News - Human Trafficking RSS Feed

The Talitha Kum anti-trafficking network was making the "Nuns Healing Hearts" photo exhibition available online on its website, talithakum.info, starting July 30, the day the United Nations has dedicated to raising awareness about the battle against human trafficking.

A Stella Maris port chaplain in Thailand has been recognised by the U.S Department of State for her tireless work supporting trafficked seafarers and fishers.

Archbishop Sebastian Shaw of Lahore in Pakistan is urging the international community to do more to address kidnapping, forced conversion and sexual victimisation of young people from Christian and other religious minorities in Pakistan.

In its latest e-bulletin, the Migrants and Refugees Section of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development says that despite anti-slavery legislation, migrant workers continue to be exploited. It also highlights the many projects that Catholic organisations carry out in different parts of the world to give them dignity.

In its 2021 Report, the international Talitha Kum network documents an increase in human trafficking victims, but evidences the religious sisters' network's always greater and more global effort to concretely fight, prevent and bring awareness to the scourge.

The fight against human trafficking needs to include promoting the ethical and responsible use of technology and social media, Pope Francis said.

Poverty and inequality, which are major factors in child labor exploitation, must be addressed, Pope Francis said in a written message.

Pope Francis receives participants in the "International Trinitarian Solidarity“ conference in audience in the Vatican, and points to the dramatic actuality of their charism that promotes action against religious persecution and solidarity with victims of slavery, oppression, exclusion, and persecution.

The Vatican Permanent Observer to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) reaffirms the urgent need for more effective protection systems for victims of human trafficking, amid growing concerns for women and children fleeing the war in Ukraine.

Refugee advocacy groups are warning that the United Kingdom’s resettlement program for Ukrainian refugees is susceptible for abuse by human traffickers.

Cardinal Mario Grech, the secretary general of the Synod of Bishops, sounds the alarm about the risk Ukrainian women and children refugees face at the hands of human traffickers.

As the conflict continues in Ukraine, humanitarian agencies are warning of the increased risk of human trafficking for people fleeing the country.

Caritas Internationalis calls on all people of goodwill to support the fight against human trafficking and urges governments to strengthen protective and supportive services for the victims.

Pope Francis has released a video message on the occasion of the World Day of Prayer and Reflection against Human Trafficking, marked in the Catholic Church on the feast of St Josephine Bakhita, 8 Feb.

Authorities in Brazil found 1,937 people working as slaves in 2021, the largest number since 2013, when 2,808 workers were rescued from slavery.