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Trafficking Matters
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Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act Becomes Law
By: CASSONDRA (Cj) MURPHY President Trump signed into law the last of the four bills that represent the most recent reauthorization of the...
New York State Passes Law to Protect Child Sex Trafficking Victims
By: BRITTANY DAVIS Early this summer, the Governor of New York signed a new law that strengthens the state’s efforts to punish sex traffickers and...
In Plane Sight: The Airline Industry’s Response to Human Trafficking
By: TIM COLEHAN The aviation industry is often referred to as the business of freedom. Every year, airlines safely connect more than four billion...
Moving Ohio Forward: Anti-Trafficking Legislation, Senate Bill 4, is Passed
By: ELIZABETH RANADE-JANIS Last month the Ohio Legislature passed SB 4, anti-human trafficking legislation clarifying the types of crimes that can...
Polaris Releases Report Examining Role Industries and Systems Play in U.S. Human Trafficking Cases
By: ERIN MARSH On July 12, 2018, Polaris released On-Ramps, Intersections and Exit Routes: A Roadmap for Systems and Industries to Prevent and...
Orders Likely Issued This Year to Prevent Products Made By Slave Labor From Entering U.S. Market
By: ANNICK FEBREY Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recently issued a Withhold Release Order against toys manufactured by Huizhou Mink Industrial...
Beyond Backpage.com: SESTA/FOSTA Becomes Law
By: CASSONDRA (Cj) MURPHY On April 11, 2018, President Trump signed the SESTA/FOSTA bill package into law. Despite debate over the merits of the...