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Research identifies 140 human trafficking victims in Ottawa
Date: 30 July 2014
Source: Ottawa Citizen
A report released by Persons Against the Crime of Trafficking Humans (PACT), was the culmination of nine months of research into human trafficking in Ottawa that concluded it might be much more widespread than initially suspected. The report’s lead author, Elise Wohlbold, said, “There are far more (victims) than what people were expecting.”
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Campaign targets modern slavery in UK
Date: 30 July 2014
Source: BBC News
The government is launching the first nationwide campaign aimed at raising awareness of modern slavery in the UK to encourage the public to identify signs of slavery and report them to a new national helpline. In 2013, the National Referral Mechanism (NRM), received 1,746 referrals of potential victims of trafficking – a 47% increase on the previous year.
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4 tips for business to ensure ethical, slavery-free supply chains
Date: 14 July 2014
Source: The Guardian
While most organizations would not seek unethical and damaging suppliers, this article provides some tips to help them ensure they are proactively researching, reviewing and revising supply chains.
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The faces of modern-day slavery. Yes, there are still slaves.
Date: 11 July 2014
Source: RYOT
Photographer Lisa Kristine has become a liaison between victims of modern day slavery and a global audience through her work. Also listen to her powerful TED talk on her many brushes with slavery in India and parts of Africa.
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Human Trafficking Estimates and Statistics
Date: 10 July 2014
Source: American Thinker
This article discusses the source and validity of statistics for human trafficking.
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Resource: The Freedom Library
Date: 8 July 2014
Through the Freedom Library, you can access over 1000 global resources, including reports on trafficking around the world, curricula to train caregivers of trafficking survivors, and more.
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Resource: Anti Slavery Curriculum for Schools
Date: 8 July 2014
Source: Liberty Asia
Schools worldwide can now include information about modern slavery by downloading the online curriculum. The curriculum is an interactive, eye-opening journey that exposes the reality of this global issue.
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Laos, Thailand vow to combat cross-border human trafficking
Date: 7 July 2014
Source: The Nation
Laos and Thailand have vowed to work together to tackle the ongoing cross-border human trafficking as officials of both sides held talks recently in Laos.
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51 human trafficking victims rescued in Melaka
Date: 2 July 2014
Source: My SinChew
The Bukit Aman Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Smuggling of Migrants Unit rescued 51 illegal foreign women, aged 16 to 34, at two entertainment outlets in Malim-Jaya. They comprised 40 Vietnamese, 6 Chinese, and 5 Thai women who did not have valid travel documents.
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Agape International Missions on combating Cambodia’s child sex traffickers
Date: 1 July 2014
Source: SCMP
Don and Bridget Brewster were recently in Hong Kong as keynote speakers at the Justice Conference Asia. They have dedicated their lives to combating child sex trafficking with a four-pronged strategy: prevent, rescue, restore and reintegrate.
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