Monday, July 4, 2011

How Bad is Human Trafficking Around the World?

How Bad is Human Trafficking Around the World? | Care2 Causes

Although Ashton Kutcher’s Twitter battle over his child prostitution statistics overtook any real news on human trafficking, this week saw the release of the State Department’s annual report on Trafficking in Persons. In it, the State Department detailed the status of human trafficking worldwide, providing what Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton called “a snapshot” of what’s happening globally to quell the tide of human trafficking. It assessed efforts by governments to fight forced labor and sexual slavery, and ranked countries in three “tiers,” based on their success.

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