Each year, thousands of women, children and men are trafficked into modern day slavery. It may be that, as you travel on business, you see signs of people being forced to sell sex, or work in forced labor. Now you can report in a low-key and simple way, what you have seen. By sending a message through this website, you will enable Business Travellers against Human Trafficking to connect with the appropriate authorities to investigate further.
Business Travellers against Human Trafficking can also supply high quality training and resources to inform you and your staff on how to recognize the signs of human trafficking and what action to take.
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Global news on human trafficking
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10/30/2007 8:09 PM
A pair of Indonesian women brought to the United States to work as housekeepers for a New York couple were reportedly starved, deprived of sleep and repeatedly stabbed and beaten
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10/30/2007 12:49 AM
The rise of female Iraqi refugees turning to prostitution to survive reflects a troubling trend in the Iraqi refugee crisis. Most troubling to some human rights groups is the pos
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10/25/2007 8:40 PM
An accused human trafficker in London, who is being indicted as one of the leaders of a gang that lured young girls into the sex trade, is to fight extradition from Britain.
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10/24/2007 8:19 PM
Amnesty International has called for more of an emphasis to be placed on the protection of victims of sex trafficking in efforts to crack down on the crime. \r\nRead More »
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10/23/2007 7:24 PM
Prosecutors have charged two Asian men living in Dubai with human trafficking, illegal confinement, forced prostitution and operating a brothel. \r\n
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10/22/2007 10:19 PM
The arrest in Thailand of a Canadian man suspected of having sex with young boys is focusing international attention on the industry of child prostitution across Southeast Asia. <
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10/20/2007 12:50 AM
Following a series of preventative and operative measures in Azerbaijan from 2004-2006, 689 human trafficking incidents were discovered and 695 people were held criminally respons
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10/18/2007 6:57 PM
A study carried out by NUI Galway claims that human trafficking is a problem in Ireland, despite consistent rejections by the government. \r\n
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10/18/2007 12:41 AM
A Hatian cultural practice is being charged as a case of human trafficking in Miami.
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10/17/2007 12:44 AM
A move in Edinburgh is aiming to encourage victims of sex trafficking to stay and give evidence against human trafficking gangs. \r\n<
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10/15/2007 11:28 PM
With the rise of tourists coming to India has come the rising concerns of child sex tourism spreading even further into India. \r\n
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10/13/2007 12:44 AM
Due to the rising human trafficking statistics in India, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has launched the Global Initiative to Fight Human Trafficking (UN.GIFT).\r\nIndia
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10/11/2007 10:36 PM
Police in Leicester have "rescued" a woman who they believe had been illegally trafficked to the UK and forced to work as a prostitute.\r\n\r\nThe woman, who is said to be from South East Asia and to be in her 30’s or 40’s, was discovered when police
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10/10/2007 7:24 PM
British criminals are networking and making close ties with East European gangs in order to establish international networks for human trafficking. Investigators who track gang activity across Europe
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10/8/2007 8:06 PM
In a surprising turn of events, Bulgaria abruptly reversed its move toward legalizing prostitution, as a part of Europe’s broader trend to make prostitution illegal in the attempt to combat human sex
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10/5/2007 11:41 PM
A recent Human Rights Watch report charges that West African governments are failing to address child labor trafficking, a problem that has profound links to the region’s AIDS cri
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10/4/2007 6:55 PM
A United Nations agency report cites that during the first six months of 2007, over 650 Indians who were victims of human trafficking were rescued. The rescues took place during 96 operations across the country, finding that the majority of the traf
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10/3/2007 11:45 PM
A new crackdown on human trafficking has been launched in Britain and Irish Republic. The crackdown aims to rescue women and children who are trafficked into the sex industry and to prosecute those who profit from it. Britain’s home secretary cited
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10/2/2007 11:05 PM
Thailand, an infamous hub for human trafficking, is considering a law which aims to prosecute all forms of human trafficking and provide greater protection and compensation to the victims of trafficking. The bill would be Thailand's first comprehens
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10/1/2007 11:05 PM
A study released by Melissa Farley this month alleges that human trafficking and physical and mental abuse take place in Nevada's legal brothels. The study states that many women working in these brothels are illegal immigrants brought in through hu
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