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September 28, 2003 - The Washington Post spoke with Ricky Martin who is in town to meet with Labor Secretary Elaine Chao and push his effort to combat trafficking in humans through his People for the Children campaign. "I need to spend a week here," he said. "There's just so much to do. A lot of people think that human trafficking is just crossing the border illegally, but it's about sexual exploitation and forcing people to have slavelike jobs. This is sick -- we live in the year of 2003, and we're talking about slaves." Read more.

September 26, 2003 - AFP reports Labor Secretary Elaine Chao is to meet with UNICEF goodwill ambassador Ricky Martin on Thursday to discuss child labor in Latin America and the Caribbean. The singer was named UNICEF goodwill ambassador a few weeks ago. Read more.

September 17, 2003 - Mehrunisa writes "Ricky Martin performed his latest hit singles 'Jaleo' and 'Juramento' on the Miss Italia pageant on Monday (September 15. When asked by the host what are his favorite things about Italy, Ricky answered, "The food, the women, the art and culture, the beautiful music." Check out the pictures of his performance here."

September 16, 2003 - A source close to Ricky Martin spoke with Us Weekly about the singer's on-again romance with Mexican television personality Rebecca de Alba. "When she's in Miami, she stays with him," the source explained. "It looks like they're back on!" The couple recently attended the Latin Grammy Awards together.

September 14, 2003 - LFI has photos of Ricky Martin and his bodyguard shopping at the Giorgio Armani store in Paris on Friday. Check out the pictures here.

September 5, 2003 - Ricky Martin were on hand for the 4th Annual Latin Grammy Awards on Wednesday (September 3) at the American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida. Check out pictures here.

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