One way was the U.S. Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 which stated “...in the case of a minor child the harboring or possession of that child for exploitation is evidence enough to human trafficking‚ without any requirement to prove‚ force‚ fraud‚ or other means of acquisition.” The U.S. also had the Protect Act of 2003 which expanded law enforcement’s ability to prevent‚ investigate‚ prosecute and punish violent crimes
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Tittle: protection *click* Intro: Some people say that the government should be more responsible for damage done to the environment by harmful corporations. A reason behind this maybe is that the government holds all the supremacy. Other people disagree and say that the government should not be responsible for protecting environments for damaging corporations. Other people may say this since the government has many other problems that are at a higher priority. The government should be more responsible
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Lesson No. 5 Consumer Rights Rights of Consumers : Rights which are provided by law : - Right to safety - Right to be informed - Right to choose - Right to be heard Right to seek redressal - Right to consumer education. Factors causing exploitation of Consumers : - Limited information - Limited supplies - Limited competition - Low literacy Duties of Consumers : - To purchase quality marked products such as ISI‚ AGMARK etc. - To ask for cash memo for the items purchased whenever possible. - To make
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Although newspapers and articles can be reliable‚ the news and television are the most reliable sources. On January 28‚ 1986‚ a disaster struck America. An American shuttle‚ called the Challenger exploded into thin air. On board of the ship were seven adults‚ including a teacher as a special guest. The members included Sharon Christa McAuliffe (the teacher)‚ Gregory Jarvis
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1. The Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) were enacted in 1974 by the Children’s Bureau as a federal enacted Act of legislation. This was enacted to counteract the problem of child abuse to provide federal funding to states to help fight this problem. It is set out to help those children whom need help from abuse. 2. The key purpose of this Act of legislation is too give states the funds for the prevention of‚ assessment‚ investigation‚ prosecution‚ and treatment activities surrounding
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Origin of Consumer Rights | Consumer rights were recognized broadly in many ancient Hindu‚ Islamic and Christian religious scriptures; however‚ no literary work formalized them into a concise set until the 1960s. Consumer rights in India and the modern world owe their origin to the consumer revolution of the pre-60s in the United States of America.On March 15‚ 1962‚ US President John F Kennedy made a historical speech about consumer rights as he introduced ’The Consumer Bill of Rights’ in the
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Consumer in Market All the people participate in the market either as consumer or seller or producer. Any person who buys a commodity or service for direct use or ownership. I‚ you‚ we all are consumers when we buy a product or service. But people who acquires goods or services for resale or use in production and manufacturing cannot be considered consumer. In free market economics‚ consumers dictate what goods are produced and are generally considered the center of economic activity. Individual
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Understanding Health Insurance Needs for Small Businesses in the U.S. to Formulate the Information Technology Strategy Executive Summary The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will significantly impact the small business sector of the United States. The case study conducted by Rahul Bhaskar‚ Steven G. Mihaylo‚ and Yi “Jenny” Zhang focuses on health insurance needs for small businesses and information technology strategy. The cases analysis discuss the problems
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* Environmental protection * Environmental protection is one of the main problems of today. Industrial civilisation is characterised by numerous factories and power stations‚ automobiles and aeroplanes. Technological progress improves people’s lives‚ but at the same time it causes numerous problems that were unimaginable in the past centuries. Through their daily activities people pollute and contaminate land‚ water and air. Today pollution has become a universal
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Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 The Supreme Court ruled on June 28‚ 2012 that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 also known as the ObamaCare Act is to be upheld‚ even the controversial parts‚ where people without health insurance will have to pay a fine starting in 2014. The ObamaCare Act was started to “help reduce overall health care costs by making services available to 32 million who currently cannot get health insurance”(useconomy.about.com‚ part of
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