Considered among the best cities to work and live in the US, San Diego also ranks in the FBI’s 13 highest-intensity trafficking areas in the country.

Sex trafficking generates $810m in annual revenue for local pimps and gangs, making it the county’s second-largest underground economy after drugs.

But findings of a groundbreaking three-year study on gang-involved sex trafficking, funded by the Department of Justice and released last October, have prompted local government to act, creating a unique precedent for cooperative action.

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Multinational Technology Brands Tackling Human Trafficking
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When: February 23, 2017 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm

The third webinar of the RESPECT Webinar Series 2017 New technologies, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Tackling Human Trafficking was held on Thursday, February 23, 2017. Brands like Microsoft, Google, and Yahoo have changed the way the world communicates on a global scale. These multinational...

Labour Exploitation and the Construction Industry
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When: December 31, 2015 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm

According to the International Labour Organization and other sources, labour exploitation currently makes up the largest percentage of those who are trafficked. Some of the world’s greatest landmarks and feats of agriculture have been built through exploited labour. Today, more...

Launch of the Interactive Map for Business of Anti-Human Trafficking Organisations
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When: May 22, 2018 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Where: BT Centre, 81 Newgate Street, London, EC1A, United Kingdom

Given the rapid development of initiatives aimed at helping businesses fight human trafficking, the RESPECT Initiative (comprising Babson College’s Initiative on Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery, the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime and the International Organization for Migration (IOM)),...

TAGS: Global
Partnering on Anti-Trafficking: The Key to Successful Corporate Collaboration
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When: January 26, 2021 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

To celebrate the launch of the updated Interactive Map for Business of Anti-Human Trafficking Organizations and Initiatives (https://www.modernslaverymap.org/), the webinar will showcase successful anti-trafficking partnerships between business and non-profit organizations or initiatives. This one-hour session will convene businesses, anti-trafficking organizations, experts,...

TAGS: Global