Child Labor/Trafficking

Human Trafficking/Child Labor Definitions

CIA, Human Trafficking Defined

Finding Persons-CIA, Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in. "Human Trafficking Defined." Definition. 2008. <http://www.state.gov/g/tip/rls/tiprpt/2008/105487.htm>

Summary There is not much text on this site, but it provides a great chart that allows you to see what constitutes/qualifies as human trafficking. Credible source and easy to read.

Casey Birdsell

What Is Child Labor?

"What Is Child Labour?." Anti-Slavery. Anti-Slavery International, n.d. Web. 24 Oct 2011. <http://www.antislavery.org/english/slavery_today/child_labour.aspx>.

Summary Easily outlines what child labor and child trafficking is and the gravity of the problem. It also describes where and why children work.

Stephanie Gosse

HUMAN Trafficking

Finding "HUMAN Trafficking." Hispanic 2007: 46,46-48. ProQuest Research Library. Web. 24 Oct. 2011 <http://search.proquest.com/docview/237010693?accountid=1557>

Summary This is kind of long, and the headnote is okay to skip (it's just a dramatization of an example, and there's hardly any substance). But it defines human trafficking well, and gives great specific examples.

Maggie Fischer

General Human Trafficking and child labor Background/Articles

Child Labor Public Education Project

Link http://www.continuetolearn.uiowa.edu/laborctr/child_labor/about/what_is_child_labor.html

Summary This article gives background information on child labor and what it is. It is informative on the different kinds of labor, and statistics on where it is most commonly found. There are links from this article that include child labor in the U.S, causes of child labor, U.S laws, health issues, global economy, ect.

Hania Burrows

Human Trafficking: Past and Present

Finding and Link Ryf, Kara C. "The First Modern Anti-Slavery Law: The Trafficking Victims Act of 2000." Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law 34.1 (2002): 45,45-71. ProQuest Research Library. Web. 24 Oct. 2011. http://search.proquest.com/docview/211157724/1329E7DC6BD57EE8115/1?accountid=1557

Summary This is a great source of information. It analyses the growth in slavery, and the gives present-day statistics as well as background on the history of human trafficking. It's extremely detailed, and a bit long, but very useful information as a whole.

Maggie Fischer

Human Trafficking/Child Labor Organizations

CNN Freedom Project

Finding <http://thecnnfreedomproject.blogs.cnn.com/?iref=allsearch>

Summary This is the webpage that CNN has to hold all of their data about eliminating human trafficking in the world. This includes current efforts, news articles, facts and informative pages with a selection of both general and specific information.

Casey Birdsell

The Polaris Project

Finding <http://www.polarisproject.org/>

Summary Webpage for a leading U.S. anti-human trafficking organization. Describes every action being taken against human trafficking in the project, gives an overview of what human trafficking is and what it means globally and locally, and informs the reader about how to get involved in the anti-human trafficking movement.

Maggie Fischer

Human Trafficking.org

Finding <http://www.humantrafficking.org/>

Summary Webpage for an anti-human trafficking website that goes into detail about the suffering and organizations in each country worldwide. It's key purpose is raising awareness, so it involves general and detailed articles separated by country.

Maggie Fischer

STOP THE TRAFFIK

Finding <http://www.stopthetraffik.org/ourwork/freedom/ >

Summary This is an organization that focuses on stopping the sale of people and promotes efforts to give humans a better life. They have a webpage full of background information and current efforts to help those impacted by human trafficking.

Casey Birdsell

The International Labour Organization

"About the ILO." The International Labor Organization. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Oct 2011. <http://www.ilo.org/global/about-the-ilo/lang--en/index.htm>.

Summary The ILO is an international organization that regulates working standards. The organization also advocates working rights, employment opportunities, and social protection. Its members include government officials, employers, and workers to establish fair labor policies and programs.

Stephanie Gosse

Free the Slaves

Finding <http://www.ted.com/speakers/kevin_bales.html>

Summary A TED talk about slavery by Kevin Bales, leader of the Free the Slaves movement discussing the dangerous and horrific consequences of slavery.

Maggie Fischer

Specific Modern Examples

Laboe, Barbara. Longview Couple sentenced in human trafficking case

Finding and Link LaBoe, Barbara. "Longview couple sentenced in human trafficking case." 19 October 2011. The Daily News. October 22 2011 <http://tdn.com/news/local/article_d41d8986-fabc-11e0-b0b0-001cc4c002e0.html>.

Summary This article is from my hometown is a perfect example of how close to home this issue is. This article is mainly informative as to the actions that are being taken and the human trafficking scheme that occurred.

Casey Birdsell

Cambodian woman sentenced in human trafficking case

Finding and Link "Rare Success Against Trafficking ; Thailand Sentences a Cambodian Woman to 50 Years in Jail for Trafficking Eight Women." The Christian Science Monitor: 06. ProQuest. Mar 23 2005. Web. 24 Oct. 2011 <http://search.proquest.com/docview/405675582?accountid=1557>

Summary This article gives a specific example of a woman in Thailand sentenced to fifty years for trafficking women. An interesting case, since the general assumption is that men traffic these young women, but it is an apparently gender-neutral issue. Although this is not close to home, it is a specific example, and rare (most human trafficking cases are never tried).

Maggie Fischer

Importance of Work Permits for Minors

Cook, Rachel. "Minors need work permits for most jobs." Bakersfield.com. The Bakersfield Californian, 24 Oct 2011. Web. 24 Oct 2011. <http://www.bakersfield.com/news/local/x860822436/Minors-need-work-permits-for-most-jobs>.

Summary This article reports about a teenager's death while working. The article emphasizes the importance of work permits and reinforces the permits' requirements. Slightly discourages child labor when it raises the question of why the victim was working instead of attending school.

Stephanie Gosse

$15 million grant to help fight Child Labor in the Philippines

Link http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/336967/15m-grant-help-fight-child-labor

Summary The United States awarded a $15 million grant to the Philippines to help them fight against child labor, especially in the sugarcane growing regions of the country.

Hania Burrows

The Issue of Human Trafficking in Spokane/Eastern Washington

Finding and Link "HUMAN SMUGGLING A LOCAL ISSUE; Workshop Examines Spokane's 'Hidden Slave Culture';" Spokesman Review: B.1. Washington State Newsstand. Oct 08 2005. Web. 24 Oct. 2011 <http://search.proquest.com/docview/395019861?accountid=1557>

Summary This articles gives excellent insight into the human trafficking issue in Spokane and Eastern Washington. This is an eye-opener as it's extremely close to home, and the way it's written echoes the woes of many American cities who are riddled with the human trafficking issue.

Maggie Fischer

Child Labor in North America versus South America/Asia

Zipp, Yvonne. "Child Labors to Free Child Laborers Twelve-Year-Old Boy Determines to Free Millions of Exploited Children." The Christian Science Monitor: 21. ProQuest. Feb 18 1999. Web. 24 Oct. 2011 <http://search.proquest.com/docview/405637939?accountid=1557>.

Summary Human-rights organizers visit Thailand and experience first-hand the child workers. The abusive effects of child labor prompts the travelers to write "Free the Children" and begs the question: why child labor unacceptable for North American kids but not for children in places like Thailand and Brazil?

Stephanie Gosse

Human Trafficking/Child Labor in the US

Hepburn, Stephanie, and Rita J. Simon. "Hidden in Plain Sight: Human Trafficking in the United States."

MLA and Link Hepburn, Stephanie, and Rita J. Simon. "Hidden in Plain Sight: Human Trafficking in the United States." Gender Issues 27.1-2 (2010): 1,1-26. ProQuest Research Library. Web. 24 Oct. 2011. http://search.proquest.com/docview/856587758/1329C7CA7F17808E717/8?accountid=1557

Summary/Reconstruction Research article on human trafficking. Gives key words for further research. Describes human trafficking in the US, but also discusses the trafficking in other nations. States how there are both similarities and differences in human trafficking between nations. Doesn't matter geographical location or if the country is 1st, 2nd, or 3rd world- human trafficking still exists.

Alicia Bies

Clinton, Remarks on the Release of the 2011 Trafficking in Persons Report

Finding Clinton, Hillary Rodham. "Remarks on the Release of the 2011 Trafficking in Persons Report." DC: US Department of State, 27 June 2011 <http://www.state.gov/secretary/rm/2011/06/167156.htm>

Summary This website provides Secretary Clinton's speech in response the the 2011 Global Report on Human Trafficking. She speaks of global efforts, the views of the US, and the improvements of conditions. She gives personal examples and emphasizes the community effort to eliminate this problem from our society.

Casey Birdsell

US child labor violations in the retail and service industries: findings from a national survey of adolescents

Citation JM Bowling, et al. "US child labor violations in the retail and service industries: findings from a national survey of working adolescents." American Journal of Public Health 98.9 (2008): 1693-1699. CINAHL Plus with Full Text. EBSCO. Web. 24 Oct. 2011.

Summary This article is about child labor violations among U.S teenagers working in the retail and services industries. It shows percentages of workers who have violated hazardous occupation orders.

Hania Burrows

Failed US Policy on Human Trafficking

Finding cky, M. (2010). The travesty of human trafficking: A decade of failed U.S. policy. Social Work, 55(4), 373-373-5. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/759964707?accountid=1557

Summary This article highlights the fact the United States has focused their policy more on antiprostitution than antislavery as human trafficking has surfaced more constantly. This is a politically biased article, however provides good insight into our people's multiple perspectives on the topic and how to handle it.

Casey Birdsell

Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking in the US

Finding Kotrla, K. (2010). Domestic minor sex trafficking in the united states. Social Work, 55(2), 181-181-7. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/193904157?accountid=1557

Summary This article has a great background to how human trafficking has influenced the minors of our country including a definition of DMST and statistics as to how common it is in our nation.

Casey Birdsell