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COVID-19 Lockdowns Left Nigerian Trafficking Survivors Stranded

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Sex traffickers left thousands of women to starve during Italy lockdown

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2019 Trafficking in Persons Report

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Bangladesh sex workers face hunger, abuse as coronavirus hits trade

Many are having to skip meals and report being beaten by brokers unpaid due to the lack of work. DHAKA, June 26 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Thousands of sex workers in Bangladesh are going hungry and many face abuse because they are unable to pay their brokers due to the coronavirus pandemic, charities working with […]

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COVID-19 crisis putting human trafficking victims at risk of further exploitation

Lockdowns, travel restrictions, resource cutbacks and other measures to curb the spread of the new coronavirus are putting victims of human trafficking at risk of further exploitation, while organized crime networks could further profit from the pandemic, according to the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). New analysis from the agency shows that the […]

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Pope urges healthy use of technology to prevent human trafficking

Following the International Day of Prayer and Awareness Against Human Trafficking, Pope Francis says people must be educated about the healthy use of technology, with studies showing that criminal organizations increasingly use the internet to lure victims. By Devin Watkins The Church’s efforts to raise awareness about human trafficking on Saturday – the feast of […]

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