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Trafficking Prevention Awareness Printed on Playing Cards in China
Hunan Province’s All China Women’s Federation and other departments held a large-scale “Spring Rain Activity” at Changsha Railway Station Plaza, during which information on trafficking prevention and safeguarding human rights was disseminated.

Thais Receive Compensation and Visas in Los Angeles Human Trafficking Case
A group of Thais brought to the United States by a suspected labor trafficker accused of forcing them to live in squalor while working for little or no pay will be compensated under a consent decree reached between the federal government and a Northern California steel company.

Malaysia's Human Rights Commission Seeks Women Trafficking Crackdown
Malaysia must make new laws and work closer with countries such as Thailand, India and the Philippines to stop women from being trafficked into the country for prostitution and other illegal work, the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia said in its annual report released at the beginning of July 2005.

Humane Approach to Migrant Labour in Thailand
There have been positive changes in government policy, but Thai society needs to change its attitude as well.

Human Rights Violations of Migrant Workers In Thailand
A significant number of young foreign migrant workers in Thailand face exploitation ranging from non-payment or low salaries, excessive working hours to even more serious violation of forced labour and trafficking, a study reveals."More than half of domestic workers (maids) surveyed and one in five migrant teens on fishing boats were either prohibited from ever leaving their workplace or forced to work as virtual slaves to the Thai employers," said study director Elaine Pearson.

Experts in Washington, DC Discuss Labor Trafficking
Activists, US government representatives and scholars gathered in Washington to discuss human trafficking, not sex-trafficking, which is the most talked-about aspect of the industry, but the more prevalent one: forced labor.

Gangs Control Beggars in Thailand
Before you give beggars spare change do you stop to think if you are helping or hindering? According to the Mirror Foundation missing-persons centre and police it is probably the latter.

Sri Lankans in Difficult Jobs in Iraq
In Sri Lanka's war-torn north and east, where killings happen every day and work is nearly nonexistent, it doesn't take much to entice a man to leave.

Poll Highlights Need for Better Understanding Among Thais of the Importance of Migrant Workers to Their Economy
Migrants help economy but only one-in-two Thais agree they should enjoy the same working conditions.

Statement on Language from Ambassador Miller
Language is as important in fighting modern-day slavery, also known as human trafficking, as it was in fighting historic slavery.

CSR Directory Adds New Category on Human Trafficking
The move by the Directory, published on CSRwire (Corporate Social Responsibility) reflects the rising relevance of this issue on the CSR radar screen.

USG Says that Taiwan Making Progress on Human Trafficking
Taiwan has made "moderate progress" in combating human trafficking since it was put on the Special Watch List in June 2006, according to an interim assessment released by the US State Department.

Human Trafficking in Boston, USA
On the fast-moving circuit of international sex trafficking, say police, women regularly shuttle in and out of Boston They are women of the world, born in China, Thailand, Korea; Mexico, Colombia, El Salvador.

UN Highlights Human Trafficking
The UN has launched a campaign to highlight human trafficking, an issue it says has reached epidemic proportions over the past decade.

London Olympics a Possible Target for Sex Trafficking and Illegal Workers
The London Olympics are being targeted by criminal gangs behind the multi- billion pound international trade in sex slaves and illegal workers, police have warned.