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 Journal of Commerce. “EU Seeks Supply Chain Input on ‘Conflict Minerals’.” https://www.joc.com/international-logistics/global-sourcing/eu-seeks-supply-chain-input-%E2%80%98conflict-minerals%E2%80%99_20130327.html
2. Huffington Post. “More Coordination Needed to Combat Human Trafficking.” https://www.huffingtonpost.com/jane-mosbacher/post_4536_b_2965776.html
3. Ghana Web. “Guide Princess Ocansey busted for human trafficking.” https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/crime/artikel.php?ID=269041
4. USA Today. “Human trafficking hotline accepts text messages.” https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/03/28/human-trafficking-hotline-now-accepts-text-messages/2026249/
5. Times of India. “HC for central probe into trafficking case.” https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/HC-for-central-probe-into-trafficking-case/articleshow/19249855.cms
6. Global Post. “Congo’s subsistence miners dig for their livelihoods.” https://www.globalpost.com/dispatches/globalpost-blogs/groundtruth/congo-artisanal-miners-dig-livelihoods
7. Vision.org. “Down to Slavery.” https://www.vision.org/visionmedia/article.aspx?id=2172
8. My Republica. “Children trafficked to India for labor on rise.” https://www.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=52162
9. UN News Center. “Honouring over 15 million victims of slave trade, UN calls for end to remnants of slavery.” https://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=44488&Cr=slave&Cr1=#.UVGyT1uDQXw
10. WSPA. “Child tells US court in Detroit he was slave labor.” https://www.wspa.com/story/21786771/african-sentenced-to-11-years-in-child-labor-case