/tags/human-trafficking Human Trafficking en-US Copyright Fri, 15 Nov 2024 18:31:04 GMT /news/2024-11-15/human-trafficking-risk-western-north-carolina-helene Human traffickers are trickling into western North Carolina to exploit the trail of vulnerability that Hurricane Helene left in its wake, a law enforcement representative warned at a recent North Carolina Human Trafficking Commission meeting. Fri, 15 Nov 2024 18:31:04 GMT /news/2024-11-15/human-trafficking-risk-western-north-carolina-helene Emily Vespa | NC Health ąĎÉńapp /news/2019-10-29/greensboro-hosts-subcommittee-hearing-on-human-trafficking Members of Congress came to Greensboro this week to hold a rare committee hearing outside the nation's capital.North Carolina Congressman Mark Walker and… Tue, 29 Oct 2019 20:12:30 GMT /news/2019-10-29/greensboro-hosts-subcommittee-hearing-on-human-trafficking Naomi P. Brown /show/the-state-of-things/2019-10-03/behind-closed-doors-yet-in-plain-sight-human-trafficking-in-north-carolina Human trafficking continues to be an insidious and widespread problem in North Carolina. The exploitation of people for sex or for labor can happen in a… Thu, 03 Oct 2019 16:11:52 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2019-10-03/behind-closed-doors-yet-in-plain-sight-human-trafficking-in-north-carolina Laura Pellicer, Frank Stasio /law/2019-10-03/behind-closed-doors-yet-in-plain-sight-human-trafficking-in-north-carolina Human trafficking continues to be an insidious and widespread problem in North Carolina. The exploitation of people for sex or for labor can happen in a… Thu, 03 Oct 2019 16:11:52 GMT /law/2019-10-03/behind-closed-doors-yet-in-plain-sight-human-trafficking-in-north-carolina Laura Pellicer, Frank Stasio /news/2019-06-27/cumberland-county-creates-north-carolinas-first-human-trafficking-court The North Carolina county where the most human trafficking charges are filed is starting a specialized court to deal with the crimes.The chairwoman of the… Thu, 27 Jun 2019 17:37:21 GMT /news/2019-06-27/cumberland-county-creates-north-carolinas-first-human-trafficking-court Naomi P. Brown /show/the-state-of-things/2019-04-04/a-different-side-of-human-trafficking-in-north-carolina Legal Aid of North Carolina just released details of a $75,000 settlement involving three labor contractors who recruited 13 workers from Mexico to work… Thu, 04 Apr 2019 16:36:47 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2019-04-04/a-different-side-of-human-trafficking-in-north-carolina Amanda Magnus, Frank Stasio /law/2019-04-04/a-different-side-of-human-trafficking-in-north-carolina Legal Aid of North Carolina just released details of a $75,000 settlement involving three labor contractors who recruited 13 workers from Mexico to work… Thu, 04 Apr 2019 16:36:47 GMT /law/2019-04-04/a-different-side-of-human-trafficking-in-north-carolina Amanda Magnus, Frank Stasio /news/2017-02-03/reports-of-human-trafficking-up-sharply Reports of human trafficking in North Carolina jumped 62 percent in 2016, the biggest year-over-year increase in recent memory.The figures come from… Fri, 03 Feb 2017 14:12:26 GMT /news/2017-02-03/reports-of-human-trafficking-up-sharply Jason deBruyn /show/the-state-of-things/2016-08-11/human-trafficking-in-north-carolina North Carolina is among the top 10 states with the highest number of reported human trafficking cases, according to the National Human Trafficking… Thu, 11 Aug 2016 16:46:31 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2016-08-11/human-trafficking-in-north-carolina Anita Rao, Frank Stasio /law/2016-08-11/human-trafficking-in-north-carolina North Carolina is among the top 10 states with the highest number of reported human trafficking cases, according to the National Human Trafficking… Thu, 11 Aug 2016 16:46:31 GMT /law/2016-08-11/human-trafficking-in-north-carolina Anita Rao, Frank Stasio