>>13618338 (pb, notable) What is going on in the Maldives that so much attention is being directed there?
baker
Dig: Maldives, Human Trafficking, Watch the Water (coral)
"…, there is evidence thatchildren in Maldives engage inthe worst forms of child labor, including in forced labor in domestic work andcommercial sexual exploitation,each sometimes as a result ofhuman trafficking.The government has not determined specific hazardous occupations or activities that are prohibited for children, and the law does not sufficiently prohibit the commercial sexual exploitation of children. Moreover, the government does not have a policy or program that addresses all relevant worst forms of child labor in the country.
https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ilab/resources/reports/child-labor/maldives
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Human trafficking = 2nd largest source of foreign currency:
https://www.theperspective.se/the-illegal-honeymoon-human-trafficking-in-the-maldives/
Maldives downgraded on US human trafficking watchlist (2018):
https://maldivesindependent.com/society/maldives-downgraded-on-us-human-trafficking-watchlist-139035
MALDIVES CORAL INSTITUTE
Mohamed Nasheed - Founder / Chairperson
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Maldives’ first democratically elected president
Nasheed won the 2009 Anna Lindh Prize, in recognition of his work promoting human rights, democracy andenvironmental protection.In September 2009,Time Magazinedeclared Nasheed a ‘Hero of the Environment’. In April 2010, theUnited Nationspresented Nasheed with its ‘Champions of the Earth’ environment award. In August 2010,Newsweeknamed Nasheed in its list of ‘World’s Ten Best Leaders’. In 2012, The Island President, a documentary feature film about Nasheed, was released in theatres worldwide.
In June 2012, Nasheed was presented with the James Lawson Award for the practice of non-violent action. In November 2014, he Nasheed was presented the Mission Blue Award, which Dr. Sylvia Earle honoured for his distinguished work on climate change advocacy. Nasheed was bestowed the ‘2017 Courage Award’ in February 2017 by a coalition of 25 international human rights groups at the 9th annual Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy.
Karen Sack - Board Member
Karen is President and CEO ofOcean Unite,a non-profit co-founded in 2015 bySir Richard Bransonand former Costa Rican President José María Figueres which catalyses ocean regeneration by engaging and activating audiences on the importance of the ocean, as well as accelerating investment into building ocean health and resilience. This includes Ocean Unite’s leading work to strongly protect at least 30 percent of the Ocean by 2030, coordinating theAntarctica2020 champions,initiating and co-hosting theOcean Risk and Resilience Action Alliancewith AXA and the Global Resilience Partnership; and Rise Up – A Blue Call to action, with theOceano Azul and Oak Foundations.
Karen brings over 25 years of experience working for international non-governmental organizations on environmental issues. She was formerly the Senior Director for International Oceans at The Pew Charitable Trusts where she initiated the Global Ocean Commission. Before that, she was the Head of Greenpeace International’s Political & Business Unit and the Head of their international oceans campaign.
Karen is a member of the World Economic Forum’s Expert Network and has master’s degrees in international environmental law and in international political economy.
https://www.maldivescoral.org/our-team
Lots to dig on, anons