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IOFA Talk: Adolescents & the Border Crisis, Part 1: Unaccompanied Minors and the Trafficking Victims Protection Act
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Youth Their Rights. Our Responsibility. Thursday, October 9, 2014. Adolescents and the Border Crisis, Part 1: Unaccompanied Minors and the Trafficking Victims Protection Act. The majority of the debate in Congress and among the public has surrounded the. William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection and Reauthorization Act. Was added to better identify and protect child survivors of trafficking in other countries who were then brought to the U.S. from the southern border. It also identif...For this ...
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IOFA Talk: June 2014
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Youth Their Rights. Our Responsibility. Tuesday, June 24, 2014. The Abduction and Trafficking of the World’s Most Vulnerable. Traffickers often abduct the most vulnerable populations, especially those who tend to be forgotten by society at large, such as orphans. Orphans are often targeted because they do not have families. They are often lured with dreams of a better life, a life they often never end up seeing. Instead, they are forced into a life of prostitution and forced labor. Note: While the Tier 2...
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IOFA Talk: Despite High Rating, U.S. has Room for Improvement
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Youth Their Rights. Our Responsibility. Friday, September 12, 2014. Despite High Rating, U.S. has Room for Improvement. The United States Department of State released the 2014 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. In June, 2014. This annual report places each country into one of four tiers based on the countries’ efforts to maintain compliance with the Trafficking Victims Protection Act: Minimum Standards for the Elimination of Trafficking in Persons. Survivors of all forms of trafficking - regardless the...
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IOFA Talk: May 2014
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Youth Their Rights. Our Responsibility. Monday, May 5, 2014. Curious about IOFA's work in New York? The following infographic highlights the Phase I goals and accomplishments of ChildRight: New York, a special project aimed at developing a coordinated response to child sex and labor trafficking across New York State. Labels: building child welfare response to child trafficking. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Navigating the Water. Alone. Please consider making a gift to IOFA at www. iofa.org.
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IOFA Talk: Adolescents & the Border Crisis, Part 2: Unaccompanied Minors and the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy (DACA)
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Youth Their Rights. Our Responsibility. Tuesday, October 28, 2014. Adolescents and the Border Crisis, Part 2: Unaccompanied Minors and the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy (DACA). Unaccompanied alien children (UACs) are currently the center of much debate across the nation. President Obama has urged Congress to approve $3.7 billion in emergency funds to address the influx of UACs, emphasizing the need to speed up the deportation process (Folye, 2014). Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals.
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IOFA Talk: February 2014
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Youth Their Rights. Our Responsibility. Friday, February 7, 2014. What’s in a word: “Prostitution”. The FBI's recent recovery of 16 juveniles. In a joint operation targeting commercial sex trafficking in New Jersey around the Super Bowl demonstrates law enforcement's vigilance and effectiveness in combating the sexual exploitation of children. However, it also conjures a somewhat misleading image of juvenile victim's experience in the commercial sex trade. Labels: child sex trafficking. Kanya is 17 and l...
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IOFA Talk: Legislation Aims to Address Trafficking in Supply Chains
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Youth Their Rights. Our Responsibility. Friday, August 15, 2014. Legislation Aims to Address Trafficking in Supply Chains. In addition to the chocolate and make-up industries – as discussed in the April 11th blog post – many other industries make millions, if not billions, of dollars from the production of commodities using forced labor throughout the supply chain. This June, The Guardian. Thai fishmonger sorts shrimp. The process involved in procuring a product includes a complex system of supplies, con...
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IOFA Talk: October 2014
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Youth Their Rights. Our Responsibility. Tuesday, October 28, 2014. Adolescents and the Border Crisis, Part 2: Unaccompanied Minors and the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy (DACA). Unaccompanied alien children (UACs) are currently the center of much debate across the nation. President Obama has urged Congress to approve $3.7 billion in emergency funds to address the influx of UACs, emphasizing the need to speed up the deportation process (Folye, 2014). Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals.
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IOFA Talk: January 2014
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Youth Their Rights. Our Responsibility. Friday, January 31, 2014. Human Trafficking and the Super Bowl. As sports fans prepare for a showdown between the Broncos and the Seahawks just outside of New York City, conversation about human trafficking is heating up. There is a lot of discourse about a peak in human trafficking surrounding the Super Bowl, but as our partners at the Sex Worker Project and the Urban Justice Center explain, that may be just a myth:. Trafficking in Human Beings and the 2006 World ...
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IOFA Talk: Adolescents & the Border Crisis Part IV: Push-Pull Factors and Child Migration
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Youth Their Rights. Our Responsibility. Friday, November 14, 2014. Adolescents and the Border Crisis Part IV: Push-Pull Factors and Child Migration. The government needs to better train Border Patrol, judges, and agencies to accurately assist and identify human trafficking victims. Proper training and employing additional agencies to identify and assist human trafficking victims will allow this process to move swiftly and efficiently, while protecting potential victims. 8220;Putting the Child Refugees in...
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