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1 day ago · It is estimated that there are nearly 28 million victims of human trafficking worldwide, up from 24.9 million in 2016. ( Women on Guard , International Labour Organization ) According to 2022 estimates, 49.6 million people are living in “modern slavery” conditions, which includes both forced labor (27.6 million) and forced marriage (22 million).
1 day ago · In terms of the money being made, human trafficking is second to only one other criminal activity, and that is the illicit drug trade. In 2108 the estimated income off of human trafficking was $150 billion, and that number is not even close. Flick said Texas is the worst state in America for human trafficking, but Nebraska is certainly not immune.
7 hours ago · Dominique Hasler, Liechtenstein's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Education and Sports, expressed optimism about the new partnership: “Liechtenstein’s flagship project for the SDGs – the Finance Against Slavery and Trafficking (FAST) Initiative – marks a significant step towards eradicating slavery and trafficking by 2030.
32 minutes ago · This is inextricably linked to the pernicious and prevalent problem of corruption and governance in many of the countries in Asia, a problem that has grown parallel to the exponential economic growth the continent has had witnessed since the 1990s.Easy market access and rising consumer demand underline the prominence of drug production and trafficking as well as the global trade in counterfeit ...
1 day ago · New York - The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is pleased to announce the integration of the Finance Against Slavery and Trafficking (FAST) initiative into its Sustainable Finance Hub, working in collaboration with the Business and Human Rights Initiative. This transition, following five successful years at the United Nations ...
1 hour ago · The goal is to create a new law requiring trafficking education in Hoosier schools with UpLift18 supplying the curriculum. While they work on making statewide changes and ironing out their ...
1 day ago · Ensign Global College has announced its inaugural Human Trafficking Prevention and Liberation Conference, themed "The Public Health Challenge of Human Trafficking – Prevention, Intervention ...
