Study reveals extent of impact on health from human trafficking
Date: 27 February 2015
Source: Medical News Today
Men, women and children who are trafficked for forced labor and sexual exploitation experience high levels of abuse and severe physical and mental health problems, researchers have reported in a new study.
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India: ‘gpower’ mobile app to help girls fight trafficking and child marriage
Date: 22 February 2015
Source: India.com
A mobile app is giving a new ray of hope to girls in villages of some West Bengal districts, where incidents of child marriage and girl trafficking have been alarming in the past few decades. “GPower” was launched as a joint venture of Accenture and NGO CINI (Child in Need Institute) following a survey on the condition of educational programs among girls. It has helped in saving over 200 girls spread around 20 villages from either being trafficked or being a victim of child marriage, its makers claim.
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USA: bill calls for $1.5b to combat human trafficking
Date: 21 February 2015
Source: The Tennessean
The U.S. would create a $1.5 billion international fund to combat human trafficking, under bipartisan legislation put on a fast track this week by Sen. Bob Corker of Tennessee. The End Modern Slavery Initiative Foundation would use public and private money to finance anti-trafficking programs in places where men, women and children are trapped in lives of forced labor or sexual servitude.
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What are multinationals doing to champion rights of millions trapped in modern-day slavery?
Date: 20 February 2015
Source: The Guardian
The fight to eradicate the scourge of forced and child labour has re-emerged as a defining issue in this century and cannot be left to any one stakeholder alone. Given the influence and impact that multinational corporations have, there is significant scope for corporate leaders to champion reform and action in this area. While voluntary corporate initiatives to combat forced labour and trafficking in corporate supply chains have been the prevailing model for the past two decades, the landscape of social responsibility is quickly shifting.
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Report: the socio-economic impact of human trafficking and migrant smuggling in Pakistan
Date: 19 February 2015
Source: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
UNODC Office in Pakistan in collaboration with the Federal Investigation Agency published a research report on human trafficking in Pakistan. Pakistan is a source, transit and a destination country for human trafficking and migrant smuggling. The problem manifests itself within the country and across borders. Internally, the provinces of Sindh and Punjab remain a source of concern with high instances of bonded labour in agriculture, brick making and other industries including ship breaking.
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Report: hedging risk by combating human trafficking: insights from the private sector
Date: 18 February 2015
Source: World Economic Forum
In an article titled How data can help fight human trafficking, learn about how banks and other corporations are using data to fight human trafficking. Download the full report on how the private sector is using data to combat trafficking.
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Anti-human trafficking activists in North America are binding together to fight modern day slavery and sexual violence
Date: 18 February 2015
Source: Globe Newswire
A Canada-U.S. bi-lateral alliance on human trafficking is in talks with local law enforcement agencies to launch training operations this year, researching new investigative tactics and procedures to target and disassemble criminal organisations involved in sex trafficking.
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Video: USA: inside a human trafficking raid
Date: 17 February 2015
Source: Fox News
Watch a video as as Homeland Security Operations takes down a human trafficking operation in Baltimore.
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