Posts Tagged ‘human trafficking’

Trafficking from a racial justice advocate’s point of view

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?

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

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

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

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

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

Race, nativism, and anti-trafficking efforts: A dangerous and divisive game

Race, nativism, and anti-trafficking efforts: A dangerous and divisive game
Race has always played a role in labeling some people as worthy and others as undeserving of legal protections and access to justice. This has been the case whether the person in question is an alleged perpetrator of harm or an alleged victim. Collective thinking of this kind ultimately confers or takes...
October 6th, 2010 | Immigration | Read More

The pained legacy of comfort women

The pained legacy of comfort women
By Patricia F. R. Cunningham II, Graduate Associate, Office of Minority Affairs, The Ohio State University “Those who don’t remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” George Santayana. In the course of history, there comes a point where we must reconcile two series of events and...
June 24th, 2010 | Featured, Women | Read More

The Coalition Immokalee Workers’ “Modern Day Slavery Museum” and 2010 Farmworker Freedom March

The Coalition Immokalee Workers’ “Modern Day Slavery Museum” and 2010 Farmworker Freedom March
By Heide Castañeda, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of South Florida “I like how we were informed about current injustices that persist today because it inspires me to want to do something meaningful with my education and my life.” This is how one undergraduate student in my Cultural Anthropology...
May 13th, 2010 | Organizing Latino Immigrants for Social Justice | Read More

Race and human trafficking in the U.S.: Unclear but undeniable

Race and human trafficking in the U.S.: Unclear but undeniable
I watch and listen to the advocacy of human trafficking at rallies, on web sites, in government reports and NGO reports. The research and statistics on human trafficking in America are ambiguous, especially in relation to race and ethnicity.  We need to explicitly recognize the connections between trafficking,...
May 10th, 2010 | Slavery/Human Trafficking | Read More

Human trafficking mixing-up views on immigration to the United States

Human trafficking mixing-up views on immigration to the United States
Victims of modern-day slavery are being brought here as human cargo, and destined for the most vile purposes as forced labor and prostitution. Phoenix, Arizona. April 16, 2009 - There was a time when the common assumption about United States-bound immigration was about impoverished people crossing...
April 19th, 2010 | Featured, Immigration | Read More