IntroductionTen years ago, 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• More than half, 56 percent, of all forced labor victims are women and girls.(…)Conclusion• Human trafficking is a heinous international crime, and as the State Department notes in its most recent report on the subject, it is unfortunately flourishing due to the current global financial crisis. With global demand for labor decreasing, impoverished workers find themselves taking greater risks than before in order to survive. The result: “a recipe for greater forced labor of migrant workers and commercial sexual exploitation of women in prostitution.”In CBP – Securing America’s Borders (onde pode ler texto completo)
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IntroductionTen years ago, 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• More than half, 56 percent, of all forced labor victims are women and girls.(…)Conclusion• Human trafficking is a heinous international crime, and as the State Department notes in its most recent report on the subject, it is unfortunately flourishing due to the current global financial crisis. With global demand for labor decreasing, impoverished workers find themselves taking greater risks than before in order to survive. The result: “a recipe for greater forced labor of migrant workers and commercial sexual exploitation of women in prostitution.”In CBP – Securing America’s Borders (onde pode ler texto completo)