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No Human Trafficking Cases In Rosli Abidin
Yahya, Borneo Bulletin, www.accessmylibrary.com/article-1G1-143195075/brunei-no-human-trafficking.html [accessed 1 September 2011] Since February last
year, the Labour Department has brought cases
directly against employers who did not pay their workers. Formerly, such
cases were brought by the Attorney General's Office and took much longer to
prosecute. In March last year a military, officer was tined approximately
$4,000 (B$6,668) or a jail sentence in default for not paying his maid for
more than 23 months. Further mentioned in
the annual report was the government's intervention in labour
disputes. Supporting this was when in September approximately 300 garment
factory workers protested publicly over unpaid salaries of up to 6 months. Employers have been
warned that they would be prosecuted if they defaulted on workers' salary
payments or paid them late. In September the
government filed charges for non-payment of wages against the board of
directors of the factory that employed the garment workers; among the accused
was a former cabinet minister. Cambodia Joining on Somaly
Mam’s Brothel Bust Nicholas Kristof, The
New York Times, November 12, 2011 kristof.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/11/12/joining-on-somaly-mams-brothel-bust/ [accessed 13 November 2011] www.nytimes.com/2011/11/13/opinion/sunday/kristof-fighting-back-one-brothel-raid-at-a-time.html [accessed 16 August 2020] The other reaction
that people sometimes have is resignation, the sense that forced prostitution
is as inevitable as it is evil. On the contrary, I’m struck every time I
visit Ghana Broadcasting Corp, 19 Nov 2011 www.gbcghana.com/index.php?id=1.663300 [accessed 19 Nov 2011] She said two
thousand people were sensitised on human
trafficking in the Yendi and Kete
Krachi Districts. She also indicated that two
hundred children have been provided with school materials and another three
hundred are yet to be supplied. Mrs Azumah-Mensah also talked about the emerging trends of
abuse against children which she said, has risen from 851 in 2009 to
nine-hundred and twenty-two in 2010.
She said her Ministry is undertaking a comprehensive research to
abolish harmful socio-cultural practices. Action for REACH OUT - Hotline 852
2770-1002 www.humantrafficking.org/organizations/95 [accessed 26 January 2016] www.afro.org.hk/EN/mission.php and www.afro.org.hk/EN/hotline.php [accessed 29 January 2018] NATURE OF SERVICES:
OUTREACH
-As a client driven organization we are constantly creating, adding and/or
modifying our services, based upon what our clients have expressed as helpful
and/or necessary. Presently, we are helping women with the following: information on
HIV/AIDS limited legal
advice accompanying women
through the police and legal system giving information
on support groups in women's home countries We have a Hotline that
is open two nights a week for three hours a night, staffed by trained
volunteers. The Hotline is open to all women working in the commercial sex
industry (CSI) who need advice, counselling or just an open, non-judgmental
person to talk to. Additionally a pager is held by a trained volunteer 24
hours a day to handle any emergencies.
We organize face-to-face outreaches with the women in Mong Kok, Shamshuipo,
Tsim Sha Tsui and other
districts. Peres slams human trafficking in Israel Ronen www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3694030,00.html [accessed 14 February 2011] "The fact that
this loathsome disease exists in a Jewish state is a disgraceful stain on the
most basic commandments of our legacy," President Shimon Peres said at a
state ceremony honoring activists against human trafficking on Sunday
evening. "There is no
people that sees liberation – the transition from slavery to freedom – as
such a pivotal moment in its history as we do,” said Peres, in reference to
the coming Passover holiday.
"There is nothing more outrageous than the oppression of women
and coercion into prostitution, than taking cruel advantage of people in need
or the abuse of foreign laborers who have no standing or rights." Nations Make Progress Against Trafficking
in Persons, Charlene Porter, Bureau of International Information
Programs, www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0406/S00181/nations-make-progress-against-trafficking-people.htm [accessed 7 October 2013] The world's most
comprehensive report on trafficking in persons shows governments are making
some progress in their responses to this form of organized criminal activity
-- often called modern-day slavery -- with stronger laws, increased
convictions and greater protections for victims. Consistent with its
objective of inspiring action against human trafficking, the TIP report also
issues praise for localities that have adopted "best practices" in
their strides to prevent trafficking, provide for victims or prosecute
traffickers themselves. All material used herein
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