Noticias

Correo del Caroní. Venezuela. Organizaciones de la Iglesia Católica que trabajan con el apoyo del Consejo Episcopal Latinoamericano se hacen eco de denuncias de las violaciones de DD HH que sufre la inédita diáspora venezolana en países de tránsito y recepción. Leer artículo completo  

Reporte Indigo. México Albergues que han sido elogiados por políticos e intelectuales, han sido cultivo de tráfico de menores y explotación laboral. Faltan mecanismos para detener el delito de trata de personas. ““No hay marcos claros de actuación, y por desgracia Fevimtra se centra en las víctimas de explotación sexual e ignora lo que pasa en albergues”- afirma especialista Leer …

Encuentro Social. Tlaxcala,México. Tlaxcala se mantiene como un “foco rojo” por la alta incidencia de origen, tránsito o destino de víctimas de trata de personas, delito que “no es denunciado y cuando se hace, existe una tendencia reclasificarlo a otros delitos como lenocinio, estupro, violación y otros delitos…” Leer artículo completo

Supply Chain Dive. Global. Within the past 12 months, more than 500 female workers in Nike, Puma, Asics, and VF Corporation factories were hospitalized for fainting and other collapse-related episodes, The Guardian reported last week. The most extreme incident happened in November 2016, when 360 workers lost consciousness in one of Asics’ factories. Read the full article here. 

The New York Times. Washington, D.C. China is among the world’s worst offenders for allowing modern slavery to thrive within its borders, according to a strongly worded State Department report released Tuesday. In its annual assessment of global efforts to end human trafficking — with an estimated 20 million people remaining in bondage around the world — the State Department …

The Washington Post. United States of America. Global. Holly Burkhalter is a senior adviser at International Justice Mission. Billionaire Jeff Bezos, the chief executive of Amazon and owner of The Washington Post, recently tweeted his intention to create a philanthropic strategy “at the intersection of urgent need and lasting impact” and asked his Twitter followers for ideas. I have one …

All Africa, Nyasa Times. Africa. A team of Malawian legislators is next week joining their colleagues for a two day workshop on combating modern day slavery organised by the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) UK to be held in Entebbe, Uganda. Other MPs have been drawn from Ghana, Nigeria, Malawi, Mozambique and Kenya. Read the full story here. 

Get Surrey. England. A Surrey Police crackdown on suspected modern slavery has led to two men being charged in court on Monday (June 26). Laszlo Egeresi, 36, and Gabor Olah, 25, both of Molesey Road, Hersham were charged with arranging or facilitating the travel of another person with a view to exploitation. Officers executed warrants on three addresses in the …

Dawn. Punjab, India. SUMERA Riaz sits gingerly on the edge of the sofa and tells her story. It is in the words of a little girl who does not understand much of anything except being torn away from her family, with not much hope of being reunited with them. But it is better this way, she knows too. Two years …

Evesham Observer. England. AN EVESHAM man has been arrested on suspicion of human trafficking following a police raid at a property in the town. Officers from Lancashire Police executed the warrant this morning in connection with modern slavery offences believed to have taken place in Blackburn. Read the full story here.