Read Rich McEachran's discuss on art therapy as an integral part of the healing process for survivors of human trafficking.
http://www.theguardian.com/global-development-professionals-network/2014/feb/26/art-therapy-trafficking-slavery
Thursday, February 27, 2014
Art in the aftermath: healing the victims of trafficking and slavery | Global Development Professionals Network | Guardian Professional
Source: Global Development Professionals Network | Guardian Professional
Read Rich McEachran's discuss on art therapy as an integral part of the healing process for survivors of human trafficking.
http://www.theguardian.com/global-development-professionals-network/2014/feb/26/art-therapy-trafficking-slavery
Read Rich McEachran's discuss on art therapy as an integral part of the healing process for survivors of human trafficking.
http://www.theguardian.com/global-development-professionals-network/2014/feb/26/art-therapy-trafficking-slavery
Southeast sex-trafficking case exposes horrors of the trade - CNN.com
Source: CNN.com
"In a statement to federal officials in Savannah, Georgia, one woman said she was pregnant and lying face down on the floor when a trafficker literally jumped on her back, forcing her to miscarry. Others described being forced to go without sleep or food until having had sex with at least 40 men."
Read the full story here:
http://edition.cnn.com/2014/02/19/justice/southeast-sex-trafficking-ring/
"In a statement to federal officials in Savannah, Georgia, one woman said she was pregnant and lying face down on the floor when a trafficker literally jumped on her back, forcing her to miscarry. Others described being forced to go without sleep or food until having had sex with at least 40 men."
Read the full story here:
http://edition.cnn.com/2014/02/19/justice/southeast-sex-trafficking-ring/
Human Trafficking Outpaces Drugs, Guns As World's Fastest Growing Criminal Industry | WGBH News
Source: WGBH News
"The smuggling of human beings for the purposes of forced labor and sexual exploitation outranks drug smuggling, and is tied with illegal arms sales, according to a United Nations study. Task forces consisting of federal immigration officials, prosecutors, local police, the FBI and non-governmental organizations are pooling resources, knowledge and experience to deal with trafficking in southern New England. They are looking both worldwide and close to home for lessons that might help in better understanding the dimensions of the problem."
Read PHILLIP MARTIN 's full article here:
http://wgbhnews.org/post/human-trafficking-outpaces-drugs-guns-worlds-fastest-growing-criminal-industry
"The smuggling of human beings for the purposes of forced labor and sexual exploitation outranks drug smuggling, and is tied with illegal arms sales, according to a United Nations study. Task forces consisting of federal immigration officials, prosecutors, local police, the FBI and non-governmental organizations are pooling resources, knowledge and experience to deal with trafficking in southern New England. They are looking both worldwide and close to home for lessons that might help in better understanding the dimensions of the problem."
Read PHILLIP MARTIN 's full article here:
http://wgbhnews.org/post/human-trafficking-outpaces-drugs-guns-worlds-fastest-growing-criminal-industry
Wednesday, February 26, 2014
Letter: politicans thunder against a conveniently vague definition of slavery | Global Development Professionals Network | Guardian Professional
Source: The Guardian
'Those who seek to quantify modern slavery acknowledge that it's a challenging yet necessary task, because as the old management platitude has it: "You cannot control what you cannot measure".'
Read Julia O'Connell Davidson's letter here:
http://www.theguardian.com/global-development-professionals-network/2014/feb/19/modern-slavery-data-definitions-letter
'Those who seek to quantify modern slavery acknowledge that it's a challenging yet necessary task, because as the old management platitude has it: "You cannot control what you cannot measure".'
Read Julia O'Connell Davidson's letter here:
http://www.theguardian.com/global-development-professionals-network/2014/feb/19/modern-slavery-data-definitions-letter
Tuesday, February 25, 2014
Want to Fight Trafficking? Fight Homelessness | Kevin M. Ryan
Source: The Blog, Huffington Post
"If we want to fight the sexual exploitation of young people, we absolutely must fight youth homelessness. Kids who don't have a safe place to stay enter a direct pipeline to the pimps and exploiters who recognize their desperation and are waiting to prey on them."
Read more of Kevin M. Ryan 's article here:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kevin-m-ryan/want-to-fight-trafficking_b_4826947.html
"If we want to fight the sexual exploitation of young people, we absolutely must fight youth homelessness. Kids who don't have a safe place to stay enter a direct pipeline to the pimps and exploiters who recognize their desperation and are waiting to prey on them."
Read more of Kevin M. Ryan 's article here:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kevin-m-ryan/want-to-fight-trafficking_b_4826947.html
Friday, February 21, 2014
Staggering report exposes US sex trafficking | MSNBC
Source: MSNBC
When Kery Rodriguez
was arrested earlier this year during a drug sting in Florida, law
enforcement agents discovered that heroine wasn’t the only thing that
Rodriguez and his crew were trafficking.
According to detectives and informants, Rodriguez also sold young women whom he referred to as “fresh meat.”
Continue here:
http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/sex-trafficking-america-0
TRAFFICKING MONITOR: In the article, the link to the Polaris Report is broken. I located the URL of that report::
http://www.polarisproject.org/media-center/news-and-press/press-releases/915-report-spotlights-human-trafficking-trends-in-the-us
When Kery Rodriguez
was arrested earlier this year during a drug sting in Florida, law
enforcement agents discovered that heroine wasn’t the only thing that
Rodriguez and his crew were trafficking.
According to detectives and informants, Rodriguez also sold young women whom he referred to as “fresh meat.”
Continue here:
http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/sex-trafficking-america-0
TRAFFICKING MONITOR: In the article, the link to the Polaris Report is broken. I located the URL of that report::
http://www.polarisproject.org/media-center/news-and-press/press-releases/915-report-spotlights-human-trafficking-trends-in-the-us
Wednesday, February 19, 2014
Artworks for Freedom uses the arts to raise awareness of human trafficking
Source: First Coast News
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Sexual slavery exists in Jacksonville
neighborhoods. Children are being sold and forced into a life of
prostitution. Florida ranks the third highest for cases of human trafficking in the United States. And Jacksonville is third in the state.
Read on:
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/story/news/local/2014/02/17/human-trafficking-freed-espinosa/5569831/
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Sexual slavery exists in Jacksonville
neighborhoods. Children are being sold and forced into a life of
prostitution. Florida ranks the third highest for cases of human trafficking in the United States. And Jacksonville is third in the state.
Read on:
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/story/news/local/2014/02/17/human-trafficking-freed-espinosa/5569831/
Monday, February 17, 2014
COMMENTARY: Ending the modern-day slave trade | Religion News Service
Source: Religion News Service
Within the Jewish community, efforts to combat trafficking date back to the early 1900s, when members of the National Council of Jewish Women, among others, met the boats of immigrants from Europe in order to protect young women from traffickers. Today, many are still engaged in today’s struggle to keep the vulnerable from traffickers, including mobilizing resources to spur the federal government to increase its focus on this scourge.
Read Nancy K. Kaufman 's full article here:
http://www.religionnews.com/2014/02/05/commentary-ending-modern-day-slave-trade/
(Nancy K. Kaufman is chief executive officer of the National Council of Jewish Women, a grass-roots organization of volunteers and advocates who turn progressive ideals into action.)
Within the Jewish community, efforts to combat trafficking date back to the early 1900s, when members of the National Council of Jewish Women, among others, met the boats of immigrants from Europe in order to protect young women from traffickers. Today, many are still engaged in today’s struggle to keep the vulnerable from traffickers, including mobilizing resources to spur the federal government to increase its focus on this scourge.
Read Nancy K. Kaufman 's full article here:
http://www.religionnews.com/2014/02/05/commentary-ending-modern-day-slave-trade/
(Nancy K. Kaufman is chief executive officer of the National Council of Jewish Women, a grass-roots organization of volunteers and advocates who turn progressive ideals into action.)
Rape and Human Trafficking -- Is This Burmese Democracy? | Azeem Ibrahim
Source: Huff Post - Politics
By Azeem Ibrahim
The world may be weary of stories of atrocities with constant accounts of man's inhumanity to man in the media. But recent events in Burma demand the attention and definitive action from the international community. A Thailand-based women's group has recently produced a report that documents more than 100 cases of rape being used as a weapon of war, mainly in the northeast of the country against ethnic and religious minorities.
Continue here:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/azeem-ibrahim/rape-and-human-traffickin_b_4767823.html
By Azeem Ibrahim
The world may be weary of stories of atrocities with constant accounts of man's inhumanity to man in the media. But recent events in Burma demand the attention and definitive action from the international community. A Thailand-based women's group has recently produced a report that documents more than 100 cases of rape being used as a weapon of war, mainly in the northeast of the country against ethnic and religious minorities.
Continue here:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/azeem-ibrahim/rape-and-human-traffickin_b_4767823.html
The Role of Sex Trafficking in H.I.V. - NYTimes.com
Source: NYTimes.com
In the quest to end AIDS, the role of sex trafficking should not be ignored by the public health community – but until recently, it largely was. In India and Nepal, where much of the existing research has been conducted, young women are frequently lured away from their homes by acquaintances, distant relatives and strangers under the pretense of employment or marriage, and then are sold to a brothel owner.
Continue here o read Kathleen Wirth's article:
http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2013/11/28/how-will-aids-be-eradicated/the-role-of-sex-trafficking-in-hiv
In the quest to end AIDS, the role of sex trafficking should not be ignored by the public health community – but until recently, it largely was. In India and Nepal, where much of the existing research has been conducted, young women are frequently lured away from their homes by acquaintances, distant relatives and strangers under the pretense of employment or marriage, and then are sold to a brothel owner.
Continue here o read Kathleen Wirth's article:
http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2013/11/28/how-will-aids-be-eradicated/the-role-of-sex-trafficking-in-hiv
Saturday, February 8, 2014
Focus on human trafficking shifts to labor - Chicago Tribune
Source: Chicago Tribune
By Annie Sweeney, Chicago Tribune reporter
"But for a determined — and apparently worried — boss who pressed an employee for details on injuries he and his roommate had suffered, Cook County probably would not have recently charged its first labor trafficking case."
Continue here:
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-12-01/news/ct-met-labor-trafficking-20131201_1_trafficking-task-force-human-trafficking-labor-trafficking
By Annie Sweeney, Chicago Tribune reporter
"But for a determined — and apparently worried — boss who pressed an employee for details on injuries he and his roommate had suffered, Cook County probably would not have recently charged its first labor trafficking case."
Continue here:
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-12-01/news/ct-met-labor-trafficking-20131201_1_trafficking-task-force-human-trafficking-labor-trafficking
Workers to be Protected from Exploitation under Steinberg Measure | Senate President pro Tem Darrell Steinberg
sWorkers to be Protected from Exploitation under Steinberg Measure | Senate President pro Tem Darrell Steinbersg
Read here:
http://sd06.senate.ca.gov/news/2014-01-30-workers-protected-under-steinberg-measure
(Sacramento,
CA) – With strong bipartisan support, the California State Senate today
passed a measure that would protect documented foreign workers from
abuse and human trafficking by banning foreign labor contractors from
charging workers recruitment fees and requiring full disclosure of
employment conditions. The Senate vote on the measure was 34 - 0. - See
more at:
http://sd06.senate.ca.gov/news/2014-01-30-workers-protected-under-steinberg-measure#sthash.wCEiZ4Ns.dpuf
(Sacramento,
CA) – With strong bipartisan support, the California State Senate today
passed a measure that would protect documented foreign workers from
abuse and human trafficking by banning foreign labor contractors from
charging workers recruitment fees and requiring full disclosure of
employment conditions. The Senate vote on the measure was 34 - 0. - See
more at:
http://sd06.senate.ca.gov/news/2014-01-30-workers-protected-under-steinberg-measure#sthash.wCEiZ4Ns.dpuf
Newly passed California Senate bill prohibits foreign labor contractors from charging recruitment fees and requires full disclosure of employment conditions.
(Sacramento,
CA) – With strong bipartisan support, the California State Senate today
passed a measure that would protect documented foreign workers from
abuse and human trafficking by banning foreign labor contractors from
charging workers recruitment fees and requiring full disclosure of
employment conditions. The Senate vote on the measure was 34 - 0. - See
more at:
http://sd06.senate.ca.gov/news/2014-01-30-workers-protected-under-steinberg-measure#sthash.wCEiZ4Ns.dpuf
Read here:
http://sd06.senate.ca.gov/news/2014-01-30-workers-protected-under-steinberg-measure
(Sacramento,
CA) – With strong bipartisan support, the California State Senate today
passed a measure that would protect documented foreign workers from
abuse and human trafficking by banning foreign labor contractors from
charging workers recruitment fees and requiring full disclosure of
employment conditions. The Senate vote on the measure was 34 - 0. - See
more at:
http://sd06.senate.ca.gov/news/2014-01-30-workers-protected-under-steinberg-measure#sthash.wCEiZ4Ns.dpuf
(Sacramento,
CA) – With strong bipartisan support, the California State Senate today
passed a measure that would protect documented foreign workers from
abuse and human trafficking by banning foreign labor contractors from
charging workers recruitment fees and requiring full disclosure of
employment conditions. The Senate vote on the measure was 34 - 0. - See
more at:
http://sd06.senate.ca.gov/news/2014-01-30-workers-protected-under-steinberg-measure#sthash.wCEiZ4Ns.dpuf
Thursday, February 6, 2014
Back Fighting Human Trafficking: The Role of the Private Sector
Source: CSR Asia
While most people think that human trafficking focuses primarily on women and girls being forced into the sex industry, this represents only about 25 percent of the total cases. The remaining 75 percent fall under the heading “forced labour.” Many of these victims are working in manufacturing supply chains, which begin at a grower or producer and end at a manufacturer or assembly plant, producing products purchased by consumers in the global retail market.
Read more:
http://csr-asia.com/csr-asia-weekly-news-detail.php?id=12345
by Matt Friedman matt.friedman@themekongclub.org
|
Read more:
http://csr-asia.com/csr-asia-weekly-news-detail.php?id=12345
Wednesday, February 5, 2014
BBC News - Why India's brick kiln workers 'live like slaves'
Source:BBC News
"Like a scene from a long-gone age, men and women walk in single file up and down steps as if climbing a pyramid. They strain under a load,balanced in yoke-like hods, to deliver freshly moulded bricks to the
furnace."
Read
"Like a scene from a long-gone age, men and women walk in single file up and down steps as if climbing a pyramid. They strain under a load,balanced in yoke-like hods, to deliver freshly moulded bricks to the
furnace."
Read
The Subhuman Conditions That Slaves And Child Laborers Face In India Are Worse Than You Imagined
Source: IMPACT The Huff Post
During the largest firsthand investigation into slavery and child labor, a group of Harvard researchers documented more than 3,000 cases of forced labor in India’s handmade carpet sector.
Continue here:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/30/child-labor-india-carpets_n_4696226.html
ALSO see CNN video
Was your carpet made by a slave?
http://thecnnfreedomproject.blogs.cnn.com/2014/01/31/was-your-carpet-made-by-a-slave/
During the largest firsthand investigation into slavery and child labor, a group of Harvard researchers documented more than 3,000 cases of forced labor in India’s handmade carpet sector.
Continue here:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/30/child-labor-india-carpets_n_4696226.html
ALSO see CNN video
Was your carpet made by a slave?
http://thecnnfreedomproject.blogs.cnn.com/2014/01/31/was-your-carpet-made-by-a-slave/
Tuesday, February 4, 2014
Booming Oil Fields May Be Giving Sex Trafficking A Boost : NPR
Source: NPR
A Friday night at J Dub's Bar & Grill in Williston, N.D., begins and ends with multicolored flashing lights, thumping dance music and crowds of young men with money to spend.
Read on:
http://www.npr.org/2014/02/01/265698046/booming-oil-fields-may-be-giving-sex-trafficking-a-boost
A Friday night at J Dub's Bar & Grill in Williston, N.D., begins and ends with multicolored flashing lights, thumping dance music and crowds of young men with money to spend.
Read on:
http://www.npr.org/2014/02/01/265698046/booming-oil-fields-may-be-giving-sex-trafficking-a-boost
How Strip Clubs Are Helping To Fight Sex Trafficking
Source: Huff Post Los Angeles
In an unlikely alliance, strip clubs are touting themselves as law enforcement's new partners in the fight against sex trafficking.
Read more:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/16/strip-clubs-sex-trafficking_n_4609906.html
In an unlikely alliance, strip clubs are touting themselves as law enforcement's new partners in the fight against sex trafficking.
Read more:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/16/strip-clubs-sex-trafficking_n_4609906.html
Burma's Kachin Face Human Trafficking Threat Along Chinese Border (VIDEO)
Source: The Huffington Post and Berggruen Institute of Governance
By Lusha Chen for the Pulitzer Center
The decades-long conflict between the Burmese government and Kachin Independence Army, members of a minority group, has “created a perfect storm for human trafficking along the China-Burma border,” according to a report released by Kachin Women's Association Thailand.
Read more and see the video here:
Monday, February 3, 2014
When is a slave a slave?
Source: the guardian
The abilty to clearly define a problem focuses remedial action.
Read Beate Andrees' articles in Guardian Professional,
http://www.theguardian.com/global-development-professionals-network/2014/jan/31/child-slavery-legal-definitions-ilo?CMP=new_1194&et_cid=53278&et_rid=6861665&Linkid=http%3a%2f%2fwww.theguardian.com%2fglobal-development-professionals-network%2f2014%2fjan%2f31%2fchild-slavery-legal-definitions-ilo%3fCMP%3d%%_p_cmp%%
The abilty to clearly define a problem focuses remedial action.
Read Beate Andrees' articles in Guardian Professional,
http://www.theguardian.com/global-development-professionals-network/2014/jan/31/child-slavery-legal-definitions-ilo?CMP=new_1194&et_cid=53278&et_rid=6861665&Linkid=http%3a%2f%2fwww.theguardian.com%2fglobal-development-professionals-network%2f2014%2fjan%2f31%2fchild-slavery-legal-definitions-ilo%3fCMP%3d%%_p_cmp%%
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