Milwaukee: Manpower Inc., a Milwaukee based global staffing agency, forms an alliance with a nonprofit group to assist domestic sex trafficking victims. Under a memorandum of understanding, the two entities plan to work together to identify a long-term employment opportunity for domestic trafficking victims and other at risk women.
Texas: U.S. Senator John Cornyn and Mayor Tom Leppert pledged to fight against human trafficking during Super Bowl. Though the law enforcement said that it is difficult to estimate the flood of sex trafficking victims, the FBI and Attorney General already pledged resources to combat human trafficking.
EUROPE
UK: Nine Asian men are investigated by the police over the claims that they groomed teenagers for prostitution. The suspects in the age between 20 and 40 were arrested for child prostitution, sexual activity with children under the age of 16, etc. One report stated that approximately 14 girls in the age between 13 and 15 were drugged before they were taken into the properties for sex.
ASIA
Israel: Activists urge religious leaders to fight human trafficking. The activists held a conference to encourage influential religious leaders and educators to address sex trade in Jerusalem. According to the report, high portion of more than 20,000 people in prostitution are human trafficking victims. And the demand for prostitution mainly come from religious leaders and Arabic population.
Saudi Arabia: A Filipino woman claimed that she escaped from her employer after she was sexually abuse. According to the report, she informed the police of the incident, but the Saudi police did not take any action against the abuser. She then sought help from Filipino embassy, where she is being protected.
AFRICA
Ghana: An expert says that domestic servitude in Ghana needs holistic approach to solution. She argued that though children may live with other families, they should not be humiliated and exploited. Further, she suggests microcredit programs for parents in order to prevent domestic servitude of children in Ghana.
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