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Friday, June 13

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TIP Report–Thailand Must Improve

The TIP, Trafficking in Person's report, explains that while Thailand has made significant efforts to eliminate trafficking during the [...]

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Talking about modern slavery on VOA’s Daybreak Africa

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Forced Labor Survivors Fall Through Cracks and have Trouble Reintegrating

Men who are trafficked into forced labor can have difficulty reintegrating into their lives once they return.

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Myanmar’s Downgrade Prompts Action

It is fairly clear that Myanmar should ramp up efforts to combat trafficking since the United States’ rated them as one of the world's [...]

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UN human rights chief due to update on efforts to assess situation in Uyghur Region

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, will update the 49th session of the Human Rights Council on [...]

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In Colombia, Who’s Most Vulnerable to Trafficking?

Colombians driven from their homes by civil war are at high risk of being trafficked, but little is known about the true scale of the [...]

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Nepali Survivor Climbs Everest to Raise Trafficking Awareness

NEW DELHI — Kanchhi Maya Tamang is perhaps the first trafficking victim to climb Mount Everest, the highest point on earth.  The [...]

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Eritrea: Forced conscripts and draft evaders face worsening conditions

The ongoing conflict in Ethiopia is exacerbating conditions for those who have been forcibly conscripted and those who evade [...]

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Labor Abuses Lead to Death of Fisherman

In the South China Sea, in disputed oceans, the murder of a fisherman from Vietnam serves as a cruel reminder of labor abuse...

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Trafficking Taking a Toll in Indonesian Fishery Wars

Indonesia is moving to secure its fisheries under President Joko Widodo, an extension of the resource nationalism that has touched [...]

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Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire boycott chocolate industry meetings

The world’s top cocoa-producing countries are boycotting a chocolate industry conference in response to companies’ resistance to pay [...]

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Tragic Consequences of Human Trafficking

There are tragic consequences of human trafficking worldwide in the midst of conflicts. Yet in spite of all the efforts to bring [...]

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Thai Army General Convicted of Human Trafficking

BANGKOK – An army general, Lt. Gen. Manas Kongpaen, was found guilty of human trafficking at a trial on Wednesday. There were [...]

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Trafficking in U.S. agriculture worsened over the pandemic

Migrant worker exploitation isn’t unique to Qatar – the U.S. has work to do

Appalling treatment of low-paid migrant workers in Qatar has been under the spotlight as the World Cup gets underway. Amid intense [...]

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US Will Fight Harder to End Modern Slavery

The US will fight harder to end modern slavery. January has been designated as National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month [...]

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Cameroon Busts Regional Child Trafficking Ring

Cameroon says it has busted a major regional child trafficking ring that kidnapped children and trafficked them for sexual [...]

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Up Front: The number of people living in modern slavery is alarming

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India Must Do More to Rescue Trafficked Victims

A prominent Indian charity says India must do more to rescue trafficked victims...

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Officials Gave Visas to Husbands of British Girls Forced into Marriages

The British government says it will launch an investigation following reports that British officials issued visas to foreign husbands [...]

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Trafficking is a Billion Dollar Enterprise

Trafficking is a billion dollar enterprise. It negative impact is global, corruptive, and hinders a country's ability to prosper...

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Unilever Tops Rankings for Tackling Forced Labor

Unilever has come out on top of this year’s rankings of food and drink companies for their strong efforts to tackle forced labor [...]

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Thailand Pressured to Resolve Slave Labor

Thailand is being pressured by the United States and European Union make more reforms in its fishing industry in order to resolve slave [...]

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US Releases New Rules on Child Bride Petitions

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it was updating guidance on petitions to bring child [...]

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Brick Kilns, Bonded Slaves, and Activists

Brick kilns, bonded slaves, and activists. Thanks to the work of activists in India's western Maharashtra, thousands of brick kiln [...]

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