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New Estimates of Human Trafficking in the World: Shocking but Not Surprising

The estimated number of people in situations of trafficking rose by 12 percent between 2016 and 2021, the latest international ...

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AI Is Helping Us Combat The Economic Problem Of Human Trafficking

When we think of human trafficking, we often think about the despondent faces of women and children who live in ...

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Advocates Fight Traffickers Who Continue To Thrive Despite Pandemic

CLEVELAND (CNS) — Advocates fighting human traffickers are alerting children, parents and vulnerable adults that the coronavirus pandemic has pushed ...

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Airbnb Expands Pledge To Fight Human Trafficking Amid Hospitality Industry Struggles

Airbnb is expanding its commitment to fight human trafficking with anti-trafficking nonprofit Polaris as the hospitality industry faces a series of lawsuits claiming ...

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Traffickers Exploiting Student Visas At Global Level, Reports Reveal

International students are at risk of workplace exploitation, and even more alarmingly according to a series of reports, of student visa routes being targeted by human traffickers.

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A Simple Debit Card Can Help Fight Human Trafficking, U.N. Banking Group Says

NEW YORK, Sept 27 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Dozens of banks have signed up to a U.N. program to offer ...

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Hotel Industry Unites On New Campaign To Fight Human Trafficking

WASHINGTON – The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) launched a new national campaign to unite the industry around a single, comprehensive ...

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Stand Up For Powerless Women: Advocates For Sex Trafficking Victims Are Few And Far Between

March 8 is United Nations-designated International Women’s Day, which has roots in the fight for better and safer working conditions ...

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Help Victims Of Sex Trafficking Start New Lives

(CNN)About 4.8 million people worldwide — roughly the population of Ireland — became victims of sex trafficking in 2016, according ...

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Not in our Neighborhood: Emergency Nurses Respond to Human Trafficking

Can a blanket question about personal safety be effective in identifying cases of human trafficking or domestic violence? Renea Wilson, ...

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