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United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime: report on human trafficking exposes modern form of slavery

May 26 2014, 09:13am

Posted by Guillaume

A Global Report on Trafficking in Persons launched today by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) provides new information on a crime that shames us all. Based on data gathered from 155 countries, it offers the first global assessment of...

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Senegal - Exploitation in the Name of Education

May 23 2014, 09:07am

Posted by Guillaume

Uneven Progress in Ending Forced Child Begging in Senegal The 43-page report examines Senegal’s mixed record in addressing the problem in the year since a fire ripped through a Quranic boarding school in Dakar housed in a makeshift shack, killing eight...

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UK - Abuses against Migrant Domestic Workers

May 23 2014, 09:05am

Posted by Guillaume

Migrant domestic workers accompanying their employers to the United Kingdom are being subjected to serious abuses including forced labor, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The UK government is doing far too little to protect vulnerable...

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Amnesty International Campaign: Give them a yellow card

May 22 2014, 09:06am

Posted by Guillaume

PROTEST IS NOT A CRIME The lead up to the World Cup has prompted large scale demonstrations and public protests to which the police have responded with use of force, and in some cases “less lethal” weapons such as tear gas and rubber bullets. Protests...

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IT’S A PENALTY CAMPAIGN: UNDERAGE SEX WARNING TO WORLD CUP SUPPORTERS

May 22 2014, 09:03am

Posted by Guillaume

Child protection charities have joined forces with the football world and law enforcement on a campaign to protect Brazilian children from sexual exploitation and abuse during the World Cup 2014. It’s a Penalty is aimed at the thousands of fans travelling...

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TED conferences about Slavery

May 21 2014, 09:49am

Posted by Guillaume

TED is a nonprofit devoted to spreading ideas, usually in the form of short, powerful talks (18 minutes or less). TED began in 1984 as a conference where Technology, Entertainment and Design converged, and today covers almost all topics — from science...

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Modern day slavery & Supply Chains

May 21 2014, 09:47am

Posted by Guillaume

Slavery is all around us. It's been linked to the supply chains of everyday products, from shoes and bags to matches and soccer balls. It lurks in many of the commodities that fuel the global economy: cocoa, coffee, precious metals... Multinational supply...

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ILO says forced labour generates annual profits of US$ 150 billion

May 20 2014, 10:04am

Posted by Guillaume

Forced labour in the private economy generates US$ 150 billion in illegal profits per year, about three times more than previously estimated, according to a new report from the International Labour Organization (ILO). The ILO report, Profits and Poverty:...

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ILO's Director-General urges immediate action to eradicate forced labour

May 20 2014, 09:56am

Posted by Guillaume

The publication of the new ILO report “Profits and Poverty: The Economics of Forced Labour” is significant because it takes our understanding of trafficking, forced labour and slavery to a new level. The report builds on earlier ILO studies on the extent,...

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ITUC Special Report - The case against Qatar

May 19 2014, 14:42pm

Posted by Guillaume

International Trade Union Confederation Qatar is a country without a conscience. While there are many highly educated and many generous Qatari citizens, the reality is that there is only a facade of government. Qatar is run like a family business. Ministers...

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