human trafficking
noun
: organized criminal activity in which human beings are treated as possessions to be controlled and exploited (as by being forced into sex work or involuntary labor)
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Gibbons-Shapiro said in many cases, the scam involves multiple people, many of them from Southeast Asia where human trafficking victims are also forced to ensnare victims through texting and fake financial websites.
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Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
The lawsuits allege human rights violations, labor law violations, discrimination, human trafficking, unfair dismissal, and intentional infliction of mental health harms.
—Billy Perrigo, TIME, 11 Dec. 2024
It was gleaned that the sailor had been across the border with one young woman, who was now missing, and a second woman who NIS would learn was a scout for a Mexican cartel’s human trafficking ring.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 9 Dec. 2024
Many disappearances in the Black community stem from human trafficking, domestic violence and mental health incidents, Wilson previously told CNN.
—Amanda Musa, CNN, 3 Dec. 2024
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Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
The lawsuits allege human rights violations, labor law violations, discrimination, human trafficking, unfair dismissal, and intentional infliction of mental health harms.
—Billy Perrigo, TIME, 11 Dec. 2024
It was gleaned that the sailor had been across the border with one young woman, who was now missing, and a second woman who NIS would learn was a scout for a Mexican cartel’s human trafficking ring.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 9 Dec. 2024
Many disappearances in the Black community stem from human trafficking, domestic violence and mental health incidents, Wilson previously told CNN.
—Amanda Musa, CNN, 3 Dec. 2024
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“Human trafficking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/human%20trafficking. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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