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The fifth Annual Concordia Summit will focus on Labor Trafficking…
The Summit in New York City, will explore solutions involving global challenges and public-private partnerships. Many of the discussions focused on labor trafficking and the estimated 20.9 million human trafficking victims worldwide. It is estimated that most–68%–are victims of forced labor. Much profit is gained in this crime and at low risk. There were surprisingly only 4,443 global convictions last year.
The U.K.'s Labour government is facing backlash over its proposed border security bill, which retains key elements of controversial policies of the previous Conservative government that restrict protections for trafficking survivors and allow for the detention of unaccompanied child migrants. Campaigners warn that these measures will embolden traffickers, increasing the risks of exploitation and modern slavery. A U-turn on protections for trafficking
| Thursday January 30, 2025
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