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The Lao government demonstrated progress in its anti-trafficking law enforcement efforts and willingness to collaborate with other countries as well as NGOs and international organizations. Laos prohibits all forms of trafficking through Penal Code Article 134, which prescribes penalties that are sufficiently stringent and commensurate with ...
The investigation is ongoing, police said, and further charges against several other individuals are pending. Anyone who has information about this case or is a victim of human/labor trafficking ...
This week, authorities in Harris County added charges of trafficking of a child and sexual assault of a child after a medical examination revealed the teenage girl is pregnant, Channel 2 NBC News ...
The man is accused of forcing people smuggled from Cuba to work at a Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission-licensed business to pay off the smuggling debts. Cuban citizen arrested by TABC agents on ...
The law contains provisions for protection of those who are categorized as victims of human trafficking, primarily for sex, smuggling, and forced labor forms of exploitation. The TVPA allowed for the establishment of the Department of State's Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons , which coordinates with foreign governments to ...
Labor trafficking plays a large role in Texas' economy, but still fails to receive sufficient attention in anti-trafficking legislation. [3] The number of instances of labor trafficking has increased with the growing globalization of trade and the accompanying desire to increase profits by minimizing labor costs. [12]
Ordinances that would prohibit driving through a city or county for the purpose of obtaining an abortion are being proposed in several Texas towns. Texas activists seek 'trafficking' laws to halt ...
Sex trafficking in Laos is human trafficking for sexual exploitation and slavery that occurs in the Lao People's Democratic Republic. Laos is primarily an origin country for sexually trafficked persons. [1] [2] Sex trafficking victims in the country are from all ethnic groups in Laos and foreigners.