An occasional roundup of news stories about the issues impacting kids in Vietnam and around the world. This month, slavery has received significant media attention.
– Babies are advertised for sale online in China…
– … and a film maker reflects on his own experience of human trafficking there.
– The rescue of a Vietnamese woman trafficked to China is described in this report.
– A British crackdown on human trafficking leads to the discovery of young Vietnamese women trafficked into beauty parlours.
– The Modern Slavery Bill is close to being passed as law in the UK.
– Cambodia continues to struggle with trafficking for forced labour and the sex trade.
– The Economist takes a look at slavery in supply chains.
– And this article explores the use of slavery in the fishing industry.
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News Roundup: March 2015
Michael BrosowskiMarch 27, 2015