human trafficking bill

CALIFORNIA SENATE VOTES UNANIMOUSLY TO PROTECT “COUNTLESS CHILDREN” FROM TRAFFICKING

By J.W. August

 

June 1, 2023 (Sacramento, CA)-- In a rare unanimous vote, the state Senate has passed legislation that would make trafficking of minors a serious felony on May 25th.


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BILL TO STOP LABOR TRAFFICKING OF IMMIGRANTS PASSES LEGISLATURE WITH BIPARTISAN SUPPORT, BUT TWO EAST COUNTY REPRESENTATIVES VOTE NO

East County News Service

September 15, 2019 (San Diego) – The California State Legislature today passed on a 61-9 vote Assembly Bill 589 authored by state Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego) to make it illegal for an employer to confiscate a worker’s immigration documents as a way to force them into labor.


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