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Oman will soon enact law to check human trafficking
The Sultanate has lent its full support to international efforts to check trafficking in humans with an announcement here that it will soon enact legislation to check the phenomenon.

Influx of Workers and Prostitutes for London Olympics Raises Sexual Health Fears
The imminent arrival of thousands of construction workers for the 2012 Olympics could cause a surge in prostitution and the spread of sexually transmitted infections, health experts say.

Soroptimist International Initiates Project to Prevent Sexual Exploitation
On Sunday December 2, 2007, the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, the Soroptimist International launched a project to create awareness about the heinous practice of Sexual Trafficking of Women and Girls.  That program will launch in the United States on Friday, January 11, 2008, the first National Day of Human Trafficking Awareness.

Advocates Unite for Implementation of Anti-trafficking Law in Eastern Visayas, the Philippines
The Anti-Trafficking in Persons Local Technical Group and the American Center for International Labor Solidarity under the Strengthening the Enabling Environment to Improve Response to Trafficking in Persons and Related Cases (STEER) conducted a consultation meeting at Hotel Alejandro in Tacloban City, on Monday, January 7, 2008 and resolved to improve the coordination among the various stakeholders in government and in the private sector in the Region in order to effectively implement the Anti-Trafficking Law in the Region.

Strategies to Improve Response to Trafficking in Persons Developed in the Philippines
As part of the efforts to strengthen the enabling environment to improve response to cases of anti-trafficking of persons and related casesin Eastern Visayas, an anti-trafficking in persons local technical working group/ local project consultation meeting will be conducted on January 7, 2008 at 9:00 o'clock in the morning at the Leyte Park Resort Hotel in Tacloban City.

UN Preventing Human Trafficking
Boi Ngoc is a young woman living in a remote farming village in South East Asia.

Human Trafficking Crackdown in Vietnam
Local authorities will intensify their operations in 2008 to stop the trafficking of women and children across the Chinese/Cambodian border.

Thai Men and Women Warned about Exploitive Jobs in Bahrain and Turkey
Labour authorities in Nakhon Ratchasima province have warned job seekers to be careful if they intend to work in Bahrain or Turkey.

China Claims that Trafficking in Women and Children Is on the Rise
  Trafficking in women and children is on the rise in China, authorities as they announced a five-year plan to combat the problem.

Irish Minister of Justice Takes Note of Child Trafficking
Minister for Justice Brian Lenihan has warned that human trafficking could become a major problem in Ireland if the issue is not addressed.

Trafficking 'Potentially' a Huge Problem in Ireland
The Minister for Justice, Brian Lenihan, has said human trafficking has the potential to become a significant problem in Ireland.

NGOs in Israel Warn Against Plan to Increase Russian Visas
Activists working against human trafficking in Israel called on Tourism Minister Yitzhak Aharonovitch to reconsider a move to scrap visa requirements for visiting Russians, fearing the change could increase the flow of illegal sex workers into the country.

Combating Human Trafficking a Priority in South Africa
Human trafficking is an evil as terrible as the Atlantic slave trade of the past, Chief Justice Pius Langa said.

End to Human Trafficking Is UAE’s Top Priority
The UAE shares the core universal values that make the elimination of human trafficking a top priority, said Dr.

Dubai Declares War on Human Trafficking
Launching a new drive against human trafficking, authorities in Dubai have busted a well entrenched prostitution ring operating from upscale villas and apartments.