Human Trafficking
International/Gov't organization inolvement
Prostitution
This article is a recent piece that shows what the government is trying to do about prostitution as a part of Human Trafficking. It gives specific information as well as important people that we could look into for deeper understanding on the bills that are being talked about. Just an example and a little bit of background information.
http://www.humantrafficking.org/updates/856 Kaitlyn
This article is about an organization that is raising awareness in Washington D.C. about the issue of child sex trafficking. Included is background information and statistics on the amount of child sex trafficking.
English Essay:
This article contains information on the victims and what they face, as well as types of sex trafficking, and assistance that there is out there for people involved in it. This is based on the Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000, which is an act of the United States Government.
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/trafficking/about/fact_sex.pdf Kaitlyn
This article contains information on what happens, sex trafficking wise, in Thailand as well as what causes it, how to prevent it, what is being done to prevent it and the consequences for those who commit the crime. Thailand is part of the Trafficking anf Violence Protection Act that the U.S. founded.
http://www.humantrafficking.org/countries/thailand Kaitlyn
Government Involvement
Young, Cathy. "Human Trafficking in the United States is Difficult to Document." At Issue: Slavery Today. Ed. Ronald D. Lankford. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2010. Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center. Gale. INLAN - Gonzaga University Library. 9 Nov. 2009 <http://find.galegroup.com/ovrc/infomark.do?&contentSet=GSRC&type=retrieve&tabID=T010&prodId=OVRC&docId=EJ3010263221&source=gale&srcprod=OVRC&userGroupName=gonzagaufoley&version=1.0>.
This article talks about many aspect of Human Trafficking, specifically aimed at women and children who are brought into the United States from other countries. It addresses the fact that Human Trafficking is undoubtably a problem in America and throughout the world but that it is very difficult to gather true evidence of people trafficking others because we are not looking for them. Jasmine Linane-Booey
