On AlterNet: human trafficking
Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "human trafficking"
Noy Thrupkaew, The Nation. October 13, 2009.
The Philippines suffers from a significant problem with child sex exploitation, but it also provides more fertile ground for US work on anti-trafficking.
Terrence McNally, AlterNet. August 24, 2009.
One writer spent four years inside the world of modern-day slavery; an industry that produces huge profits and countless wasted lives.
Mirela Xanthaki, IPS News. February 23, 2009.
Over 10 million people around the world are victims of human trafficking.
Tito Drago, IPS News. December 16, 2008.
Spanish plan includes the seizure of assets owned by pimps, managers or owners of any facilities where sexual exploitation activities are detected.
Editorial Staff, New America Media. December 15, 2008.
An employee at the Consulate of the Dominican Republic in New York City has been arrested on charges of migrant smuggling.
KaeLyn, Feministe AlterNet: Sex and Relationships. July 23, 2008.
"Legalization and support of sex work can open the door to helping the sex/adult industry become safer and healthier for sex workers."
Tula Connell, Firedoglake AlterNet: Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace. June 12, 2008.
Indian guest workers are striking over appalling work conditions.
Renegade Evolution, Renegade Evolution AlterNet: Reproductive Justice and Gender. March 4, 2008.
On a day when sex workers around the world are organizing, few feminist blogs -- and fewer progressive news sources -- are covering it.
Laura Agustin, American Sexuality Magazine. March 3, 2008.
The U.S. spends millions every year fighting sex trafficking -- but are we just pushing our own sexual issues on women around the world?
Andy Footner, Women's eNews. January 10, 2008.
Trafficked girls and women from Paraguay are among the merchandise in the triple-border shopping region with Argentina and Brazil.
Claudia Núñez, New America Media. December 27, 2007.
Women are active participants, and often the masterminds, behind the world's third most lucrative illegal activity: people smuggling.
Kavita N. Ramdas, AlterNet. September 29, 2007.
The new film TRADE shows the dark world of human trafficking, a crime that exists in our own backyards.
Rebecca Clarren, Ms. Magazine. August 15, 2007.
An investigation into the shadow world of sex and labor trafficking in the United States reveals not just the dimensions of the problem but the startling inadequacy of the federal response.
