BBC.com: Trafficking ring preyed on vulnerable Romanian teens – police
Police in Romania and Hungary say they have broken up a human trafficking ring that convinced vulnerable people, many just out of social care, to work in slave-like conditions in Budapest.
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BBC.com: McDonald’s and supermarkets failed to spot slavery
Signs that modern slavery victims were being forced to work at a McDonald’s branch and a company supplying bread products to major supermarkets were missed for years, the BBC has found.
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TheGuardian.com: More than 1,500 child trafficking victims in UK feared back with exploiters
The children’s commissioner for England has warned that some child trafficking victims are not being adequately protected when referred to support services, after the Guardian learned that more than 1,500 victims identified for support are at risk of falling back into the hands of their traffickers.
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CNN Freedom Project: A model’s trip into the heart of human trafficking
Jessica Kahawaty works with Free A Girl, an NGO working to rescue victims of sexual exploitation.
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Reuters.com: Libyan authorities dismantle human trafficking network
CAIRO, Aug 31 (Reuters) – Libyan authorities have dismantled a human trafficking network operating in the country’s southwest and arrested members of the group, the country’s Attorney General’s office said on its Facebook page on Saturday.
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TheGuardian.com: Children missing from Home Office hotels likely to have been trafficked, report finds
Scores of asylum-seeking children are still missing from the UK’s Home Office hotels as a new report reveals that many are likely to have been trafficked.
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UN News: From desperation to determination: Indonesian trafficking survivors demand justice
Working abroad can be a way for Indonesians to earn much more than they could at home, and provide for their families. However, for some the journey can turn into a nightmare, with long hours, wages withheld, and abuse. The UN is working closely with the government to help bring trafficked workers home.
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Reuters.com: Legal Breakingviews Technology Investigations More My News Feedback Southeast Asia human trafficking now a global crisis, Interpol says
SINGAPORE, March 27 (Reuters) – Organised crime rings who fuelled an “explosion” of human trafficking and cyber scam centres during the pandemic have expanded from Southeast Asia into a global network making up to $3 trillion a year, the head of Interpol said on Wednesday.
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CNN Freedom Project: Children in Brazil are climbing 70-foot-high trees so you can eat açaí berries
At the port of Igarapé da Fortaleza, in the far north of Brazil, dock workers unload large orange-red sacks from small wooden boats. Small dark berries scatter around the dock, staining everything purple and making the pavement slippery. After being washed, processed, and blended, each sack will make about five gallons of açaí pulp that will go into bowls, smoothies, and freeze-dried supplements.
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