Human trafficking affects youths in our community
Mikki Trowbridge | February 28, 2010 | StatesmanJournal.com
When I tell someone I'm writing about human trafficking, the common response is "in which country?"
Today's column, unfortunately, focuses on human trafficking as a local problem.
For various reasons, the few statistics we have under-represent the severity of the issue. However, we know that Portland has the largest sex industry per capita in the country and that Oregon plays a major role in the lucrative Pacific coast trafficking circuit because of the I-5 corridor, our international airport and proximity to Canada. >>>Read More.
Don’t believe
Don’t believe recruiters! Don’t believe recruiters!,” chanted 13-year-old business hosting Mahaxay with her classmates as they kicked-off the first-ever Child Advocacy Network (CAN) Awareness Event in the village of Naphaekngai in ecommerce hosting Savannakhet Province.
Holding signs saying “Stop Trafficking” and “We should all study,” these children were participating in a movement village leaders hope will make their community safer reseller hosting for the youth.
The goal of the CAN event, attended by nearly 150 students, was to teach adult web hosting the children the dangers of unsafe migration and the risks of being trafficked by recruiters.