commercial sex acts, or labour or services. Men around the world profit in pleasure and in price from the exploitation of women and children. Poverty and global disparities in the rule of law are conditions in which human trafficking, like HIV/AIDS and other killers of the poor, thrives. Trafficking of children often involves exploitation of the parents' extreme poverty. The latter may sell children to traffickers in order to pay off debts or gain income or they may be deceived concerning the prospects
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In most cases however, they degrade their statuses in the city to cope with the insults and humiliations they suffer on the line of duty. T Abrefa-Gyan (2002) Ultimately, people lack a productive and household asset, which leads to urban poverty. So urban poverty is indicated as an urgent issue to be addressed and realised as many policies and development work focus on the rural areas yet rural - urban migration influx is high and continues to perplex modernisation in the city. Kiguli,J. (2004) Woldiya
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Migration and its Policies III.a. Migration Policies - Critique III.b. Statistics b.1.Number of Migrants b.2.Main destinations b.3.Occupations b.4.Sex b.5.Remittances III.c. Case Study c.1. Flor Contemplacion c.2. Angelo Dela Cruz c.3. Rodelio “Dondon” Lanuza IV. Impact of Saudization to Filipino OFWs V. Impact of Migration V.a. Impact of Migration
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initiatives, poverty reduction, and law enforcement. Economic -Improved Economic Indicators - Debt to GDP ratio dropped to 51.09% from last year's 52.4%, due to the government's "debt measures.” - Despite global economic slowdown, strong earnings from Filipinos working overseas are expected. BSP data showed remittances reaching $16.53 billion in October, up 7% from $15.45 last year, and projected to reach $23 billion by year’s end. The Philippines in the fourth largest remittance-receving country
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Core principles of Donald Trump's immigration plan Before anyone condemns Donald Trumps immigration policy I think they should read exactly what he has to say. Below you will find a synopsis, as I understand it. Nowadays, when most American politicians talk about “immigration reform” they’re essentially referring to 3 primary issues: amnesty, cheap labor and open (or closed) borders. Genuine immigration reform must place the needs of the American worker first, and not rich multinational donors
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Final Draft PERSPECTIVE PLAN OF BANGLADESH 2010-2021 ____________________________ MAKING VISION 2021 A REALITY General Economics Division Planning Commission Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh April 2012 Contents ABBREVIATIONS ...............................................................................................................................v PREAMBLE of the Perspective Plan (2010-2021) ......................................................................
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Moreover, the lack of infrastructure and building quality as well as wide spread poverty, no service in terms of water or roads and limited resources made Haiti more than vulnerable towards the earthquake (The Haiti Earthquake, 2013). Haitian houses are made out of concrete blocks and cement mixed with dirty or salty sand because they
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1 POLICY REFORMS AND TRADE LIBERALIZATION IN BANGLADESH I. MAIN FEATURES OF BANGLADESH ECONOMY GDP and its composition. During the fiscal year 2002-2003, the GDP of Bangladesh stood at around $52 billion. The growth rate of GDP has picked up in recent years. Thus, during 1980-90, it grew annually at 3.7 per cent on average, barely above the population growth rate. On the other hand, it approached an average annual rate of 5 per cent during 1991-2002. The relative shares of consumption and
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that knowledge to further increase economic development. I believe a parent’s greatest investment is the education they give their kids. If the kids get properly raised and educated, they not only help themselves, but also lift their parents out of poverty and help the wider society. For example, a family that migrates to a city from a rural village will most likely push their kids to get a good education. The mother and father will be most likely working in a factory or doing some other miniscule job
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money system was launched by Smart Money, in 2001, in the Philippines. Based on an exchange rate of $/KES 85. M-PESA is a mobile payments system that allows users to make financial transactions such as deposits, withdrawals, bill payments, remittances, and purchase of goods and services by using a mobile phone,2 without requiring a bank account, internet connection, or a payment card. ‘M’ is an acronym for ‘mobile’ and ‘Pesa’ is a Kiswahili word that translates to ‘money’; M-PESA therefore translates
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