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A select committee report released today insists that the UK Government, Judges and Police begin to take Trafficking in Persons more seriously: “[law] enforcement is patchy, prosecution rates are low and there is little protection for victims. What we have is in effect a resurgence of a type of slave trade, yet we have no [...]
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She wakes at 4am and works until 7pm making rope at the side of the road in the fierce south Indian sun. She has no illusions about her situation. Her parents owe 35,000 rupees (£480), a debt that stretches back to before Vinothini was born and for which she has been offered as collateral. He [...]
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The vast flow of people across the Zimbabwe-South Africa border has reportedly increased the ease with which child trafficking gangs move their victims between the two countries. It is thought that these children are subjected to forced labor and sexual exploitation. In mid-April 2009, during a spot check, police found two unaccompanied minors – boys [...]
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Ethical superstars Radiohead have donated a song to MTV’s Exit campaign, which attempts to address the issue of human trafficking. The video tells the story of two boys in different parts of the world, one slave, one free, and shows how their lives overlap. (via B-Listed)
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American listings website, Craigslist, has been under scrutiny recently for acting as an “enabler” for human traffickers and sexual predators: Last November, pressure from 40 states attorneys, concerned about child prostitution and trafficking on Craigslist, put pressure on the site to cooperate with law enforcement. Read more
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Amanda Kloer blogs her 5 tips for raising awareness of Human Trafficking using Social Media: Take Action at Change.org Commit to a Trafficking Status Update Once a Week Tweet at Celebrities Build a Blog Action Day “Digg” Trafficking Read more here
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