Category Archives: Human Trafficking
Nail salons have been identified as a places where victims of human trafficking are forced to work. What can you do? On Sunday my oldest daughter wanted to get a pedicure at a professional salon. This made me nervous because nail salons have regularly been identified as a place where the workers are human trafficking victims. I try to consciously not contribute to human trafficking, so I was torn. We decided to go to the neighborhood salon, but I was … Continue reading
Information at rest areas is vital in helping to stop modern day slavery. A friend of mine was traveling from Florida to Quebec recently. At a rest area in Maryland, she saw this sign It was hanging in the bathroom stall. I think this is an effective method of 1)helping regular people learn how to identify victims of modern day slavery and 2) providing resources for victims of human trafficking looking for help or a way of escape. If the … Continue reading
Passover provides a prime opportunity to discuss modern day slavery. April 7th, 2012 marks the beginning of Passover this year. Passover honors and remembers the Jewish passage to freedom from 400 years of slavery. It is a great time to discuss the issues of modern day slavery including labor trafficking and sex trafficking. The following links are from members of the Jewish community raising awareness about modern day slavery and significant changes that can be made to bring freedom to … Continue reading
Establishing a sustainable income is a primary goal for survivors of human trafficking. Dire poverty is one of the major contributing factors to the epidemic of human trafficking today. Whether being tricked into slavery, indenturing oneself to an employer, or forced into prostitution the bottom line is families needing money to buy food and shelter for others in the family. Traffickers rely on this desperation to have a steady stream of victims to support their greed. When restoring survivors of … Continue reading
