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UK: Slavery levels in UK ‘higher than thought’
Date: 29 November 2014
Source: BBC
There could be between 10,000 and 13,000 victims of slavery in the UK, higher than previous figures, analysis for the Home Office suggests.
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Event: 24-hour race against human trafficking
Date: 15 to 16 November 2014
Running to Stop the Traffik (RTST) — a youth-led anti-slavery organisation based in Hong Kong – will be holding a 24-hour race to raise awareness on human trafficking and modern-day slavery. Students from all over Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore will run in the RTST 24-Hour Race 2014 from 15 to 16 November 2014.
Click here to access the 24-hour race website.
Event: Slavery in our Day and Age with Matt Friedman
Date: 12 November 2014
Learn more about what is human trafficking, how does it relate to modern day slavery, who is trafficked, what are people trafficked for, where can it be found, and what can a person do to help.
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Vietnam: New rules on human trafficking a step forward
Date: 1 November 2014
Source: Vietnam Net
A new human trafficking section in the Penal Code was drafted to comply with protocol on those crimes laid out in international conventions. Officials spoke about the changes, and if the country will incorporate them.
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Report: From Every Angle – Using the law to combat human trafficking
Date: 11 November 2014
Source: Liberty Asia & TrustLaw
A report produced by Liberty Asia & TrustLaw (Thomson Reuters Foundation) considers a series of generic trafficking scenarios: sex trafficking, labour trafficking, construction trafficking, domestic trafficking and marriage trafficking and the various breaches of law that are triggered by different sets of facts in different jurisdictions across South-East Asia.
Click to access the report here.
South Africa see a rise in human trafficking
Date: 11 November 2014
Source: SABC News
According to research, South Africa ranks among 10 countries in Africa where human trafficking is rife. The article includes insight into the root causes of trafficking, which people are most vulnerable, and tips on how to prevent being trafficking.
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Malaysia: Anti-Human Trafficking Act to be amended next session, says Wan Junaidi
Date: 11 November 2014
Source: Malaysian Insider
The government will amend the Anti-Human Trafficking Act (Amendment) 2010 to improve Malaysia’s ranking in the Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report drawn up by the American government, from Tier Three to a better level. Deputy Home Minister Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said the amendment is expected to be implemented in June next year.
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Vietnam cops arrest two human trafficking cases with victims’ help
Date: 6 November 2014
Source: Thanh Nien News
Police in the Mekong Delta hub of Can Tho are investigating two delta locals for trafficking girls to China and Malaysia.
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Hong Kong Victim Crisis Centre Helpline
Date: 6 November 2014
2100 3300 is the helpline number that is currently available in Hong Kong to report a potential case of human trafficking, to get access to anti-trafficking services and to receive general information on human trafficking.
Authorities Turning Blind Eye To Prostitution
Date: 10 November 2014
Source: Sky News
A 5-minute video describing the sex and drug trade in Hong Kong’s Wan Chai district. Patricia Ho, Human Rights lawyer, describes the agents who bring the women in to the city as traffickers.
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