The March 2021 edition of the Newsletter leads with an emphasis on the Worlds Day against Child Trafficking, 16 April, 2021.

Despite Article 4 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights declaring ‘’No one will be held in slavery or servitude; slavery and trafficking are prohibited in all their forms,’’ there continues to be an escalation in the numbers of children and youths trafficked worldwide.

Raising awareness about this crime is an essential action to help in prevention. The Newsletter contains a link to a video created for this very purpose, to raise awareness amongst age groups 6 to 10. 

Additional content focuses on a number of inter-connected themes such as adapting accommodation proposals in order to assist Human Trafficking victims; safe accommodation provision and multi-disciplinary supports to assist victims; supporting Human Trafficking victims as they navigate the world of work.

This and much, much more at: http://www.contrelatraite.org/contre-esclavage-enfants 

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FOCUS: This issue highlights the findings of the Global Trafficking in Persons Report, 2020, published by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
Released on 2 February 2021, this is the fifth Global report by the UNODC. The data is from 2018, prior to the pandemic and therefore does not reflect the developments that have taken place since 2020 and the global impact of the pandemic. However, the UNODC notes the economic fallout from COVID-19 has left millions more people vulnerable to trafficking.
With more women, men and children throughout the world out of school, out of work, without social support and facing diminished prospects, targeted action is urgently needed to stop crimes like trafficking in persons from adding to the pandemic’s toll.

This month’s edition of the STOP Trafficking Newsletter covers the following:
1. Victims of labour trafficking may be hidden in plain sight, labouring for well-known companies.
2. Distinct victim profiles and exploitative patterns and trends are examined in the following areas:-
Domestic work; the construction industry; the fishing industry.
3. Migration and labour trafficking.
4. How the internet and social media are increasingly being used by traffickers to exploit their
victims.
5. Human Trafficking within the context of regional overviews.
6. Human Trafficking of children- for forced labour and for sexual exploitation.
Actions to be undertaken, recommended resources and much, much more in yet another
informative edition of the STOP Trafficking Newsletter from the US Catholic Sisters Against Human
Trafficking.

Read the full newsletter here

While this particular issue seems quite specific to the US, we can still find it relevant to those of us whose countries offer Foster-care programmes and Programmes for youths who cannot live in their family homes. 

Children in the foster care system lack a permanent and stable family, they may move multiple times during their time in foster care and may have limited access to educational opportunities. This may contribute to their sense of vulnerability and puts them at risk of Human Trafficking. 

You can download the pdf or go to online copy at :

https://files.constantcontact.com/c719bcdc001/f39dda47-eaff-4e7c-a6d5-e1dc5fc6c626.pdf