Posted on 01/12/2008 8:17:18 AM PST by SwinneySwitch
Local law enforcement agencies and social service organizations observing the inaugural National Day of Human Trafficking Awareness on Friday called for increased public cooperation to combat what has been widely labeled modern-day slavery.
A U.S. Senate resolution last year made Jan. 11 a day to recall its victims.
Members of the South Texas Human Trafficking Coalition said much work remains to be done. The coalition includes U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, which made 520 arrests for forced sexual or workforce exploitation resulting in 281 convictions nationwide in the past three years.
"ICE joins in this resolution to bring attention to this global problem where criminals prey upon the hopes and dreams of the innocent who come to the U.S. for a better life but later find themselves subject to exploitation, physical violence and isolation," said Jerry Robinette, in charge of ICE investigations in San Antonio.
Other members of the coalition include the Bexar County Sheriff's Office, the FBI and social service groups such as Catholic Charities.
Hmmmm..and slavery is still openly practiced in islamic countries...
Slavery is still practiced in the United States. It is called the Income Tax.
“Other members of the coalition include the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office,
the FBI and social service groups such as Catholic Charities.”
I don’t know if they are part of this coalition, but International
Justice Mission does legal work around the world to combat human
traffiking (as well as other corruption/crime).
They seem to be a fairly level-headed Christian-based group (not
a bunch of left-wing faux-Christian leftists).
They’ve gotten some airtime on Christian talk radio and seem to be
an above-board group.
International Justice Mission
http://www.ijm.org/NETCOMMUNITY/Page.aspx?pid=178&srcid=-2
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