Category: Modern Slavery

The “Mother Teresa” of Nepal Has Rescued 18,000 Sex Trafficking Victims — Era of Light – October 3, 2019

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In the 1990s, Nepali native Anuradha Koirala would walk by Kathmandu’s Pashupatinath Temple every morning. And every morning she would meet the women who were begging on those streets. When she struck up a conversation with them, she realized that they were all survivors of gender-based violence. This hit home, because she had dealt with the physical and emotional trauma at the hands of an abusive ex-husband. That moment of connection is what set her on the path to becoming Nepal’s Mother Teresa. ➤➤

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Millions of ‘slaves’ around the world still making stuff we buy today — Prepare For Change – August 13, 2019

Labourers work at a garment factory in Vietnam for brands such as Nike, Adidas, H&M, Gap, Zara, Armani and Lacoste © Reuters

by Edward Morgan

There were 40.3 million people living in conditions of slavery in 2018, mostly women, a recent report by the Walk Free Initiative shows. Researchers say slavery did not end with abolition in the 19th century but just changed form.
The initiative undertakes research to build the world’s most comprehensive evidence-base of modern slavery. While there isn’t an official legal definition of modern slavery, the UN describes it as the condition of people whose work “is performed involuntarily and under the menace of any penalty.” The organization and its member states committed to eliminating slavery by 2030, along with human trafficking, forced labor, and child labor.

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U.S. is #1 in Sex Trafficking – 60% American Child Sex Slaves Come Out of Foster Care – July 2, 2019

by Andrew Keiper, Perry Chiaramonte, Fox News (excerpts)

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The United States is again ranked as one of the worst countries in the world for human trafficking.

According to a recently released report by the State Department, the top three nations of origin for victims of human trafficking in 2018 were the United States, Mexico and the Philippines.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivered the Trafficking in Persons report, which is created annually by the State Department to document human trafficking in the year prior, and highlighted the growing focus that government agencies and nonprofit organizations have dedicated to stopping human trafficking.

The Department of Justice provided more than $31 million for 45 victim service providers that offered services to trafficking survivors across the country. It was a demonstrable increase; the DOJ only provided $16 million to 18 organizations in 2017, according to the report.

Over the last two months, Fox News has investigated human trafficking.

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FOX News: Human trafficking victims mostly underage children from within the US – May 12, 2019

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Every year more than 40 million people are forced into the world of human trafficking, someone’s sons and daughters trapped in this modern-day slavery.

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One step ahead of the law — Walk Free Foundation – December 7, 2018

As the news broke last week with the introduction of the Modern Slavery Act in Australia, Perth based law students and law firms are already one step ahead. Recognising the power of technology, web-based apps and risk assessment platforms have been developed to aid businesses and ensure reporting laws have impact. Students with APPtitude Professor…Read more

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Tony Robbins Enters the Fight to Rescue Children Being Trafficked as Sex Slaves (Videos) — Waking Times – December 3, 2018

Vic Bishop, Staff Writer Waking Times Some things in our world are so terrible that no one wants to talk about them, much less try to do anything about them. Nearing the top of this list is international child trafficking, and shockingly, millions of children are sold into slavery each year, with many of them being…Read more & videos: “Tony Robbins Supports Operation Underground Railroad” and “Tony Robbins Interviews Tim Ballard”

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