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Hundreds of nuns trained in Kung Fu are biking the Himalayas to oppose human trafficking

http://www.businessinsider.com/r-kung-fu-nuns-bike-himalayas-to-oppose-human-trafficking-2016-9

Hundreds of nuns trained in Kung Fu are biking the Himalayas to oppose human trafficking This is the fourth such journey they have made to spread messages of gender equality, peaceful co-existence and respect for the environment.

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An annual demand to end human trafficking around the world A State Department report puts pressure on countries such as Burma, Thailand and Malaysia to change.

Thailand's improved status in US human trafficking report sparks fury. International rights groups have criticised the US government’s removal of Thailand from its global list of the worst offenders in human trafficking, branding it “the wrong decision at the wrong time” and claiming the move was politically motivated.

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2016/jun/30/thailand-us-trafficking-in-persons-report-2016-fury

Thailand's improved status in US human trafficking report sparks fury Rights groups say Thailand’s upgraded standing in Trafficking in Persons report was politically motivated and ignores reported abuses in Thai fishing industry

Trafficking in Persons Report 2016

"If there is a single theme to this year’s Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report, it is the conviction that there is nothing inevitable about trafficking in human beings. That conviction is where the process of change really begins—with the realization that just because a certain abuse has taken place in the past doesn’t mean that we have to tolerate that abuse in the future or that we can afford to avert our eyes. Instead, we should be asking ourselves—what if that victim of trafficking was my daughter, son, sister, or brother?

"This year’s TIP Report asks such questions, because ending modern slavery isn’t just a fight we should attempt—it is a fight we can and must win.

"The TIP Report is the product of a yearlong effort requiring contributions and follow-up from employees in the United States and at our diplomatic outposts across the globe, host country governments, and civil society." – John F. Kerry, Secretary of State

http://www.state.gov/j/tip/rls/tiprpt/2016/index.htm

Always a good reminder.

A nice cup of tea … and other products that may be linked to child labour – in pictures

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/gallery/2016/jun/12/world-day-against-child-labour-nice-cup-of-tea-products-may-be-linked-child-labour-in-pictures

A nice cup of tea … and other products that may be linked to child labour – in pictures

"Trafficking in Persons report, due out Thursday, expected to remove Thailand from worst offenders list, citing improvements in seafood industry"

Link: https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2016/jun/29/us-human-trafficking-in-persons-report-upgrade-thailand-sources-say

US human trafficking report to upgrade Thailand, sources say Trafficking in Persons report, due out Thursday, expected to remove Thailand from worst offenders list, citing improvements in seafood industry

North County Lifeline is among seven San Diego County nonprofit organizations that have teamed up in the fight against human trafficking and will split a $1 million state grant to help victims recover from their trauma.

http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2016/apr/18/san-diego-agencies-get-anti-human-trafficking/

Groups get $1M to fight human trafficking Seven San Diego County organizations that have teamed up in the fight against human trafficking will split a $1 million state grant to help victims recover from their trauma.

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