human trafficking

Google makes $3M grant to combat human trafficking

WASHINGTON (AP) — Google is announcing a $3 million gift to three nonprofits working to use technology and data to combat human trafficking worldwide.

2013/04/09

LA jury awards $4.5 million to Filipino teachers

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal jury in Los Angeles has ordered a company to repay $4.5 million to Filipino teachers who paid large fees to obtain U.S. jobs through a placement agency.

2012/12/18

California says human trafficking is growing

SAN DIEGO (AP) – California’s attorney general says the number of people identified as victims of human trafficking in the state has increased steadily since 2010. The report released Friday by Kamala Harris says there […]

2012/11/16

Obama outlines steps to fight human trafficking

NEW YORK (AP) – President Barack Obama is calling human trafficking “modern slavery,” outlining new steps to combat the exploitation of workers and children in the United States and overseas. Obama says in an address […]

2012/09/25

Kidman, Sorvino urge end to violence against women

(AP) – Academy Award winners Nicole Kidman and Mira Sorvino are urging an end to violence against women. The actors made their appeal at a concert Wednesday night to support the U.N. agency that promotes […]

2012/06/07

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