2014 Trafficking in Persons Report - Georgia
2014-06-23
The Government of Georgia does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so |
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Child labour, marriage and trafficking keep millions of Kenyans out of school
Katy Migiro
2014-06-17
Millions of Kenyan children miss out on school because they are forced to work, are married or trafficked, the child rights charity Plan International said |
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Marking World Day, UN stresses role of social protection in ending child labour
2014-06-13
The UN International Labour Organization (ILO) estimates that 168 million children worldwide – one in ten – are involved in child labour, with 85 million of them engaged in hazardous work |
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UN agency adopts treaty advancing global efforts to tackle forced labour
2014-06-13
The 2014 Protocol to ILO Convention 29 on Forced Labour, supported by a Recommendation, was adopted by an overwhelming majority of the government |
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Niger jails man for four years in first slavery case
2014-06-02
Niger ranks number 28 out of 160 in the 2013 United Nations global slavery index with up to 130,000 people trapped in modern slavery. Mostly women and children are trafficked for sexual exploitation |
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Nuns, backed by pope, warn of human trafficking at World Cup
Philip Pullella
2014-05-21
Roman Catholic nuns backed by Pope Francis raised the alarm over increased risks of human trafficking, exploitation of workers, forced prostitution and sexual tourism at the soccer World Cup |
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Modern slavery generates $150 billion in profits globally per year - ILO
Astrid Zweynert
2014-05-20
Two thirds, or $99 billion, came from commercial sexual exploitation, while another $51 billion resulted from forced economic exploitation.... |
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Soccer stars join fight against child prostitution in World Cup
Adriana Brasileiro
2014-05-16
Neymar and Daniel Alves, two of the world’s top soccer players, have joined a campaign against the sexual exploitation of children in Brazil during the FIFA World Cup |
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Russian man 'who kept four kidnapped women locked in chains as sex slaves' arrested
James Rush
2014-05-02
A woman who was used as a sex-slave managed to escape her captor and save three other women held by him after she used knotted sheets to climb to safety |
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