May 2010 Blog Posts (7)

A must read for apple fans, in which im one..



The American electronics giant Apple was investigating damaging allegations last night that Chinese workers making its new iPad device were subjected to such "inhumane" treatment that some of them took their own lives by jumping off factory roofs.



Documents seen by The Independent reveal there are widespread failures by Apple's suppliers to respect standards on labour rights and safety specified by the company, which had sales of… Continue

Child prostitution has become a national problem in this country. Yes, I know that you have trouble believing that. You don't want to believe it, so you tend not to.

"Widespread sex trafficking in children?", you may be saying to yourself. "Sure, it happens overseas in places like Thailand and Moldova, and while there may be some of it here there's not that much

of it in our country."

Based on a months long investigation and some reportorial digging, I'm here…

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SEOUL - Young female refugees from North Korea are increasingly

becoming a commodity in China, where they can be sold for up to

US$1,500 ($2,070) a head, according to a Seoul campaigner.



The human trafficking has become more prevalent amid a shortage of Chinese

women in the countryside, said Reverend Chun Ki-Won, who has helped

more than 900 North Koreans escape from China.



He said women make up around 80 per cent of the tens of thousands of North… Continue

Johannesburg — Zimbabwe’s sex workers are deserting their country for greener pastures in South Africa as the World Cup 2010 draws nearer, causing human rights and church groups worldwide to call

for measures to curb human trafficking and prostitution. But the

economic promise offered by the arrival of some 500,000 World Cup

foreign fans is already attracting impoverished workers.

“If ever there was time to make money, this is the right time,” says…

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...Federal law enforcement considers Atlanta a hub for child prostitution

even after more than a decade of efforts to stamp it out. Advocates

contend at least 400 minors prostitute themselves in Georgia, mostly in

metro Atlanta, with many turning to this lifestyle at 14 or younger.

Pimps circumvent legal tactics by making the girls too loyal or too

afraid to testify. Officials debate whether these girls are victims of

sexual exploitation or… Continue

Austin police are working with the U.S. Attorney’s office to file more serious charges against a Kansas couple accused of forcing a 16-year-old into child prostitution.

Quincy Gholar and Jennifer Russell are both charged with compelling prostitution, a second degree felony.

Police want to file human trafficking charges against the two, which is a first degree felony for crimes against children under 18 years old.

Police say the Internet and social media sites make it…

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