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'Modern-day slavery': State Dept. says millions of human trafficking victims ... - NBCNews.com (blog)
NBCNews.com (blog) 19 Jun 13Nine 7-Eleven store owners and managers who authorities say ran a “modern-day plantation system,” employing dozens of immigrant workers at New York and Virginia convenience stores, were just one thread in a vast human trafficking and forced labor web ... [ Read More ]
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US cites Russia, China among worst in human trafficking: report - Reuters
Reuters 19 Jun 13The State Department ranks countries according to the efforts they make to fight human trafficking and Russia, China and Uzbekistan all fell to the lowest level, Tier 3, in the new report. While the Chinese government has taken some steps to address ... [ Read More ]
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New York to vote on bill increasing penalties for human trafficking - The Guardian
The Guardian 19 Jun 13Lawmakers in New York state, where cases of human trafficking are among the worst in the nation, are expected to vote on a bill this week that would bring it into line with federal law to protect sexually exploited minors from prosecution. The bill ... [ Read More ]
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A decade of action needed to end human trafficking - CNN
CNN 19 Jun 13Despite her terrible experiences, Anjali is one of the fortunate ones. There are millions of women, children and men across the world who face similar experiences. Human trafficking is now worth around $32 billion annually to the criminals and their ...and more » [ Read More ]
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'Roadkill' Bears Witness to Human Trafficking - New York Times (blog)
New York Times (blog) 16 Jun 13Thus began the performance I attended of “Roadkill,” the unsettling site-specific theater piece about sex trafficking created by Cora Bissett, first seen three years ago at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and brought to New York by St. Ann's Warehouse in ... [ Read More ]
