Jail time was given to five Thai boat captains and three others in connection with human slavery in Indonesia...
Source: The Guardian
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US Sex Traffickers Target Incarcerated Women, Posting Their Bail
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Lack of record-keeping puts girls in U.K. at risk of forced marriage
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U.K. police ordered to compensate child slavery victim who was wrongly detained
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North Carolina close to raising minimum marriage age from 14 to 16
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Do the Olympics lend legitimacy to China’s persecution of the Uyghurs?
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The U.K. is making migrant workers vulnerable to exploitation
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Domestic workers report exploitation, abuse in Saudi Arabia
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Law banning child marriage in England & Wales comes into force
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Australia is introducing “game changing” protections for migrant workers
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U.K. Home Office fails to address company exploitation, targets migrant workers instead
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Regional Declaration Wants Help for Asylum Seekers
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Technology Tracks Illegal Fishing Industry
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