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Human Trafficking
Throughout my time in the Parliament I will be fighting against and raising awareness of the disgrace that is this modern-day slave trade.
This under-reported and under-represented crime is the shame of Britain, the European Union and the World. It is a problem that can only be tackled by working in complete partnership with our neighbours which is why the European Union needs to take the lead in fighting this abhorrent trade.
Here you will be able to learn more about trafficking, see my work on the subject, and the work of the many organisations that I'm now working with. Please see below the latest news about my work on this issue.
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Article: Jan 22, 2012A world record breaking ocean rowing team has hammered home the message about human trafficking, South East MEP Catherine Bearder said today.
The Row for Freedom crew became the first all-female team to cross the Atlantic Ocean unaided following 45 days at sea.
More people have flown into space and climbed Mount Everest than row across an ocean, but the quintet successfully pulled into Barbados this morning (SUNDAY).
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Article: Dec 15, 2011Speaking in a debate in the European Parliament on the EC-Uzbekistan agreement and bilateral trade in textiles, Catherine Bearder choose to remind the Commission of the scale of forced child Labour in the Uzbekistani cotton industry.
Catherine's Speech was: "Jordan, a schoolgirl from my constituency speaking about forced child labour last week, said
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Article: Nov 17, 2011
Speaking in a debate in the European Parliament on the Roma community in member states, Catherine Bearder choose to remind the Commission of the scale of human trafficking that exists within the community and that this cannot be tackled until they are fully welcomed into the European family.
Catherine's speech was: "I want to draw attention to the topic of human trafficking within the Roma Community.
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Article: Oct 18, 2011To mark EU anti-trafficking day (October 18th) Catherine Bearder MEP has been travelling across the South East of England to raise awareness of the fact that Human Trafficking exists in our communities and can be tackled in our communities.
On Thursday, Catherine was invited by the Tunbridge Wells United Nations Association to talk about the scale of human trafficking in the UK and was joined by Cliff Grieve, Chair of the Kent Community Against Trafficking (KCAT) to talk about what is and can be done to tackle the problems in Kent.
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Article: Oct 4, 2011To coincide with UK anti-slavery day Catherine Bearder MEP and Women Liberal Democrats have organised an event to raise awareness of the issue of human trafficking and to help bring people together who want to see it stopped.
The theme of the event is "Trafficking is happening all over the country, it could even be happening down your street. Would you like learn how to do something about it"
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