Archive for the ‘Slavery/Human Trafficking’ Category

Life on the financial edge and the Anti-Prostitution Pledge

As the global economic crisis has entrenched deeply over the past few years, people of all income levels have become desperate for some level of financial stability. This is particularly true for those who were already living on the edge financially before the crisis hit. Some of those who have been...

May 18th, 2011 | Featured, Global Poverty, Slavery/Human Trafficking | Read More

Trafficking from a racial justice advocate’s point of view

By Ejim Dike, As a long-time racial justice advocate, I am often thinking of the intersections between my work and that of related movements. We all know that race, gender, class, and immigration status do not operate in a vacuum, but at times it can be difficult to find ways to incorporate even more...

January 13th, 2011 | Slavery/Human Trafficking | Read More

Women and children first?

By Grace Chang, Recently in U.S. media and public policy discourses alike, the term “human trafficking” has become synonymous with “trafficking into sex work,” and this in turn has been equated with “sexual slavery” and “prostitution.” Human trafficking, while primarily an issue of...

January 12th, 2011 | Slavery/Human Trafficking | Read More

Moldova, a hot bed for human trafficking

By Nikki Junker, Executive Director, With More Than Purpose, Even amongst abolitionists, Moldova is unheard of which is unfortunate considering that this small country, the poorest in the EU, is a major source country for Human Trafficking, which means that mostly individuals are taken from Moldova...

January 12th, 2011 | Slavery/Human Trafficking | Read More

Slavery in the home and out in the fields

By Ivy O. Suriyopas, The 250-year legacy of slavery continues to permeate throughout contemporary United States. However, these days, the images we see are likely to be those of immigrants from the global South. Instead of state-sanctioned ownership and exploitation of workers inside the home or...

January 12th, 2011 | Featured, Slavery/Human Trafficking | Read More

Juhu Thukral is The Guest Editor for Race-Talk This Week: Human Trafficking

Human Trafficking Awareness Day: Histories, Solutions, and Remedies Today is Human Trafficking Awareness Day. A key part of paying respect to those who’ve experienced this severe human rights abuse includes looking back at the history of anti-trafficking efforts and where they have led us, and thinking...

January 11th, 2011 | Slavery/Human Trafficking | Read More

Close to home: Complications in the domestic anti-trafficking discourse

By Sienna Baskin, The U.S. anti-trafficking law was signed by President Clinton in October, 2000, ushering us into an era where this issue has become a hot topic around the world. After 10 years of lawmaking and public debate around the problem of human trafficking, the central conversations on the Hill...

January 11th, 2011 | Slavery/Human Trafficking | Read More

Today’s efforts to combat human trafficking reflect historical racism and sexism

By Melissa Ditmore, Current efforts to address trafficking in persons are both reminiscent of and informed by the history of slavery and trafficking in the United States and elsewhere. In fact, trafficking in persons is often referred to as “modern-day slavery.” Historical grounding confirms that...

January 11th, 2011 | Slavery/Human Trafficking | Read More