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Protecting young athletes from trafficking in the name of sport

VIDEO: Trafficking survivor Matthew Edafe calls for professional players to take leading role in education

November 7, 2018 142 0

Matthew Edafe is a survivor of trafficking. His compelling story is detailed on Mission 89’s website where he details an experience that no aspiring athlete should endure. When a man claiming to be a player agent turned up in his town...

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Brussels meeting receives pledge to place trafficking in sport on the EU political agenda

October 22, 2018 196 0

Stakeholders agreed Europe must take a stand on child trafficking in sport during a high-level panel session at the European Parliament in Brussels on Tuesday. MEP Bogdan Wenta said the European Parliament’s Sport Intergroup would table a...

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