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• Human Trafficking: Investigations in Indian Country or Involving Native Americans and Actions Needed to Better Report on Victims Served, Statement of Gretta L. Goodwin, Director, Homeland Security and Justice, Testimony Before the Committee on Indian Affairs, U.S. Senate

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  "Human trafficking is the exploitation of a person typically through force, fraud or coercion for purposes such as forced labor or commercial sex, and it involves vulnerable populations including Native Americans. Several components within DOJ [Department of Justice], DHS, and the Department of Interior investigate and prosecute human trafficking in Indian country, and federal agencies provide grant funding to support efforts to combat trafficking and assist victims. This testimony focuses on trafficking occurring in Indian country or involving Native Americans and addresses the extent to which: (1) federal agencies collect and maintain data on investigations and prosecutions; (2) tribal and major city LEAs [law enforcement agencies] encounter trafficking and the factors that affect their ability to investigate and prosecute such activities; and, (3) federal grant programs are available to help address trafficking and how well the granting agencies are positioned to know the number of victims served. This testimony is based on GAO [Government Accountability Office] reports issued in March and July 2017. To do this work GAO reviewed federal trafficking data and conducted three surveys. We surveyed the 203 known tribal LEAs, 86 major city LEAs, and 315 victim service provider organizations that received fiscal year 2015 DOJ or HHS [Department of Health and Human Services] grants that could be used to assist human trafficking victims."

  United States. Government Accountability Office

  Goodwin, Gretta L.

  2017-09-27
• Serial No. 113-88: Regional Perspectives in the Global Fight Against Human Trafficking: Hearing before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, One Hundred Thirteenth Congress, First Session, November 4, 2013

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  This is the November 4, 2013 hearing, "Regional Perspectives in the Global Fight Against Human Trafficking," before the U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs. From the opening statement: "I am proud, I must say, of the work the Foreign Affairs Committee has done over the years, and all of these members serve on the committee with me, on human trafficking. In 2000, our committee put forward legislation that was focused on what we could do to force other countries around the world to put in place standards and to start to combat human trafficking. The consequence of that legislation is that we now we have 130 countries around the world over that period of time that have strengthened laws on their books. And the reason they do it is a simple one: They try to stay out of a report that the State Department now does every year that shames them for their failure to comply with efforts to try to stop the trafficking of underage girls and try to stop the trafficking with respect to labor trafficking. And so, we have these tier rankings that we do, and part of our efforts in Congress has been to increase the pressure, increase the standards. And as we are traveling and meeting with foreign heads of state, this does come up. This does come up. They complain about the report, but they try to comply with it. And we think that continued vigilance is what is called for on that front. ." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Luis CdeBaca, Tony Rackauckas, Kay Buck, Angela Guanzon, and Carissa Phelps.

  United States. Government Printing Office

  2014
• Human Trafficking Into and Within the United States: A Review of the Literature

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  "This comprehensive review of current literature on human trafficking into and within the United States focuses on surveying what the social science or other literature has found about the issues of identifying and effectively serving trafficking victims. A more specific focus concerns the phenomenon of 'domestic trafficking' (trafficking involving U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents, often within the U.S.), the impact on domestic youth, and the availability and/or effectiveness of services for these victims."

  United States. Department of Health and Human Services. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation

  Clawson, Heather J.; Dutch, Nicole; Solomon, Amy

  2009-08
• Legal Options to Stop Human Trafficking: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Tenth Congress, First Session, March 26, 2007

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  From the opening statement of Senator Richard Durbin: "At today's hearing, we will consider the issue of human trafficking. Few issues in the world today raise as many human rights implications as this insidious practice. It's estimated that one million people are trafficked across international borders each year, pressed into labor, servitude, or commercial sex by the use of force, fraud, and coercion. Human trafficking represents commerce in human misery." Hearing witnesses include: Grace Chung Becker, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Civil Rights Division, Department of Justice; Holly J. Burkhalter, Vice President for Government Relations, International Justice Mission; Katherine Kaufka, Supervising Attorney, Counter-Trafficking Services Program, National Immigrant Justice Center; and Martina E. Vandenberg, Attorney, Jenner & Block, LLP.

  United States. Government Printing Office

  2007
• Cross-National Collaboration To Combat Human Trafficking: Learning from the Experience of Others

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  "The RFP to which this project responded called for a collaborative effort between U.S. scholars and colleagues in other countries to conduct research on a transnational crime of concern in both the U.S. and abroad. To that end, the principal investigator recruited colleagues in Austria and Canada to join the project and together they selected trafficking in human beings as the transnational crime of concern. Two project goals were identified. First, we sought to more clearly understand how Europe-based organizations are accomplishing cross-national collaboration to combat human trafficking. Second, we hoped to use that information to develop suggestions for improving U.S.-Canada anti-trafficking efforts. Although the two goals are intertwined, they involved separate methodologies and are best explained in separate parts of this report. Part 1: Learning From Others, reviews the Europe-based aspect of the research and Part 2: Collaboration Along the U.S.-Canada Border, describes practitioner impressions of current cooperation between North American neighbors. […]. The report's conclusion notes that Europe-based participants were able to list impediments to cooperation and to provide techniques to promote cooperation, but the North American participants seem to have given less thought to either challenges to, or strategies for, improving cross-national collaboration. In North American the concern is more with day-to-day operations for combating human trafficking, whereas in Europe there seems a greater awareness and sensitivity to dealing with human trafficking in a broader contextual framework."

  National Institute of Justice (U.S.)

  Reichel, Philip L.

  2008-07
• Human Trafficking in the United States: Protecting the Victims, Hearing Before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Fourteenth Congress, First Session, February 24, 2015

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  This is a testimony compilation of the February 24, 2015 hearing "Human Trafficking in the United States: Protecting the Victims," held before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary. From the opening statement of Chairman Chuck Grassley: "We know that human trafficking occurs in every state and that it affects both U.S. citizens and noncitizens. We know that, at least within the United States, noncitizens are more likely to be found in labor trafficking. We know, too, that women and girls may be especially likely to be targets of certain forms of trafficking. Experts tell us that many of the U.S. citizen victims of sex trafficking are teenagers. Up to 100,000 minors are being sexually trafficked in the United States each year, according to the Polaris Project. Through threats or deceit, human traffickers force the most vulnerable members of society into servitude to meet the demand for cheap labor and sex workers. The good news is that we have made some progress in combating human trafficking since 1994, when one of our hearing witnesses was being exploited as a 14-year old. Two decades ago, there were no federal anti-trafficking laws on the books. I am pleased to have played a role in the enactment, 15 years ago, of the federal Trafficking Victims Protection Act. I voted for the law when it was first being debated by Congress in 2000, and I have worked with my colleagues on several occasions since then to make sure it was extended. In addition, today, every state has a law outlawing trafficking. Numerous states updated their human trafficking laws in just the last year. But much work remains to be done, particularly to protect our most vulnerable youths from traffickers and to curb the demand for sex trafficking." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Susan M. Collins, Kirsten Gillibrand, Kelly Ayotte, Barbara A. Mikulski, Holly Austin Smith, Malika Saada Sar, Jayne Bigelsen, and Michael Ferjak.

  United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary

  2015-02-24
• DHS Blue Campaign and The District of Columbia Announce New Partnership to Combat Human Trafficking [January 11, 2016]

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  On January 11, the Department of Homeland Security issued the following press release: "In recognition of National Human Trafficking Awareness Day, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today announced a new partnership between the DHS Blue Campaign--the unified voice for DHS's efforts to combat human trafficking--and the District of Columbia Office of Human Rights to raise awareness about human trafficking. 'The DHS Blue Campaign is pleased to partner with the District in the fight against human trafficking,' said DHS Blue Campaign Chair Maria Odom. 'A partnership like this is important because no one can fight human trafficking alone. Enabling citizens to recognize and report this heinous crime will help to identify and rescue victims and bring perpetrators to justice.' Through this partnership, the District of Columbia will post Blue Campaign awareness materials throughout the Metro system to raise public consciousness of human trafficking. Blue Campaign tools and resources, including posters, will also be placed at relevant District agency offices to help employees identify and recognize indicators of human trafficking. In addition, these materials will be made available for interested local businesses and the general public to provide information on how to report suspected cases of human trafficking and to help potential victims seek support. The DHS Blue Campaign works in collaboration with law enforcement, government, non-governmental and private organizations, to protect the basic right of freedom and to bring those who exploit human lives to justice. By Presidential Proclamation, January is National Slavery and Human Trafficking Awareness Month. Throughout January, the DHS Blue Campaign will highlight the Department's work to end human trafficking and continue to bring awareness to this terrible crime."

  United States. Department of Homeland Security. Press Office

  2016-01-11
• Human Trafficking: Better Data, Strategy, and Reporting Needed to Enhance U.S. Antitrafficking Efforts Abroad, Report to the Chairman, Committee on the Judiciary and the Chairman, Committee on International Relations, House of Representatives

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  "Human trafficking is a worldwide form of exploitation in which men, women, and children are bought, sold, and held against their will in involuntary servitude. In addition to the tremendous personal damage suffered by individual trafficking victims, this global crime has broad societal repercussions, such as fueling criminal networks and imposing public health costs. In 2000, Congress enacted the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) to combat trafficking and reauthorized this act twice. This report reviews U.S. international antitrafficking efforts by examining (1) estimates of the extent of global trafficking, (2) the U.S. government's strategy for combating the problem abroad, and (3) the Department of State's process for evaluating foreign governments' antitrafficking efforts. GAO recommends that the Secretary of State (1) improve information on trafficking, (2) develop and implement a strategy that clarifies agencies' roles and responsibilities and establishes a way to gauge results abroad, and (3) clearly document the rationale and support for country rankings. In their comments, the agencies primarily responsible for these activities generally concurred with our recommendations."

  United States. Government Accountability Office

  2006-07
• Directory of Training and Technical Assistance Resources for Anti-Human Trafficking Task Forces and Service Providers

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  "The Office for Victims of Crime Training and Technical Assistance Center (OVC TTAC) has compiled this directory to assist Anti-Human Trafficking Task Forces and service providers in locating relevant training and technical assistance (TTA) resources. The directory focuses on TTA resources targeted for practitioners actively working in the anti-human trafficking field. The TTA providers included in the directory have the ability to assist practitioners across the nation; they have been vetted by the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) and Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) Planning Committee. The information comes directly from TTA providers in response to a widely distributed request for anti-human trafficking TTA resources. The directory begins with an index of TTA resources organized by the primary method of delivering the TTA: distance learning, in-person scheduled training, and training and technical assistance by request. Following the index are expanded descriptions of the resources, with links to the TTA providers' Web sites."

  United States. Office of Justice Programs. Training and Technical Assistance Center
• After Rescue: Evaluation of Strategies to Stabilize and Integrate Adult Survivors of Human Trafficking to the United States

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  "Human trafficking for forced labor, domestic servitude, and sexual exploitation is a transnational crime whose victims include men, women, and children. In the United States, trafficking in persons became a focus of activities in the late 1990s and culminated in the passage of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA), which was signed into law in 2000. Despite the increased interest in human trafficking, there is little systematic and methodologically rigorous empirical research. Notably absent are studies of adult foreign-born trafficked victims who are identified and, as survivors, provided services to facilitate their reintegration into the wider society. This project examines comprehensive case management services provided to foreign-born adults survivors of trafficking from 2006 to 2011. These programs were funded by the Anti-Trafficking in Persons (ATIP) Program of the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) under the Per Capita Reimbursement Contract administered by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). The USCCB was also in charge of providing training and technical assistance to the programs serving survivors of human trafficking. This report provides a summary of the analysis of data collected by USCCB and augmented by field research with selected number of programs. The objective of this mixed-methods study was to better understand the characteristics of trafficking survivors and the efficacy of interventions in stabilizing their well-being."

  National Criminal Justice Reference Service (U.S.)

  Goździak, Elżbieta M., 1954-; Lowell, Briant Lindsay

  2016-04
• Human Trafficking: State and USAID Should Improve Their Monitoring of International Counter-Trafficking Projects, Report to Congressional Committees

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  "Human trafficking is a pervasive problem throughout the world. Victims are often held against their will in slave-like conditions. The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 includes a provision for GAO [Government Accountability Office] to report on the programs conducted by specific agencies, including State, DOL [Department of Labor], and USAID [United States Agency for International Development], that address trafficking in persons. Among other objectives, this report (1) identifies the recent projects in international counter-trafficking in persons that key U.S. agencies have awarded to implementing partners; and, for selected projects, assesses the extent to which key agencies have (2) documented their monitoring activities and (3) ensured the reliability of project performance information. GAO reviewed State, DOL, and USAID project documents and interviewed agency officials. GAO reviewed monitoring documents for 54 of the 57 projects that were active from the beginning of fiscal year 2016 through the end of fiscal year 2017. Of these 54 projects, GAO selected a nongeneralizable sample of 5 projects, based primarily on largest total award amounts, for review of the reliability of project performance information."

  United States. Government Accountability Office

  2018-12
• Human Trafficking: Office for Victims of Crime Training and Technical Assistance Center Resource Paper

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  "Human trafficking, modern-day slavery, is a crime against the world's most vulnerable individuals. Traffickers may abduct, deceive, use, and sell men, women, and children for profit or personal gain. Victims are treated as commodities who often endure physical and/or sexual brutality, exploitation, and mental and emotional abuse. As a result of this trauma, victims may experience multiple, long-lasting consequences. Once victims escape or are recovered from their trafficking situations, they often receive services across a wide variety of systems (e.g., social services and criminal justice); therefore, coordinated service delivery is critical to successful intervention. This paper briefly describes the crime of human trafficking, its impact on victims, and models for multidisciplinary, collaborative approaches for serving this population."

  United States. Office of Justice Programs. Training and Technical Assistance Center
• Ending Modern-Day Slavery: Using Research to Inform U.S. Anti-Human Trafficking Efforts

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  "In recent years the worldwide human trafficking problem has attracted significant political and social attention. Awareness-raising initiatives such as the United Nation's Blue Heart Campaign encourage involvement and action to fight human trafficking on a global scale. In the U.S., the Department of Homeland Security's Blue Campaign unites anti-human trafficking programs and offers resources for law enforcement and the public to help raise awareness and provide much-needed training. Despite growing awareness of the issue and an influx of resources from such influential bodies as the United Nations and other intergovernmental organizations, foundations, non-governmental organizations and the U.S. government, the field is still hampered by its inability to measure the size and scope of trafficking."

  National Institute of Justice (U.S.)

  McGough, Maureen Q.

  2013-02
• Ending Human Trafficking: Building a Better World and Partnerships for Sustainable Security and Human Dignity

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  "Human trafficking is a serious crime that must be confronted by our economies in this region, especially with so many human trafficking victims coming from Asia. Amidst growing prosperity and development, no person should be exploited through the use of force, coercion, or fraud. No one should ever have to be subjected to human trafficking, forced into sexual exploitation, or recruited and forced to serve as a gang member, child soldier, or terrorist. The societal harms and impacts posed by human trafficking are very real. Corruption helps to fuel it and enriches not only those criminal networks behind today's modern slavery but also enables corrupt police, customs, judicial, and other security officials who protect traffickers and allow them to carry out their criminal activities. Human trafficking siphons away the human capital potential of communities to build sustainable economic growth in a manner that respects human rights. No person should ever have a price tag attached to their heart and soul nor be restricted, abused, and violated against their physical integrity and free will. Yet, over 20 million people are estimated to be entrapped in modern slavery. According to some estimates, trafficking in persons has become one of the most lucrative forms of organized crime, behind arms and drugs trafficking, with illicit profits exceeding $150 billion every year. These illicit proceeds are helping to expand the global illegal economy, and through a web of corruption and criminality, are derailing our ability to nurture growth markets and investment frontiers that can finance the sustainable futures of our communities."

  United States. Department of State

  Luna, David M.

  2015-08-26
• DHS Announces Two New Partners in Effort to Combat Human Trafficking [October 22, 2014]

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  On October 22, 2014, the Department of Homeland Security issued the following press release: "WASHINGTON-- The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today announced two new partnerships between the DHS Blue Campaign-- the unified voice for DHS' efforts to combat human trafficking-- and the City of Phoenix and the Arizona Human Trafficking Council of the Governor's Office for Children, Youth and Families. Through these alliances, the City of Phoenix and the Arizona Human Trafficking Council will provide the Blue Campaign's training and awareness materials throughout Arizona to raise human trafficking awareness ahead of the Super Bowl XLIX in February 2015. These materials will help individuals and communities identify and recognize indicators of human trafficking, as well as information on how to report suspected cases of human trafficking. High-profile special events, such as the Super Bowl, draw large crowds and have become lucrative opportunities for criminals engaged in human trafficking. 'The DHS Blue Campaign is pleased to have the City of Phoenix and the Arizona Human Trafficking Council of the Governor's Office for Children, Youth and Families join our broadening network of partners,' said Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas. 'These partnerships will better enable us to identify and rescue victims of this heinous crime and bring the perpetrators to justice. We will continue to work with state and local authorities and private sector partners across the country to help save lives, protect innocent individuals, and prevent this form of modern day slavery.' "

  United States. Department of Homeland Security. Press Office

  2014-10-22
• Domestic Human Trafficking Legislation in the 114th Congress [April 16, 2015]

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  "Legislation aimed at combating trafficking in persons (TIP) is a top item on the legislative agenda for the 114th Congress. TIP is of significant interest to the United States as a serious human rights concern, and it is believed to be one of the most prolific areas of contemporary criminal activity. TIP is both an international and domestic crime that involves violations of labor, public health, and human rights standards, as well as criminal law. The Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA)-most recently reauthorized in March 2013 (Title XII of P.L. 113-4)--is the primary law that addresses human trafficking. Domestically, anti-TIP efforts provided under the TVPA include protection for victims, the investigation and prosecution of trafficking offenses, and education of the public. This report discusses TIP issues that have received legislative action or are of significant interest in the 114th Congress."

  Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

  Finklea, Kristin M.; Fernandes-Alcantara, Adrienne L.; Siskin, Alison

  2015-04-16
• FBI: Human Trafficking/Involuntary Servitude

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  This webpage contains information on the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Human Trafficking program. "Under the human trafficking program, the Bureau investigates matters where a person was induced to engage in commercial sex acts through force, fraud, or coercion, or to perform any labor or service through force, coercion, or threat of law or legal process. Typically, human trafficking cases fall under the following investigative areas: Domestic Sex Trafficking of Adults: When persons are compelled to engage in commercial sex acts through means of force, fraud, and/or coercion; Sex Trafficking of International Adults and Children: When foreign nationals, both adult and juveniles, are compelled to engage in commercial sex acts with a nexus to the United States through force, fraud, and/or coercion[...]; Forced Labor: When persons, domestic or foreign nationals, are compelled to work in some service or industry through force or coercion; [and] Domestic Servitude: When persons, domestic or foreign nationals, are compelled to engage in domestic work for families or households, through means of force or coercion." The page includes information on Human Trafficking Task Forces; the Trafficking Victims Protection Act; FBI human Trafficking investigations; and additional links and resources.

  United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation
• Human Trafficking and the Impact on National Security for the United States

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  "Human trafficking, like prostitution, has been around for many years. It is a fact that more money than one can imagine has been made selling humans to the highest bidder. It is also a fact that money made from human trafficking finds its way into the hands of drug lords. Drug lords then turn around and give the money to support terrorist activities. This could not have been made more evident to the United States than on September 11, 2001. What can the United States with the help of the United Nations do about countries actively involved in human trafficking?"

  Army War College (U.S.)

  Keefer, Sandra L.

  2006-03-15
• Domestic Human Trafficking Legislation in the 114th Congress [February 23, 2015]

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  "Legislation aimed at combating trafficking in persons (TIP) is a top item on the legislative agenda for the 114th Congress. TIP is of significant interest to the United States as a serious human rights concern, and it is believed to be one of the most prolific areas of contemporary criminal activity. TIP is both an international and domestic crime that involves violations of labor, public health, and human rights standards, as well as criminal law. The Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA)--most recently reauthorized in March 2013 (Title XII of P.L. 113-4)--is the primary law that addresses human trafficking. Domestically, anti-TIP efforts provided under the TVPA include protection for victims, the investigation and prosecution of trafficking offenses, and education of the public. This report discusses TIP issues that have received legislative action or are of significant interest in the 114th Congress."

  Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

  Finklea, Kristin M.; Fernandes-Alcantara, Adrienne L.; Siskin, Alison

  2015-02-23
• Serial No. 113-193: Effective Accountability: Tier Rankings in the Fight Against Human Trafficking: Hearing Before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations, April 29, 2014

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  This is from the April 29, 2014 hearing titled "Effective Accountability: Tier Rankings in the Fight Against Human Trafficking" held before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations. This hearing examines the efficacy of international pressure on nations to act against human trafficking. Placing a nation in a certain Tier Watch List gives that nation a global accountability to increase training for public officials, improve identification and protection techniques for victims, and avoid government complicity in human trafficking cases. Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Mark Lagon, Brian Campbell, Blair Burns, Nathalie Lummert, and Waker Uddin.

  United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs

  2014-04-29
• China and Human Trafficking: Updates and Analysis, Roundtable Before the Congressional-Executive Commission on China, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, Second Session, August 20, 2010

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  This is the August 20, 2010 roundtable "China and Human Trafficking: Updates and Analysis" held before the Congressional-Executive Commission on China. From the opening statement of Byron Dorgan: "The Chinese Government, particularly at the national level, recognizes human trafficking as a problem and has taken recent actions on the issue of human trafficking, and many of the results are good. The national government has been more aggressive in its efforts to address it than local governments who seem less capable to enforce and to really address at the local level this issue of human trafficking. [...] We're very interested in encouraging China to continue the progress that they have made and increase enforcement and to aggressively go after traffickers. So we have put together an opportunity today to hear from some very informed and interesting people who will discuss with us their evaluation of what is happening and where we are with respect to human trafficking in China." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Earl Brown, Tiantian Zheng, Yanhai Wan, and Patrick Radden Keefe.

  United States. Government Printing Office

  2010
• Out of the Shadows: The Global Fight Against Human Trafficking, Hearing Before the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, Second Session, September 30, 2010

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  From the statement of David Abramowitz: "Human trafficking, or ''trafficking in persons,'' is an affront to human dignity that links communities across the world in a web of money, exploitation, and victimization. Trafficking encompasses many types of exploitative activities, including sex trafficking, slavery, forced labor, peonage, debt bondage, involuntary domestic servitude, and making children into soldiers. The International Labor Organization estimates that 12.3 million children and adults are currently suffering from forced labor, bonded labor, and forced prostitution worldwide. Of that number, approximately 2.4 million are trafficked either internally or across national borders. Human trafficking is a $32 billion global criminal enterprise, second only to illegal drugs in the profits it generates for its perpetrators, which range from sophisticated criminal syndicates, to independently owned businesses with labor recruiters, to family operations. Trafficking is a problem that can be effectively confronted only through cross-border cooperation, but it has proven very difficult to combat." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Luis CdeBaca, Mark P. Lagon, Aruna Uprety, Neha Misra, Beryl D'souza, Howard L. Bermann, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Neha Misra, Eni F.H. Faleomavaega, Russ Carnahan, Gerald E. Connolly, and Gene Green.

  United States. Government Printing Office

  2010
• S. Hrg. 108-639; Serial No. J-108-86: Examining U.S. Efforts to Combat Human Trafficking and Slavery: Hearing before the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Property Rights of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Eighth Congress, July 7, 2004

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  From the opening statement of John Cornyn: "Today's hearing will examine U.S. efforts to combat human trafficking and slavery across America. As we continue to fight to protect the American way of life in our war against terrorism, we have also been fighting another war to protect American ideals and principles, a war against an old evil - human trafficking and slavery. Most Americans would probably be shocked to learn that the institutions of slavery and involuntary servitude, institutions that this Nation fought a bloody war to destroy, continue to persist today, not just around the world, but indeed hidden in communities across America...Today, we will hear tales of human suffering from across America. The experiences that we will hear recounted amount to a modern- day form of slavery. The stories are not easy to hear, but we must hear them and we must face up to them if we are to finish the work of the 13th Amendment and truly expel the institution of slavery from our midst. We will hear the witnesses' testimonies, and then we will learn what the administration has been doing in this area. Specifically, we will examine the Justice Department's efforts to protect the victims of human trafficking and slavery, to punish the evildoers, and to prevent other innocent human beings from ever having to suffer the same fate." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: John Cornyn, Richard J. Durbin, Russell D. Feingold, Patrick J. Leahy, Charles E. Schumer, Mary Ellen Dougherty, Mohamed Y. Mattar, Joseph Mettimano, Wendy Patten, Michael Shelby, Charles Song, Johnny Sutton, and Johnny Sutton.

  United States. Government Printing Office

  2005
• Human Trafficking in America's Schools

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  From the Introduction, "Human trafficking is modern slavery. It involves exploiting a person through force, fraud, or coercion for the purpose of forced labor, commercial sex, or both. Victims of human trafficking include men, women, boys, girls, and transgender individuals lured by the promise of a better life in the United States and adults and children who were born and raised in the United States. The International Labour Organization estimated, in 2012, that children represented 26 percent (or 5.5 million) of the 20.9 million victims worldwide. Both U.S. citizen and foreign national children are trafficked for sex and labor in the United States. In fact, many child victims of human trafficking are students in the American school system. School administrators and staff need to be aware that cases of child trafficking are being reported in communities throughout the nation. No community--urban, rural, or suburban--school, socioeconomic group, or student demographic is immune. Few crimes are more abhorrent than child trafficking, and few crimes are more challenging for communities to recognize and address. For many people, the reality of trafficking in their community is difficult to comprehend, let alone confront. For educators and school personnel, the reality of these crimes and the severity of their impact are cause for a call to action."

  United States. Department of Education

  Littrell, Jeneé

  2015-01
• FY 2019 Enhanced Collaborative Model (ECM) Task Force to Combat Human Trafficking: Supporting Law Enforcement's Role

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  From the Document: "The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) is seeking applications to develop or enhance law enforcement's role in multidisciplinary human trafficking task forces within the United States. This program furthers the Department's mission by enhancing law enforcement task force capacity to combat human trafficking. This solicitation incorporates the OJP [Office of Justice Programs] Grant Application Resource Guide by reference. It provides guidance to applicants on how to prepare and submit applications for funding to OJP. If this solicitation expressly modifies any provision in the OJP Grant Application Resource Guide, the applicant is to follow the guidelines in this solicitation as to that provision."

  United States. Department of Justice; United States. Bureau of Justice Assistance; United States. Office of Justice Programs

  2019
• Human Trafficking: Actions Taken to Implement Related Statutory Provisions, Congressional Committees

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  This GAO [Government Accountability Office] report discusses the actions that congress has taken to combat human trafficking by reviewing six statutes (Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015, Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005, Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990, Runaway and Homeless Youth Act, and the Missing Children's Assistance Act) along with the 105 provisions across those statutes. The report summarizes each provision within a list and determines whether the designated federal agency took action on each provision. Furthermore, "This report describes the final results of our analysis of agencies' reported actions to implement the relevant provisions under the six statutes listed above. In a separate report, we plan to include an assessment of federal and selected state law enforcement efforts and federal grant programs to combat trafficking and assist trafficking victims, as well as the extent to which there is any duplication across these grant programs."

  United States. Government Accountability Office

  2016-05-26
• DHS Announces Human Trafficking Training Program For Federal Law Enforcement [January 27, 2016]

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  On January 27, the Department of Homeland Security issued the following press release: "WASHINGTON -- The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today announced that the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers (FLETC) will begin to provide human trafficking awareness training as part of basic training courses at FLETC. The courses, which train federal law enforcement officers and agents from every Cabinet level Department, will equip graduates with the ability to better recognize signs of human trafficking that they might encounter in their routine law enforcement duties. 'To fight human trafficking in the United States, we are empowering federal law enforcement with the tools and resources to recognize and report this heinous crime,' said Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas. 'I commend the leadership and all of the women and men of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers who had the insight and innovation to incorporate human trafficking training into their curriculum.' 'We are committed to working with our law enforcement partners to keep our communities safe,' said FLETC Director Connie Patrick. 'Through these new training curriculum taught as part of our basic training academies, thousands of frontline federal law enforcement personnel will be able to recognize and help those who are victims of this heinous crime.' Today's announcement, as part of National Slavery and Human Trafficking Awareness Month, is one of the numerous ways the Department is working to end human trafficking and continue to bring awareness to this terrible crime. Through the DHS Blue Campaign, the unified voice for DHS's efforts to combat human trafficking, the Department works in collaboration with law enforcement, government, non-governmental and private organizations, to protect the basic right of freedom and to bring those who exploit human lives to justice."

  United States. Department of Homeland Security. Press Office

  2016-01-27
• Serial No. 113-177: Lessons Learned From Super Bowl Preparations: Preventing International Human Trafficking at Major Sporting Events, Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations of the Committee on Foreign Affairs House of Representatives, One Hundred Thirteenth Congress, Second Session, January 27, 2014

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  This is the January 27, 2014 hearing on "Lessons Learned from Super Bowl Preparations: Preventing International Human Trafficking at Major Sporting Events". From the Statement of Luis CdeBaca: "Today we're focusing on a specific concern that has garnered the attention of the entire anti-trafficking community: trafficking around major sporting events. [...] It takes place every day in every country in the world, and it's a crime estimated to victimize approximately 27 million men, women, and children. Every single person living under the yoke of modern slavery is the victim of a kind of exploitation that has no place in the 21st century. And every single victim deserves our focus and our attention." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Luis CdeBaca, Maria M. Odom, Polly Handon, Nancy Rivard, Carol Smolenski, Letty Ashworth, and Holly Smith.

  United States. Government Printing Office

  2014-01-27
• Domestic Human Trafficking Legislation in the 113th Congress [May 19, 2014]

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  "Legislation aimed at preventing trafficking in persons (TIP) is unambiguously part of the legislative agenda of the 113th Congress. TIP is believed to be one of the most prolific areas of contemporary criminal activity and is of significant interest to the United States as a serious human rights concern. TIP is both an international and domestic crime that involves violations of labor, public health, and human rights standards, as well as criminal law. The Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) is the primary law that addresses human trafficking. Domestically, anti- TIP efforts provided under the TVPA include protection for victims, the investigation and prosecution of trafficking offenses, and education of the public. Congress reauthorized the TVPA in March 2013 (Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act; Title XII of P.L. 113-4). While this report covers P.L. 113-4, a more complete treatment of that bill can be found in CRS [Congressional Research Service] Report RL34317, 'Trafficking in Persons: U.S. Policy and Issues for Congress.' This report discusses TIP issues that have received legislative action or are of significant congressional interest in the 113th Congress."

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  Siskin, Alison; Fernandes-Alcantara, Adrienne L.; Finklea, Kristin M.

  2014-05-19
• Domestic Human Trafficking Legislation in the 113th Congress [May 30, 2014]

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  "Legislation aimed at preventing trafficking in persons (TIP) is unambiguously part of the legislative agenda of the 113th Congress. TIP is believed to be one of the most prolific areas of contemporary criminal activity and is of significant interest to the United States as a serious human rights concern. TIP is both an international and domestic crime that involves violations of labor, public health, and human rights standards, as well as criminal law. The Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) is the primary law that addresses human trafficking. Domestically, anti- TIP efforts provided under the TVPA include protection for victims, the investigation and prosecution of trafficking offenses, and education of the public. Congress reauthorized the TVPA in March 2013 (Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act; Title XII of P.L. 113-4). While this report covers P.L. 113-4, a more complete treatment of that bill can be found in CRS [Congressional Research Service] Report RL34317, 'Trafficking in Persons: U.S. Policy and Issues for Congress.' This report discusses TIP issues that have received legislative action or are of significant congressional interest in the 113th Congress."

  Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

  Finklea, Kristin M.; Fernandes-Alcantara, Adrienne L.; Siskin, Alison

  2014-05-30