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From South Africa: Young Survivor Returns Home to China
Following months of intensive support and care, Kim recently felt ready to return to China.
Speaking about her departure, NFS South African Coordinator Christina Bacino said: “This week I was able to bring one of our girls to the airport and see her off. As we came to the security line and I could go no further, I had mixed emotions. I was so happy to see her freedom and independence restored, but also sad to have to let go and say goodbye. As she disappeared beyond security and I turned to walk away, I thought about how lucky I am to be in the business of setting people free. When this job is rewarding, it is extremely rewarding.”
Freedom for Captives in Thailand | TIPpress
[Mae Sai, Thailand: March 10, 2011] Not For Sale, the international anti-slavery agency, reports that its operation in the north of Thailand intervened earlier this week in the case of three teenage girls trafficked from China. The girls were destined for the commercial sex industry in Chiang Saen, a resort city in the Golden Triangle region of Thailand. The girls have found refuge in a children’s village that the agency runs in the Golden Triangle.
China Olympics Give New Opportunity for Second Wave of Corporate Responsibility
International scrutiny of China is at an all-time high as we come closer to the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Companies with operations or supply chains in China have a choice: lead by example or risk the media spotlight being turned on you. Having just returned from China, I can assure you there is increased sensitivity on the ground to international scrutiny.
How China has created a new slave empire in Africa
I think I am probably going to die any minute now. An inflamed, deceived mob of about 50 desperate men are crowding round the car, some trying to turn it over, others beating at it with large rocks, all yelling insults and curses. They have just started to smash the windows. Next, they will pull [...]
