By Tim Hume, CNN, on October 17, 2013— “A new report claiming to be the most comprehensive look at global slavery says 30 million people are living as slaves around the world. The Global Slavery Index, published by the Australia-based Walk Free Foundation, lists India as the country with by far the most slaves, with … More India, China, Pakistan, Nigeria on Slavery’s List of Shame, Says Report
Posted by AFP News on October 9, 2013— “Despite recent declines in the incidence of child labor much more must be done to tackle the issue, the Third International Conference on Child Labor heard Tuesday. International Labor Organization (ILO) Director-General Guy Ryder urged redoubled efforts, decrying the fact a target to eliminate the worst instances … More Child Labor Down But Not Enough, According to Third International Conference on Child Labor
By Niamh Horan on October 20, 2013— “Irish business people are “buying” babies and young girls in order to rescue them from brothels in an infamous Indian red-light district where they are kept in cages and auctioned off for sex to the highest bidder, the Sunday Independent has learnt. A young Irishman, Marc Carey, is … More Irish Business People ‘Buy’ Indian Children to Save Them From Brothels
By Amy Pavuk for Orlando Sentinel, on September 12, 2013— “Jonathan and Sarah Adleta’s children were doomed to a life of perverse cruelty before they were even born. Jonathan Adleta, a former Marine officer, dreamed of the day he could have “daddy-daughter sex.” After Sarah Adleta became pregnant with a daughter, he said he would … More ORLANDO: Mom and Dad Planned Child Sex Abuse Before Kids Were Born
Posted on October 11 2013 for ABC News— “We have new information about the series of raids Thursday night at night clubs in the Houston area. Undocumented females were allegedly forced to have sex and it was all for profit. Now, several suspects are in federal custody. An indictment alleges this sex slavery operation has … More HOUSTON: FBI Raids Targeted Sex Trafficking Operations, Running Since 1999
By Iris C. Gonzales for The New Internationalist Blog on Otober 17, 2013— The urban poor are vulnerable to traffickers. Sam Sherratt under a Creative Commons Licence “Young girls go first, always the first to go, lost somewhere and never to be seen again. Their mothers and fathers are left wailing in the dead of … More A Call for Thailand to Do More to End Human Trafficking
By Mary Hauber on October 16, 2013 for The Indiana Daily Student— “Between 100,000 and 300,000 American children are victims of sex trafficking every year. It’s an issue in Monroe County expected to grow, Monroe County Prosecutor Chris Gaal said. In Indiana there have been a total of 78 cases of human trafficking identified by … More INDIANA: Community Members and Police Fight Local Child Sex Trafficking
By: Christine Souders, posted on October 15, 2013— “It happens here. That’s what a mother and daughter are speaking out about: human trafficking in Iowa and Illinois. Now the young woman is putting a face on the victims of this crime. At age 14, Brittany Phillips ran away from home. She said she was hungry … More IOWA: Girl Trafficked at Age 14 Shares Her Nightmare Story
Originally posted by Sun-Times Media on October 9, 2013— “A Wisconsin man charged with bringing a minor across state lines for prostituting in Illinois was indicted Tuesday. Dejuan Key, 30, of Milwaukee, brought a 15-year-old girl from Madison to Romeoville, where, on Sept. 9 and 10, she was forced to perform sex acts for money … More Milwaukee Man Charged with Sex-Trafficking a Minor in Romeoville
By Lien Hoang on October 2, 2013 — “”It’s basic police work,” said Michael Brosowski describing his activities with the Blue Dragon Children’s Foundation, a nongovernmental agency that rescues children working in sweatshops in Vietnam. When it learns about a case of child labour, workers for the agency scout out suspected factories, snoop around posing as, say, … More VIETNAM: The Trade of the Underaged
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