Fijian woman yet to face court over human trafficking CathNews NZ and Asia Pacific

Fijian woman yet to face court over human trafficking

Thursday, September 6th, 2018

A woman wanted in Fiji is yet to return from Australia to face charges over trafficking workers from Fiji to New Zealand. Continue reading

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Tags: Human Trafficking

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