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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...