We see slavery and trafficking stories throughout the world each week. It’s great news that journalists and bloggers are exposing the problem of slavery, and examining solutions to it. Awareness creates momentum for change. Here are 10 top stories that caught our eye:
1. The New York Times. “A Shift on Violence Against Women.” https://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/28/opinion/a-shift-on-violence-against-women.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&_r=0
2. U.S. Department of Labor. “A Champion in the Fight against Child Labor.” https://social.dol.gov/blog/a-champion-in-the-fight-against-child-labor/
3. The Huffington Post. “Underground Trade Part Five: Taken into China (Human Trafficking).” https://www.huffingtonpost.com/phillip-martin/underground-trade-part-fi_b_2732142.html
4. The New York Times. “Children Toil in India´s Mines, Despite Legal Ban.” https://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/26/world/asia/in-india-missing-school-to-work-in-the-mine.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&_r=0
5. Ghana Web. “60% of children in hazardous work found in agriculture.” https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=266011
6. The CNN Freedom Project. “Lincoln inspiring today’s anti-slave activists.” https://thecnnfreedomproject.blogs.cnn.com/2013/02/27/lincoln-inspiring-todays-anti-slave-activists/
7. The Financial Times. “Samsung rejects child labour allegations.” https://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/89cc545e-80fb-11e2-9908-00144feabdc0.html#axzz2MChUCXsD
8. The Examiner. “Database lets Britons find slave-owning ancestors.” https://washingtonexaminer.com/article/feed/2075320
9. UNICEF. “In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, helping children of the mines find a way out.” https://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/drcongo_67998.html#sthash.v46HIDPK.dpuf
10. The Seattle Times. “Bipartisanship saves Violence Against Women Act.” https://blogs.seattletimes.com/opinionnw/2013/03/01/bipartisanship-saves-violence-against-women-act/