Child Labor/Trafficking
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Human Trafficking 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
General Human Trafficking Background/Articles
Human Trafficking 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
Human Trafficking 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
