Transcript Modern Day Slavery - Kent City School District

Modern Day Slavery
The Unknown Tragedy of Human Trafficking
History of Slavery
What Do You Know?
What Does It Really Look Like?
Labor Slaves
 Estimated 27million slaves in the world today—more than
any other time in history.
 Children below the age of 18 represent between 40 and 50%
of the total forced labor victims.
 Places of forced labor: rock quarries, rice mills, brick kilns,
fisheries, garment factories and many other industries around
the world.
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Victims of slavery are often deprived of the freedom of
movement, unable to leave the place in which they work.
 Often victims of violent physical and sexual abuse
Child Soldiers
 Most critical in Africa, where children as young as nine
have been involved in armed conflicts.
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Asia, Latin America, Eastern Europe, and the Middle
East also force children into armed combat
 Taken by armed political groups.
 Government-backed paramilitary groups, militias and selfdefense units operating in many conflict zones, including
territorial or ethnic disputes
Sex Trade
 Second largest criminal industry in the world today.
 Worldwide, nearly 2 million children forced into sexual
slavery…ten times the size of Portage County’s population or
roughly the amount of children in Ohio currently.
 Nearly 23 million total sex slaves in the world…almost two
and a half times the total population of Ohio.
 Today, the illicit sex trade totals over 32 million dollars in
revenue yearly…more than the operating budget of most
professional sports teams.
How Does it Happen?
 Coercion
 Forced into slavery due to basic survival needs, familial
responsibility, social or monetary debt, etc.
 Trickery
 Given hope or promise of job in a different city, financial
stability, protection, etc. and then sold into slavery
 Force
 Women and children especially are vulnerable to forced capture
and exploitation in many parts of the world (particularly linked
to AIDS epidemic)
Where in the World?
In Our Own Backyard
 More than 800,000 slaves are trafficked through the
United States each year, primarily for sexual exploitation
 Massage Parlors, Adult Clubs, and other legalized
organizations front for illicit prostitution and sex slavery
 Extremely pervasive on the West Coast as well as in major
cities throughout the Midwest
 The largest amount of sex slaves are trafficked annually
through Ohio itself, Toledo being the sex trafficking
capital of the Western Hemisphere.
Snapshot: Nice, France
Sex Trade in Nice
 Influx of North African and Eastern European Girls
 Offered jobs and stability in the tourism market in Nice
 Trafficked and sold to pimps and brothels in the Airport
District of Nice
 Controlled by Russian Mafia, which has ties into every
aspect of Nice: police, government, etc.
 Looks like prostitution, which is legal, but girls are
forced into sex labor and are often underage
What Can We Do?
 Awareness
 Largest criminal industry in the world today thrives due to
secrecy and lack of interest from major world power
 Advocacy
 Write to, campaign for, and support legislators, government
officials, and agencies that are actively supporting human rights
and the end of modern day slavery
 Advancement
 Join the cause of an active society of modern day abolitionists
through support, fundraising, and campaigning
Simple Ideas to Make an Impact
 Post videos, posts, or images to your Facebook account
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http://vimeo.com/10769438
http://vimeo.com/10908340
 Host a Slavery Day at the High School
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Wear shirts, hang posters, get the facts out
Chain yourselves to the flag pole outside as a students come to
school to show them the reality of slavery today.
 Use Class Projects as a means of raising awareness
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Talk to your teachers about presentations, group projects, etc.
History, Language Arts, Foreign Languages, and many more
subjects can directly relate to the human trafficking issue
For More Information
 Not for Sale (Human Trafficking in general)
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www.notforsalecampaign.org
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Go to the student involvement section for great resources
 International Justice Mission (Sex trade and forced labor)
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www.ijm.org
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Excellent source for resources and ways to get involved politically
 Invisible Children (child soldiers)
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www.invisiblechildren.org
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Limited focus, but an excellent resource for understanding one facet of
human trafficking