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Health Togo

6. February 2020

African Leaders Take Up Fight Against Fake Drugs, Try to Save Many Children’s Lives

Fake versions of medicines are commonly sold in Africa, claiming the lives of 120,000 children each year. To end this malpractice, the continent’s leaders are now collaborating on an initiative that criminalizes the trafficking of such falsified drugs.

Society

Society Peru

4. February 2020

Students Warn Peers Against Sex Trafficking on Radio

Five teenage students in the Huancarani district of Peru are informing the 5,000 listeners of their radio show how to spot and report human traffickers targeting poor farming villages in the Andean highlands.

Society

Society Malaysia

2. February 2020

Bangladesh and Malaysia Discuss Deal to Protect Migrant Workers

A new deal for Bangladeshi migrants moving to Malaysia may see recruitment fees waived – which officials say could considerably help curb human trafficking, debt bondage and abuse.

Society

Society India

28. January 2020

Sex Crime Reporting Just Got Easier: New App Helps Victims Speak Out and Stay Anonymous

A new encrypted app is offering victims of sex crimes in India a safe space to report sexual abuse: survivors can now anonymously provide timestamped evidence of crimes, and even seek medical or legal help.

Society

Society Ivory Coast

27. January 2020

Police in Ivory Coast Pledge to Fight Trafficking, Start by Freeing 137 Children

A major operation conducted this month in the Ivory Coast has seen 137 children rescued from forced labor and sex work – with police pledging to boost efforts to stop child trafficking.

Heroes

Heroes India

25. December 2019

Female Superhero Fights Sex Crimes in Comic Series Promoting ‘Mighty Girls’

A comic series in India has recently published its third free e-book, about a superhero who uses her powers to fight sex trafficking and the stigma survivors face.

Society

Society USA

18. December 2019

Lawyers Take Hotel Chains to Court, Calling Them “Marketplace” for Sex Trafficking

Twelve top hotel chains in the United States are facing legal action as a group for profiting from sexual exploitation taking place on their premises – after thirteen women claimed they were sold for sex in hotel rooms.

Society

21. October 2019

Thai Seafood Industry Tackles Slavery with Improved Regulations

The European Union has recently lifted a yellow card warning to Thailand following four years of substantial progress in the nation’s seafood industry, fighting human trafficking, improving worker conditions, and tackling illegal and unregulated fishing.

Society

Society

14. October 2019

Modern Slaves Get Help From Government in Brazil to Find a New Life

Brazil’s Labor Prosecutor’s Office is working on a social workers network to provide post-rescue care to victims of modern slavery and help prevent potential victims from trafficking.

Heroes

12. September 2019

Coffee in Kathmandu Served by Former Slaves

For the waitresses and female cooks, Maiti Café in Nepal's capital Kathmandu is much, much more than a workplace: they have all been rescued from human trafficking.