Witter / ? U.S. Customs and Border Protection - Border Security. In 2000, Congress signed the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act into law, representing the beginning of a large-scale, coordinated effort by the United States government to fight human trafficking. A decade later, human trafficking remains prevalent. According to the most recent figures available (Source: United Nations, International Labor Organization): There are at least 12.3 million enslaved adults and children around the world "at any given time. "Of these, at least 1.39 million are victims of commercial sexual servitude, both internationally and within national borders. What Is Human Trafficking? Although the legal definition of human trafficking is complex, the simple meaning of it is not. According to U.S. Domestic servitudeLabor in a prison-like factoryMigrant agricultural work. "Force, Fraud or Coercion" CoercionCompulsionConstraintRestraint Coercion refers to behaviors including: A Complex Crime Signs of Human Trafficking A Government Partnership Initiatives Conclusion.
Film + Books. Remy was joined our Round Home in the Philippines in 2009. When she was 12, she was sold by a trafficker for $73 to a sex club. What happened next, Remy shares, “One day, the trafficker said we would go to the port and board a ship. We arrived to Cebu city the next day. The police were there and they got us. We were rescued but I didn’t know we were being helped until later. Then we were brought to Love146. Learn more about survivor care Film + Books Selected pieces that illustrate the scope and stories of child trafficking and modern day slavery This list is not an endorsement of everything that is presented in these pieces — there is a great amount of nuance in such a complex issue.
Taken together, we find these books and films a helpful survey of the problem that lies before us. Lost Girls, by Robert KolkerGirls Like Us, by Rachel LlyodBeyond the River, by Ann HagedornSex Trafficking, by Siddharth KaraEnding Slavery, by Kevin BalesThe Johns, by Victor Malarek Close. U.S. Customs and Border Protection - Border Security. Human trafficking roundup nets 75 in Spain, France. Smugglers charged up to $66,000 to bring migrants into Europe and the U.S., police saySpanish police arrested two suspects they called the ringleaders and 49 othersAnother 24 were arrested in France after a two-year probe Madrid (CNN) -- A gang that smuggled Chinese citizens into the United States and Europe, sometimes forcing them to work as prostitutes, has been busted with 75 arrests in Spain and France, authorities announced Saturday.
The trafficking ring was based in -- and directed from -- China, but its two suspected leaders in Europe were arrested in the operation, in Barcelona, Spanish national police said in a statement. Besides the two main suspects, Spanish police arrested 49 others carrying forged passports at the airports in Barcelona, Madrid, Palma de Mallorca and five other cities.
In France, there were 24 arrests. Twins rescued as China hospital trafficking probe continues All of the suspects are Chinese, or from elsewhere in Asia. The probe began two years ago. Thomson Reuters Foundation CEO at TEDx. Blue Campaign. SlaveFreeEarth.com. LOVE146. Project AK47. Human Trafficking. Not For Sale: End Human Trafficking and Slavery. International Justice Mission | Polaris Project. SlaveryMap.