Hawaii: An anti-human trafficking bill passed its conference committee. The new bill, if implemented, will criminalize labor trafficking in Hawaii. According to the report, the bill may well be on its way to the governor's desk for his signature after the final reading at House. Hawaii reminds as one of the four states with no comprehensive anti-human trafficking legislation.
New York: Hilton Worldwide signs a tourism Code of Conduct to combat child trafficking and sexual exploitation. Though thousands of hotel industries signed the Code worldwide, Hilton worldwide is only the fourth U.S. company to agree to work with ECPAT-USA.
EUROPE
Czech Republic: Authorities announced that the number of human trafficking cases has increased over the past. The authorities uncovered 24 cases in 2010, an increase from seven in 2009. Also, police rescued 76 victims last year, up from 42 victims in 2009. In particular, the report notes that victims of labor exploitation include Mongolians, Romanians, Bulgarians, and Vietnamese.
ASIA
Tonga: The court made the first conviction in a human trafficking case. A Chinese national was convicted of multiple charges, including human trafficking, keeping a brothel, and running a prostitution ring. The Chinese national is facing maximum penalty of 25 year jail sentence.
India: A former cricketer was charged with human trafficking on Wednesday. According to the report, he allegedly trafficked Indian children to UK with a promise of allowing them to play cricket abroad. He also collected money from the children. Police however discovered that he was traveling with a forged passport, and the cricket team he claimed does not exist.
Malaysia: Law enforcement made over 700 arrests up until March this year. They also rescued 50 women, 55 men, and 23 children during the same period.
Azerbaijan: Authority announced that three women are charged in connection with three human trafficking cases. One woman was charged with trafficking other women for sexual exploitation in UAE, and the other two women were charged with sex trafficking young females to Turkey.
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