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Pandemic blamed for creating conditions for increased human trafficking
- Apr 18, 2021
The pandemic-related economic downturn, business closures, increase in global unemployment and reduced incomes have contributed to greater human trafficking of children, women, domestic workers and migrants without legal status.
English cardinal supports investigation into slave-like conditions at UK factories
- Mar 2, 2021
England’s top Catholic prelate has welcomed reports of an investigation by the U.S. government into the labor practices at Boohoo, a UK online fashion retailer which sources from factories in Leicester.
Pope calls for a ‘courageous economy’ without human trafficking
- Feb 9, 2021
Pope Francis on Monday joined survivors of human trafficking, religious sisters and cardinals in a day of prayer against modern day slavery, calling for a “courageous economy” with market rules that promote justice and bans human trafficking.
Online ‘prayer marathon’ planned for day of prayer against trafficking
- Feb 5, 2021
Organizers of the International Day of Prayer and Awareness against Human Trafficking are hosting a cross-continental “prayer marathon” Feb. 8 to pray for an economy free of exploited, trafficked persons.
Learn the stories of trafficking victims, pope urges
- Jan 21, 2021
Pope Francis encouraged people to put themselves in the shoes of victims of human trafficking.
As trafficking law turns 20, Rep. Smith fears pandemic fosters child exploitation
- Oct 29, 2020
As the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 marked its 20th year Oct. 28, the Catholic congressman who wrote it — and four other anti-trafficking laws in the intervening years — celebrated the historic legislation that holds every nation on the globe “to account on human trafficking matters.”
Sydney archbishop welcomes state plan to protect victims of modern slavery
- Sep 29, 2020
Archbishop Anthony Fisher and archdiocesan staff welcomed a commitment by the government of New South Wales to enact anti-slavery legislation passed by the Australian Parliament more than two years ago.
Sydney archbishop says failure to implement anti-slavery law ‘disgraceful’
- Jul 30, 2020
Archbishop Anthony Fisher says it’s “disgraceful and dishonorable” that the Australian state of New South Wales has failed to enact a law against modern slavery passed in 2018.
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