FACT SHEET: U.S. GOVERNMENT EFFORTS TO FIGHT DEMAND FUELING HUMAN TRAFFICKING
January 07, 2008
January 07, 2008
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- The U.S. Department of State's Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons issued the text of the following fact sheet:
Human trafficking, a dehumanizing crime turning people into mere commodities, includes both supply and demand�'side factors. On the supply side, criminal networks, corruption, lack of education and reliable information about employment opportunities, and poverty make people vulnerable to the lures of trafficking. Signific . . .
Human trafficking, a dehumanizing crime turning people into mere commodities, includes both supply and demand�'side factors. On the supply side, criminal networks, corruption, lack of education and reliable information about employment opportunities, and poverty make people vulnerable to the lures of trafficking. Signific . . .