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U.S. Companies Join Coalition Against Human Trafficking

Posted by Free the Captives on Friday, October 15, 2010, In : International Trafficking

http://blogs.state.gov/index.php/site/entry/bcat
About the Author: Ambassador Luis CdeBaca leads the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons.

In our commitment to preventing human trafficking, the world is moving beyond poster campaigns to more innovative solutions that harness the private sector to end the demand for modern slavery. I wanted to share some new developments on that front.

On October 1, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed the California Transparenc...
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How to raise human trafficking awareness during Halloween

Posted by Free the Captives on Sunday, October 10, 2010, In : International Trafficking

http://traffickingproject.blogspot.com/2010/10/halloween-and-human-trafficking.html

Halloween and Human Trafficking

With Halloween quickly approaching, October is a particularly opportune month to raise awareness about the use of forced labor, child labor, and other exploitative labor practices in the chocolate industry. A number of organizations are hosting campaigns to help community members raise awareness about these issues and to encourage the chocolate ind...
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6 Accused In Forced Labor Of 400 Thai Workers in the US

Posted by Free the Captives on Saturday, September 4, 2010, In : Domestic Trafficking

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=129614349

HONOLULU September 3, 2010

Six recruiters were accused Thursday of luring 400 laborers from Thailand to the United States and forcing them to work, according to a federal indictment that the FBI called the largest human-trafficking case ever charged in U.S. history.

The indictment alleges that the scheme was orchestrated by four employees of labor recruiting company Global Horizons Manpower Inc. and two Tha...

Philippines rampant with labor and sex trafficking

Posted by Free the Captives on Sunday, August 15, 2010, In : International Trafficking

Human Trafficking: A Plague
Written by Estrella Torres / Reporter

Saturday, 14 August 2010 19:55
http://businessmirror.com.ph/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28932:human-trafficking-a-plague&catid=23:topnews&Itemid=58

A faded brown rosary hangs on one corner of her bed inside a shelter.

It has been two weeks since 15-year-o...

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