Dominican Republic busts sex trafficking ring, rescues dozens of women

The Dominican Republic is known as a hot spot for sex tourism, including child sexual exploitation

U.S. blocks import of goods from five nations in rare anti-slavery crackdown

Seized goods included clothing from China, diamonds from Zimbabwe and rubber gloves from Malaysia

Supporters scramble as U.S. anti-trafficking funds are postponed

$13.5 million grant was designated for emergency shelter, housing and support services for survivors of sex and labor trafficking

Brazil to build network of social workers to support slavery victims

Victims do not often know their rights and struggle to find jobs after being rescued

Artist aims to show reality of modern slavery in UK with art show

Syrian-born artist Sara Shamma created a series of images exploring themes such as the lack of family support and the challenges of moving on

Trafficked, exploited, ransomed - Indian workers in the Gulf face new test

India's foreign ministry received more than 9,500 complaints between January and June this year from migrant workers in the Gulf

A simple debit card can help fight human trafficking, U.N. banking group says

Globally, more than 40 million people are estimated to be enslaved, from those in forced labor to victims of sex trafficked or forced marriage, according to the International Labour Organization

'A trafficker lives here' - Bangladesh uses red paint to mark suspects' homes

Bangladesh has been on a U.S. State Department watchlist for the past three years over its record on trafficking, putting it at risk of a downgrade that would trigger economic sanctions

INTERVIEW-Trafficking prosecutions rarer than being hit by lightning - U.S. official

An estimated 400,000 people are believed to be trapped in modern slavery in the United States

U.S. says Cuban medical missions are trafficking doctors

The Caribbean island nation has a respected health service and generates major export earnings by sending more than 50,000 health workers to more than 60 countries

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INSIGHT-Congo mine deploys digital weapons in fight against conflict minerals

It's the latest initiative to improve systems meant to show minerals entering global supply chains come from mines that don't use child labour or fund warlords

Nigerian police free 19 women and girls from Lagos "baby factory" -statement

The girls and women, aged from 15 to 28, were brought from all over Nigeria with promises of work

Victims of north Nigerian institution share stories of terror

Captives rescued from the two-storey house in the northern city of Kaduna have described torture, beatings and sexual abuse

Mexico busts human smuggling ring operating in Cancun, Mexico City airports

The suspects received migrants from Asia and South America who were then transported by bus to the border with the U.S.

Nigerian authorities seek families of inmates from purported school after raid

Local media said some of the children had been tortured, starved and even sexually abused

Hundreds of captives, many boys in chains, freed in Nigeria

Reports carried by local media said the captives had been tortured, starved and sexually abused