Crime - UK - The Independent
Source: The Independent
The Home Office should be stripped of almost all its front-line responsibilities for monitoring human trafficking because of poor decision-making and shambolic data collection, a cross-party group of MPs is expected to recommend this week.
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http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/mps-warn-homeoffice-is-failing-on-human-trafficking-9069600.html
The Home Office should be stripped of almost all its front-line responsibilities for monitoring human trafficking because of poor decision-making and shambolic data collection, a cross-party group of MPs is expected to recommend this week.
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http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/mps-warn-homeoffice-is-failing-on-human-trafficking-9069600.html
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- Clamp down on illegal fishing to curb human trafficking - The Washington Post
Saturday, January 18, 2014
The Guardian: Keeping count: the trouble with the Global Slavery Index
From The Guardian's Modern Slavery Hub ...
Check out Neil Howard's piece about poor quality, non-current data that fuel sensationalist reporting that results in little change.
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http://www.theguardian.com/global-development-professionals-network/2014/jan/13/slavery-global-index-reports?CMP=new_1194&et_cid=53278&et_rid=6861665&Linkid=http%3a%2f%2fwww.theguardian.com%2fglobal-development-professionals-network%2f2014%2fjan%2f13%2fslavery-global-index-reports%3fCMP%3d%%_p_cmp%%
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Friday, January 17, 2014
Society must pressure govts to stop human trafficking-expert
Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation
Anne Gallagher, a former UN adviser on human trafficking, spoke to Thomson Reuters Foundation this week following her keynote address on the first day of the Trust Women conference in London.
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http://www.trust.org/item/20131206153219-p52ou/
Anne Gallagher, a former UN adviser on human trafficking, spoke to Thomson Reuters Foundation this week following her keynote address on the first day of the Trust Women conference in London.
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http://www.trust.org/item/20131206153219-p52ou/
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Thursday, January 16, 2014
State cutting forced labor from global supply chain - SFGate
Source: SFGate
The executive in charge of Safeway's supply chain is in London this week, rubbing shoulders with Queen Noor of Jordan, Italian Foreign Minister Emma Bonino, Walnut Creek-born model and founder of Every Mother Counts Christy Turlington Burns and Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr.
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http://www.sfgate.com/business/bottomline/article/State-cutting-forced-labor-from-global-supply-5028846.php
The executive in charge of Safeway's supply chain is in London this week, rubbing shoulders with Queen Noor of Jordan, Italian Foreign Minister Emma Bonino, Walnut Creek-born model and founder of Every Mother Counts Christy Turlington Burns and Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr.
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http://www.sfgate.com/business/bottomline/article/State-cutting-forced-labor-from-global-supply-5028846.php
How social enterprises are combatting modern slavery | Social Enterprise Network | Guardian Professional
Source: Guardian Professional
Rich McEachran explains how social enterprises are a sustainable solution to modern slavery worldwide
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http://www.theguardian.com/social-enterprise-network/2014/jan/14/modern-slavery-social-enterprise-solution
Rich McEachran explains how social enterprises are a sustainable solution to modern slavery worldwide
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http://www.theguardian.com/social-enterprise-network/2014/jan/14/modern-slavery-social-enterprise-solution
Human Trafficking in Supply Chains « TRACE blog
Source: TRACE blog
Labor trafficking—the forced or coerced labor of vulnerable persons—can enter the supply chain through recruiters that provide workers for low-level facilities or labor.
Read more: http://traceblog.org/2014/01/13/human-trafficking-in-supply-chains/#!
Labor trafficking—the forced or coerced labor of vulnerable persons—can enter the supply chain through recruiters that provide workers for low-level facilities or labor.
Read more: http://traceblog.org/2014/01/13/human-trafficking-in-supply-chains/#!
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Human trafficking lawsuit by Indonesian woman names East Shore couple among defendants | PennLive.com
Source: PennLive.com
HARRISBURG - An Indonesian woman who claims she was the victim of human trafficking has filed a federal lawsuit against an East Shore couple and others who she says made her work for years as a domestic servant under slave-like conditions.
Read more: http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2014/01/human_trafficking_lawsuit_by_i.html
HARRISBURG - An Indonesian woman who claims she was the victim of human trafficking has filed a federal lawsuit against an East Shore couple and others who she says made her work for years as a domestic servant under slave-like conditions.
Read more: http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2014/01/human_trafficking_lawsuit_by_i.html
Sunday, January 12, 2014
Banning recruitment fees would help fight against trafficking - expert
Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Tackling demand for goods and services produced through slavery, a global minimum wage and the elimination of labour recruitment fees are needed to push ahead the global fight against human trafficking, a leading expert on the issue said on Tuesday.
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http://www.trust.org/item/20131203140756-vt96k/
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Tackling demand for goods and services produced through slavery, a global minimum wage and the elimination of labour recruitment fees are needed to push ahead the global fight against human trafficking, a leading expert on the issue said on Tuesday.
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http://www.trust.org/item/20131203140756-vt96k/
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Group uses online ads to map sex trafficking
Source: USA Today
CINCINNATI -- Commercial sex and sex trafficking in the Cincinnati area and Northern Kentucky follow the region's spine on Interstate 75 from Florence, Ky., north to Sharonville, Ohio, before bending west to track I-275 through Springdale and Fairfield and onto I-74 to Batesville, Ind.
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http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/01/10/group-uses-online-ads-to-map-sex-trafficking/4401927/
CINCINNATI -- Commercial sex and sex trafficking in the Cincinnati area and Northern Kentucky follow the region's spine on Interstate 75 from Florence, Ky., north to Sharonville, Ohio, before bending west to track I-275 through Springdale and Fairfield and onto I-74 to Batesville, Ind.
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http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/01/10/group-uses-online-ads-to-map-sex-trafficking/4401927/
Dignitary’s Maid Reveals Indignities of Domestic Work - Working In These Times
Source: Working In These Times
A certain romance colors our image of the house servant of yore. In fare from Downton Abbey to Hollywood's The Butler, they're depicted as spectacles of starched traditionalism, deference and obsessive manners, even as they navigate unspoken class and racial faultlines. Though household labor has evolved from its rigid historical forms, a new chapter of the period drama for the era of globalization has emerged in New York's rarefied diplomatic scene, with curious case of Sangeeta Richard, the domestic worker of Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade.
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http://inthesetimes.com/working/entry/16062/dignitarys_maid_reveals_indignities_of_domestic_work/
A certain romance colors our image of the house servant of yore. In fare from Downton Abbey to Hollywood's The Butler, they're depicted as spectacles of starched traditionalism, deference and obsessive manners, even as they navigate unspoken class and racial faultlines. Though household labor has evolved from its rigid historical forms, a new chapter of the period drama for the era of globalization has emerged in New York's rarefied diplomatic scene, with curious case of Sangeeta Richard, the domestic worker of Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade.
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http://inthesetimes.com/working/entry/16062/dignitarys_maid_reveals_indignities_of_domestic_work/
Friday, January 10, 2014
New paper issued on using financial data to fight human trafficking
Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A new paper on how to recognise and fight human trafficking using financial data was issued on Friday by the Manhattan District Attorney, Thomson Reuters Foundation and some of the world’s leading financial institutions, according to a statement by the group.
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http://www.trust.org/item/20140110083052-ujoy8
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A new paper on how to recognise and fight human trafficking using financial data was issued on Friday by the Manhattan District Attorney, Thomson Reuters Foundation and some of the world’s leading financial institutions, according to a statement by the group.
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http://www.trust.org/item/20140110083052-ujoy8
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- Human Trafficking: Muslim Women Vulnerable in Myanmar | Engy Abdelkader
Clamp down on illegal fishing to curb human trafficking - The Washington Post
Source: The Washington Post
If most people think human trafficking is all about sexual exploitation, the mistake is understandable. After all, last year’s State Department report on trafficking noted that 85 percent of prosecutions for this crime worldwide — and more than 89 percent of convictions — were for sex-related offenses.
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/clamp-down-on-illegal-fishing-to-curb-human-trafficking/2014/01/09/527645b2-725b-11e3-8def-a33011492df2_story.html?tid=hpModule_6c539b02-b270-11e2-bbf2-a6f9e9d79e19
If most people think human trafficking is all about sexual exploitation, the mistake is understandable. After all, last year’s State Department report on trafficking noted that 85 percent of prosecutions for this crime worldwide — and more than 89 percent of convictions — were for sex-related offenses.
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/clamp-down-on-illegal-fishing-to-curb-human-trafficking/2014/01/09/527645b2-725b-11e3-8def-a33011492df2_story.html?tid=hpModule_6c539b02-b270-11e2-bbf2-a6f9e9d79e19
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Modern Day Slavery: 126 Nepali Women rescued by Nepali embassy in Saudi Arabia.
Source: GroundReport.com
It has been reported that 129 women who had been working in different parts of the Saudi Arabia were rescued by the Nepali embassy in Saudi Arabia from the past 3 months. Most of these victims have been subjected to violence and sexual exploitation in one or the other form.
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http://groundreport.com/modern-day-slavery-126-nepali-women-rescued-by-nepali-embassy-in-saudi-arabia/
It has been reported that 129 women who had been working in different parts of the Saudi Arabia were rescued by the Nepali embassy in Saudi Arabia from the past 3 months. Most of these victims have been subjected to violence and sexual exploitation in one or the other form.
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http://groundreport.com/modern-day-slavery-126-nepali-women-rescued-by-nepali-embassy-in-saudi-arabia/
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Ohio works to get word out on human trafficking - Story
Source: 5 ABC
Ohio is partnering with libraries, highway rest areas, clinics and facilities overseen by state agencies to build awareness about human trafficking.
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http://www.newsnet5.com/news/state/ohio-works-to-get-word-out-on-human-trafficking
Ohio is partnering with libraries, highway rest areas, clinics and facilities overseen by state agencies to build awareness about human trafficking.
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http://www.newsnet5.com/news/state/ohio-works-to-get-word-out-on-human-trafficking
Google+ Hangout on Human Trafficking - NYTimes.com
Source: NYTimes.com
Nick Kristof is doing a Google+ Hangout with leaders in the global fight against modern slavery.
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http://kristof.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/01/10/google-hangout-on-human-trafficking/?_r=0
Nick Kristof is doing a Google+ Hangout with leaders in the global fight against modern slavery.
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http://kristof.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/01/10/google-hangout-on-human-trafficking/?_r=0
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