Posts Tagged ‘sexual exploitation’
I HAVE A VOICE: Trafficked Women in Their Own Words
Ground-breaking Book on Trafficking Launched A ground-breaking book, focussing on the lives of 40 trafficked women in the Philippines and the sinister and structural oppression of young women on which the sex trade thrives has been launched. The book, by Sister of Mercy Angela Reed PhD, overturns the popular and sensationalised image of trafficking as…
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Anti-Human Trafficking Newsletter Vol 12 No 6 The June 2014 issue of Stop Trafficking! highlights current legislation that would help address some of the injustices faced by victims of forced labour and sexual exploitation and cut profits to traffickers. Download your copy here.
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Anti-Human Trafficking Newsletter Vol 11 No 12 The December issue of Stop Trafficking is now available. This issue look at efforts to stem sexual exploitation in the US and globally. To down load the December issue of Stop Trafficking! click here.
Read MoreThe Demand Side of Sex Trafficking
Media Representations of Women and Men in Australia Professor Bob Pease is from the School of Heath and Social Development at Deakin University. His research interests are in the fields of critical masculinity studies and critical social work practice. In the former area his specific research focus is on men’s violence against women and cross-cultural and…
Read MoreAnnual Report of Special Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons
Demand as a Factor in Fostering Exploitation and Trafficking of Persons The UN Special Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons especially women and children has presented her annual report to the United Nations Human Rights Council. “Demands for sexual exploitation, for cheap labour and domestic workers, for organ removal and sale, for illicit adoption and forced…
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Anti-Human Trafficking Newsletter Vol 11 No 6 The June issue of Stop Trafficking looks at ways organisations are trying to address the Demand Issue with regard to trafficking for sexual exploitation. It contains links to a number of websites and resources including a fact sheet that outlines how we can engage in the campaign to…
Read MoreLabour Exploitation Main Reason for Human Trafficking
IOM Report Examines Recent Trends The International Organization for Migration’s (IOM) first report on counter trafficking and assistance to vulnerable migrants indicates that 53% of the human trafficking victims brought to them for assistance in 2011 involved victims of labour exploitation. In all 3,014 victims of labour exploitation were assisted by IOM. Other forms of…
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Stella Fella Bow Tie Friday Campaign On Friday, September 7, students and staff from St Joseph’s Nudgee College in Brisbane will raise awareness about Human Trafficking by taking part in Project Futures’ Stella Fella Bow Tie Friday campaign (www.stellafella.com). Staff and students will wear bow ties to school on Bow Tie Friday…
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