By Bill Vourvoulias Published on May 12, 2014 in Fox News Latino While the world is focused on the fate of hundreds of girls in Nigeria who have been kidnapped in recent months by the extremist Islamic group, Boko Haram, it might be a good time, activists say, to talk about how...
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Resources for Learning how to Fight Human Trafficking
Published on May 7, 2014 in Travel Weekly The Polaris Project designs training programs, lobbies for legislation to fight human trafficking and provides services for victims. It operates the National Human Trafficking Hotline, (888) 373-7888. Ecpat USA advocates for protective...
KBS+ Toronto’s Campaign To Fight Childhood Slavery
By Larissa Faw Pubilshed on May 6, 2014 in Media Post News This week, kbs+ Toronto, part of MDC Partners, and the not-for-profit World Vision are launching the NoChildForSale campaign in Canada to raise awareness about childhood slavery. The concept features three TV spots set...
Two Arrested in Durham for Human Trafficking of a 17-Year-Old Runaway
Published on May 8, 2014 in ABC11 WTVD DURHAM --Durham police have arrested two people in connection with human trafficking of a 17-year-old girl. Authorities said the teen had run away from her home in upstate New York in February. According to officials, a friend of the girl...
Lack of Data Means Millions of Children Die Unseen and Invisible, New Report Finds
Published on May 4, 2014 in the Christian Post Children are dying unseen, uncounted and invisible to the health services that could save their lives, a new report released today finds. Uncounted and Unreached, published by World Vision, details how countries and world leaders...
How Philanthropy Contributed to Improved Conditions for Tomato Pickers
By Aaron Dorfman Published on May 2, 2014 in The Huffington Post On the front page of The New York Times last week, there was a fantastic article about how the abusive practices faced by workers in Florida tomato fields have virtually ended. Laborers, mostly immigrants, are now...
Birth Registration Makes Children Count
By Jesse Eaves Published on May 1, 2014 in the Huffington Post When my first child was born four years ago, no sooner had he entered the world, than the hospital staff handed me a form to fill out. Despite my happy, delirious, sleep-deprived state of mind, I was able to fill out...
Students Protest Modern Slavery
By Jeremy Thomas Published on April 24, 2014 in The Daily Texan Modern slavery is a growing problem worldwide, according to Emma DeCaro, vice president of the International Justice Mission’s UT chapter. The organization held an event Wednesday to encourage students to sign a...
In Florida Tomato Fields, a Penny Buys Progress
By Steven Greenhouse Published on April 24, 2014 in The New York Times IMMOKALEE, Fla. — Not long ago, Angelina Velasquez trudged to a parking lot at 5 each morning so a crew leader’s bus could drop her at the tomato fields by 6. She often waited there, unpaid — while the dew...
Witness of a Suspicious Situation? Do not Look Away
Published on April 23, 2014 in eTurboNews Every year, as many as 1.8 million children are victims of commercial sexual exploitation worldwide. Some are exploited by tourists or travelers, some are trafficked into sexual slavery and millions of images of child sexual abuse...