Houston now requires hotels to train employees to spot human trafficking
Houston hotels and motels must train their employees on how to spot human trafficking and contact law enforcement under an ordinance approved by city council Wednesday.
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FORBES: 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 slums all over the world. What if human trafficking is much closer to home than we think?
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COVID-19 pandemic making it tougher for human trafficking victims to find help, advocates say
AUSTIN (KXAN) — For some of the most vulnerable members of society, COVID-19 is making it harder to get resources and help. Advocates say the pandemic has made it harder for victims of human trafficking and other types of abuse to escape dangerous situations.
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THE HILL: How to end human trafficking
The administration, thanks in part to the passion of Ivanka Trump, has a superior record for going after human trafficking.
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The Washington Times: Portland’s dark world of child sex trafficking
Portland, Ore., is widely featured as a young, green, hip city; it also has gained a reputation as a national hub for child sex trafficking.
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USA TODAY: 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 it’s not doing enough to curb the crime.
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PSYCHOLOGY TODAY: The Research on Child Sex Trafficking
Worldwide, there are over 40 million people in slavery. Never before in human history have this many people been enslaved. Modern day slavery is a multibillion-dollar industry generating an estimated $150 billion annually.
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THE WEEK: Councillors and police ‘had sex’ with Rotherham abuse victims
Sordid allegations emerge as council is branded ‘not fit for purpose’ by inspectors
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Only the exploiter is guilty, not the child or his parent: Davit Tumasyan
On February 11 the Constitutional Court on Armenia will decide on the issue of compliance with the Constitution of the Council of Europe Convention on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Violence signed in Lanzarote.
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IC RA: Preliminary Investigation of Criminal Case initiated on Trafficking of Two and more Persons with Prior Agreement Completed
In the result of comprehensive investigation conducted in the Department of Investigation of Crimes on Human Trafficking, against Sexual Immunity of Juveniles and Illegal Turnover of Drugs of General Department of Investigation of Particularly Important Cases of the RA Investigative Committee circumstances of trafficking of two and more persons committed with prior agreement were found out. Charge was pressed against two residents of Yerevan – spouses.
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