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Human Trafficking In New Zealand

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:47:00 +1200

"I have to service about 10 to 20 men and sometimes up to 14 hours a day. I cried everyday. I have no contact with the outside world except the clients. I asked one of them to help me, but he turned out to be a friend of [my] new boss and I got a bashing. I learned to shut up...

NZ sex industry lures Asian women - National - NZ Herald News

www.nzherald.co.nz

Asian women lured to New Zealand with cash offers to work in the sex industry are being forced to work in slave-like conditions, a Herald investigation has found.

Katy Lost In Cambodia

Wed, 07 Jul 2010 11:41:00 +1200

Katy Lost in Cambodia – FINANCE MODELS

www.katylostincambodia.com

Remember complaining about the recession? In 2009, 146 garment factories closed down in Cambodia making around 40,000 people unemployed, the majority of those being young girls. Jobless with little education and a family already relying on their tiny income, those looking to traffick and/or sexuall...

Creative Response : Be A Biographer

Tue, 06 Jul 2010 09:13:00 +1200

Be A Biographer: Raising Awareness Of Human Trafficking - PSFK

www.psfk.com

A crowdsourced clothing line relies on cognitive surplus among the creative community to benefit survivors.

Human Trafficking In Northern Ireland

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 09:41:00 +1200

BBC News - Extent of human trafficking in NI revealed

news.bbc.co.uk

Twenty-five victims of human trafficking were rescued in Northern Ireland last year, Justice Minister David Ford reveals.

Human trafficking expected to sky-rocket at the Fifa World Cup

Tue, 18 May 2010 11:24:00 +1200

Sex Workers Flocking to South Africa for World Cup

www.newser.com

Prostitutes from around the world are making their way to South Africa hoping to make a fortune from frisky soccer fans at next month's World Cup. Authorities predict 40,000 sex workers will arrive to... Sports News Summaries. | Newser

Human Trafficking In Fiji

Mon, 17 May 2010 16:19:00 +1200

Charity Report: Fiji Works to Protect the Girl-Child from Trafficking

www.soschildrensvillages.ca

Fiji continues to grapple with the difficulties of eradicating child and human trafficking. However, UN agencies and law officials in the country have gathered togather to find a solution, charity reports.

How Much Do You Know About Trafficking?

Mon, 26 Apr 2010 22:53:00 +1200

How much do you know about human trafficking? "One of the biggest impediments to anti-trafficking efforts is a lack of understanding of the issue."

UN Chronicle - Prevention, Prosection and Protection - Human Trafficking

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One of the biggest impediments to anti-trafficking efforts is a lack of understanding of the issue. Trafficking is often entangled with people smuggling, immigration and asylum, prostitution and other forms of organized crime.

Child Snatching/human trafficking in China

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:21:00 +1300

Chinese boy chained to lamp post by dad | Mail Online

www.dailymail.co.uk

Rickshaw driver Chen Chuanliu took the drastic measures after his four-year-old daughter went missing last month.

Obama: Recommit to end trafficking

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:09:00 +1300

Obama: Recommit to end human trafficking - UPI.com

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National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month is a time to recommit to stopping human traffickers, U.S. President Barack Obama said.

Free The Slaves

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:03:00 +1300

Free The Slaves - Top Ten Facts about the S Word

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Free The Slaves - Top Ten Facts about the S Word For those who think slavery was an old history lesson. A message from Free The Slaves.

"saviour" accused of enslaving women

Sat, 19 Dec 2009 20:35:00 +1300

'Saviour' accused of enslaving women | Stuff.co.nz

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The women tattooed his name and portrait on their bodies and gave their children his name - Saviour.