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Human trafficking is a form of slavery that involves the exploitation of people for the purposes of sex or forced labor services. Trafficked individuals do not have to be moved from one location to be a victim of trafficking. Human trafficking is often confused with smuggling. Smuggling is a crime against a border or nation, trafficking is a ...
If you or someone you know is experiencing human trafficking and is in need of support, contact the National Human Trafficking Hotline by calling 1-888-373-7888, by texting 233733, or online via ...
Not My Life is a documentary film about human trafficking and contemporary slavery.It addresses many forms of slavery, [1] including the military use of children in Uganda, involuntary servitude in the United States, unfree labor in Ghana, forced begging and garbage picking in India, sex trafficking in Europe and Southeast Asia, and other kinds of child abuse.
Matthew S. Friedman is an American human rights advocate with an expertise in human trafficking and modern slavery. He is currently the chief executive officer of the Mekong Club, a Hong Kong -based organization that mobilizes the private sector to help fight modern slavery.
The Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons was established in October 2001 as a result of the passing of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000.This enabling legislation required the President to create a bureau within the State Department to specifically address human trafficking and exploitation on all levels and to take legal action against perpetrators.
Examples of transnational crimes include: human trafficking, people smuggling, smuggling/trafficking of goods (such as arms trafficking and drug trafficking and illegal animal and plant products and other goods prohibited on environmental grounds (e.g. banned ozone depleting substances), sex slavery, terrorism offences, torture and apartheid.
Human trafficking in New York is the illegal trade of human beings for the purposes of reproductive slavery, commercial sexual exploitation, and forced labor. It occurs in the state of New York and is widely recognized as a modern-day form of slavery .
Sex trafficking is a form of human trafficking or modern slavery that uses violence, threats, lies, and other methods to compel an individual to engage in commercial sex. Under U.S. federal law, anyone under 18 years old who participates in commercial sex is a victim of sex trafficking, despite whether the trafficker used force, fraud, or coercion.