New Saskatchewan law aims to sever ties of financial coercion for human trafficking victims
Legislative amendments seek to shield human trafficking victims from impact of coerced debts
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Legislative amendments seek to shield human trafficking victims from impact of coerced debts
The Government of Saskatchewan has taken steps to protect victims of human trafficking from financial coercion...
The Saskatchewan law will protect trafficking victims by blocking lenders from including coerced debts in credit reports or considering the debts when assessing loans.
Saskatchewan has introduced amendments to the provincial human trafficking act to protect victims from being penalized over financial abuse.
New legislation introduced in the Saskatchewan Legislature Thursday is meant to reduce the dependency victims of human traffickers have on those that traffic them, the province says.