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Human Trafficking in Canada: The Need for Action

... of a forced labour ring in Hamilton, the problem of human trafficking in Canada is becoming evident to citizens and Parliamentarians ... a transit and destination country, but is also a source of human trafficking as Canadians are increasingly becoming victims. In ...

Story - Callie - 11/02/2010 - 15:25 - 1 comment

Human Trafficking: the Modern-Day Slave Trade

In 2008, a man named Imani Nakpangi was convicted of trafficking a 15-year-old girl. For over two years, Nakpangi sold her daily for ... her. Many Canadians might be disturbed to learn that human trafficking still exists today – and even more shocked to discover ...

Story - Mariel - 04/15/2009 - 12:57 - 0 comments

Human trafficking: the tragedy of the 21st century

... Ottawa and was sponsored by Persons Against the Crime of Trafficking (PACT-Ottawa) and the Canadian Religious Conference (CRC) . ... has been building an international movement to end the human slave trade. It works to uncover trafficking rings within the United ...

Blog entry - Mariel - 04/17/2009 - 10:11 - 0 comments

Two more proposed bills against human trafficking

... for my blog yesterday and found two other bills on human trafficking that are being processed. Currently, victims of trafficking are ...

Blog entry - Mariel - 04/17/2009 - 10:12 - 0 comments

Updates on human trafficking

A few updates on the fight against human trafficking in Canada: Joy Smith’s Private Members’ Bill, ... to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights. I also recently discovered a new non-profit organization, ...

Blog entry - Mariel - 04/21/2009 - 15:06 - 0 comments

MP proposes legislation against child trafficking

Human trafficking is has been described as the “tragedy of the 21st ... issue in North America, much still needs to be done. Human trafficking is difficult to stamp out for a number of reasons. It is by ...

Blog entry - Mariel - 04/17/2009 - 10:12 - 1 comment

Understanding human trafficking

Human trafficking is the third most lucrative illegal industry in the world. The UN ... annually, in complete and direct violation of their human rights. They are treated like commodities, exploited and often abused, ...

Blog entry - Chandra - 12/04/2008 - 17:46 - 1 comment

Human trafficking: an uncomfortable reality

... , Vol. 32, No. 1 - Winter 2009 To many of us, “human trafficking” conjures up pictures of the European slave trade, with ...

Story - Chandra - 04/17/2009 - 10:11 - 0 comments

The 2010 Games and Human Trafficking

... and now the fight has begun to prevent an upswing in human trafficking. Sporting events such as the Olympics or the World Cup of ...

Blog entry - Chandra - 01/13/2009 - 16:13 - 1 comment

Awareness on Human Trafficking Growing

On Monday, June 22, Chandra and I gave a presentation on human trafficking to a group of at Kanata Community Christian Reformed Church. The ...

Blog entry - Mariel - 07/03/2009 - 11:34 - 2 comments