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Learn how to get rid of human trafficking.
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Amelie Rode, Rebeccah Major, and Leah Feghali
HUMAN TRAFFICKING
Modern-day slavery
WHAT?Occurs when one person
completely controls another person, using violence or the threat of violence to maintain that control, exploits them economically, pays them nothing and they cannot walk away
3rd largest criminal industry in the world, drug and arms dealing are first and second
A market driven criminal industry (products, food stuffs, organs, sex)
Low-risk, high profitNo wages
WHY?
WHO?Estimated 30 million
peopleMenWomenChildren
When isn’t it happening?
WHEN?
WHERE?Mauritania is last
country to abolish slavery
But slavery still exists there (estimated 10-20% of population) and there are cases of trafficking all over the world (estimated 161 countries)
WHERE?
Special Cases: Ivory Coast, Haiti, Somalia
Threat or use of forceCoercionAbductionFraudDeceptionAbuse of power or vulnerabilityGiving payments or benefits
HOW?
SHORT TERMAbuseWork with no pay
PsychologicalPhysical
STDscrippled
CONSEQUENCES
LONG TERM
SELFExploitedNo self worth (may
cause suicidal tendencies)
Affects family members
Industries
CONSEQUENCES
OTHERS
PREDICTABLENo freedomNot contentObstruction of justice
Psychological behavior
CONSEQUENCES
UNPREDICTABLE
OPTIONS?The trafficked person
doesn’t have any really safe options
We can… buy fairly traded
productsLook for Fair Trade
labels“Fair Trade Finder” app
Donate to organizationsRaise awarenessReport suspected
trafficking behavior
WHO BENEFITS FROM THIS INJUSTICE?Many industries (shrimp,
chocolate, clothing)PimpsGangs/criminal networksBrothel and fake massage
business ownersGrowers and crew leaders
in agricultureLabor brokersEmployers of domestic
servantsUs.
The traffickers abduct people
Traffickers steal innocence and rights
The traffickers “steal” the people’s abilities and do not pay them for their efforts, instead taking the money for themselves
8th Commandment:“You shall not steal.”
Everybody!!So trafficking the people made in God’s image
is like slapping God in the face.People are supposed to respect God, so
people should respect one another.
WE ARE MADE IN GOD’S IMAGE
Body: physical abuse/scars, STDs, fatigueHeart: ripped apart, emotionally unstable, feel
worthlessMind: mentally scarred, innocence lost, loss of
trustSoul: may doubt God’s impact on their lives,
may blame Him for situation, may doubt religion
BODY-HEART-MIND-SOUL
Every person is worthy of respect simply by virtue of being a human being
Traffickers do not allow their victims to have the respect they deserve
HUMAN DIGNITY
We show respect for the Creator by our stewardship of creation. We have a responsibility to care for the world’s goods as stewards and trustees, not just as consumers.
Traffickers are NOT caring for God’s people
STEWARDSHIP
It is a firm and persevering determination to commit oneself to the common good; that is to say, to the good of all and of each individual, because we are all really responsible for all.
In order to contribute to the common good, we need to do our part to fight human trafficking
SOLIDARITY
“Whatever insults human dignity, such as subhuman living conditions, arbitrary imprisonment, deportation, slavery, prostitution, the selling of women and children; as well as disgraceful working conditions, where men are treated as mere tools for profit, rather than as free and responsible persons; all these things and others of their like are infamies indeed. They poison human society, but they do more harm to those who practice them than those who suffer from the injury.”
The Church and the Modern World, #27
CST--
What: The Polaris Project. Works to fight human trafficking
Why: To raise awareness to end this form of modern day slavery and provide support for victims
Who: Founded by Katherine Chon and Derek Ellerman. Polaris Project has staff of at least forty people, not including its board members and volunteers.
POLARIS PROJECT
Where: Currently two Polaris Project offices. One in Washington, D.C. and one in New Jersey.
When? Always there and ready to help with the extermination of human trafficking. Staff members are on call 24/7 in both offices.
POLARIS PROJECT
How: Staff members in the two offices respond to any human trafficking crisis and serve the victims with special training they’ve received. Agency provides services for survivors including group therapy, transitional housing, victim outreach, and comprehensive case management.
POLARIS PROJECT
Consequences: Anyone, including victims, can be influenced by this agency and what it’s striving for. Agency also helps bring trafficking victims closer to the freedom that is rightfully theirs.
POLARIS PROJECT
Options: Agency has many options that help victims get back up on their feet. Also, National Human Trafficking Resource Center is the hotline available to all people allowing them to report incidents of human trafficking or learn more information on the issue.
POLARIS PROJECT
WHAT: 13th Amendment--"Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.”
WHY: to abolish slaveryWHO: Abraham Lincoln proposed it, passed by
CongressWHEN: ratified December 1865
OUR GOVERNMENT
OUR GOVERNMENTWHERE: The United
States of AmericaHOW: ratification
processCONSEQUENCES:
slavery was outlawed, but was not exterminated
OPTIONS: Congress could have passed it, Congress could have not passed it
WHO: President Barrack ObamaWHAT: Obama signed an executive order
strengthening protections against human trafficking for domestic federal contracts, and tightening anti-trafficking rules for government contracts abroad worth more than $500,000
WHY: because he is against trafficking
OUR GOVERNMENT
WHEN: September 25th, 2012WHERE: United States of AmericaHOW: signed the documentCONSEQUENCES: (hopefully) reduction in
human traffickingOPTIONS: he could sign it, he could have not
signed it
OUR GOVERNMENT
JASON MRAZ PITCHING IN!Concert to raise
awareness about human trafficking Myanmar
will be broadcast on Myanmar national television and will air on MTV's international network in 2013
first international artist to perform an open-air concert in the country since the end of military rule last year
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAH4dK0wH04
VIDEO!
http://thecnnfreedomproject.blogs.cnn.com/http://www.polarisproject.org/http://
www.unodc.org/unodc/en/human-trafficking/index.html
3 WEBSITES USED!