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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.

Single Trafficking Act needed in South Africa
South Africa urgently needs legislation to counter human trafficking, particularly to help the people who are abused, a panel discussion in Pretoria heard.

Finland Falls Short in Helping Human Trafficking Victims
Finland often fails to identify victims of human trafficking, according to a steering group from the Ministry of Labour.

Combating Human Trafficking in Israel
The Israeli government is expected to approve a plan to combat human trafficking.

Panel Created in China to Target Trafficking Prevention
The government plans to set up the first national mechanism for combating trafficking to protect women and children from forced labor and prostitution.

Lao Trafficking Victim Repatriated from Thailand with Brain Injuries
One of the six boys who returned to Laos after having been rescued by Thai authorities from human trafficking has serious brain injuries following an attack by a work colleague a year ago.

China Plans to Combat Cross Province Trafficking for Forced Labour
In China the trend for trafficking people with the intention of exploiting them for labour and sexual services is increasing.

In Asia, MTV Turns Camera on Trafficking
Its high production values, driving musical score, and slick edits make the film, in the words of its producers, "very MTV."  But don't expect to see boy bands or risqué hip-hop.

Press Release on Trafficking from Nigeria to the United States
The Advocacy Project based in Washington, DC has recently released a Press Release on trafficking from Nigeria to the United States.

Slavery of Africans in Britain
Brought into the country under false identities and tricked into leaving their families with the promise of an education and a better future, hundreds of African children are being trafficked into the UK for a life of servitude, according to human rights campaigners.

Detroit Man Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison in Michigan, USA
Aleksandr Maksimenko, age 27, was sentenced today to serve 168 months (14 years) in prison and pay more than $1,5 million in restitution for his role as one of the ring-leaders in a conspiracy to force Eastern European women to work as exotic dancers in Detroit area strip clubs, Stephen J Murphy, United States Attorney, Eastern District of Michigan, and Wan J Kim, Assistant Attorney General, Civil Rights Division, announced.

Woman Pleads Guilty to Human Trafficking in Texas, USA
Olga Mondragon pleaded guilty to federal civil rights charges for her role in conspiring to smuggle Central American women and girls into the United States and to placing them in a condition of involuntary servitude, Assistant Attorney General Wan Kim for the Civil Rights Division and US Attorney Don DeGabrielle for the Southern District of Texas announced.

China 'will catch slave owners'
China has pledged to bring to justice traffickers who enslaved hundreds of children and adults to work in brick kilns in two provinces.

Cameroonian Couple Sentenced on Human Trafficking Charges in the U.S.
Evelyn and Joseph Djoumessi, both Cameroonian nationals, were sentenced by a judge in Detroit, Michigan, to 218 months and 60 months, respectively, for conspiracy related to their holding a young girl from Cameroon in involuntary servitude.  Judge Arthur Tarnow also ordered the defendants to pay $100,000 in restitution to the victim.

Thai Workers Complain of Exploitation in New Zealand
Labour Department bosses have stopped a horticultural contractor from recruiting more foreign workers, after eight Thais complained of exploitation.