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Kate Cheong, Student, 16 years old:
"Freedom means to me being able to go out, being able to travel. I have a lot of family friends overseas who have experienced xenophobia... So I think freedom to me also means being able to be accepted anywhere."
#MyFreedomDay The CNN Freedom Project
*This is a must-read by NYT's Patricia Mazzei who rightfully puts the focus on the victims of human trafficking -- women who police say were brought from China under false promises of new lives and legitimate jobs.*
She writes: "Beyond the lurid celebrity connection, however, lies the wretched story of women who the police believe were brought from China under false promises of new lives and legitimate spa jobs. Instead, they found themselves trapped in the austere back rooms of strip-mall brothels — trafficking victims trapped among South Florida’s rich and famous."
#endslavery #humantrafficking The CNN Freedom Project
After the CNN Freedom Project #cobalt investigation, the maker of Mercedes cars has announced new child labor safeguards.
BIG props to Nima Elbagir, Dominique Van Heerden and Alex Platt for their reporting to help block out child labor from the global EV and tech supply chains.
#endslavery
