Global human trafficking roundup (July 23, 2010)
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Virginia: A sex trafficking survivor speaks up for the cause. She was 14 years old when she became a human trafficking victim. She was a runway and tricked and sold to sex slavery. The report also states that while human trafficking exists in Virginia, lack of comprehensive legislation against human trafficking in the state makes the crime difficult to be prosecuted.
District of Columbia: Department of Homeland Security launches Blue Campaign to fight against human trafficking. The campaign is aimed at increasing awareness, law enforcement training, and victim assistance programs. It will also use public outreach tools such as social media, multilingual public awareness campaigns, and a new comprehensive one stop website.
Texas: A 43 year old man and a 22 year old woman were indicted yesterday for prostitution charges. They both were charged with kidnapping and aggravated sexual assault of a child. The 43 year old pimp had his name tattooed on the women who worked for him.
ASIA
Japan: A human rights lawyer says that government backed trainee program retains a form of labor trafficking. According to the report, dozens have died from overwork during the program. The program is intended to bring foreign workers to Japan and train them with the technology. But, in reality, foreign workers are exploited with overwork in dangerous condition. One Chinese worker who died from overwork last year worked worked 350 hours in one month.
Philippines: Law makers vow to end slavery in the country. Many Filipino women are trafficked to other neighboring countries like Malaysia and exploited as domestic workers. Though such labor trafficking often involve illegitimate agencies in the Philippines, only 8 out of 206 cases last year were brought to conviction.
AFRICA
Nigeria: A Nigerian police chief official says that the police lacks the tools to fight against human trafficking. Though criminals import devices and new technologies to carry out their crimes, the police is neither equipped nor aware of how to use the new technologies to fight against such criminals. The chief official also urged that the government would empower the law enforcement.
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