1. Human Trafficking Becoming a Global Issue By: Alexandra Broschat

2. “There’s a special evil in the abuse and exploitation of the most innocent and vulnerable.” George W. Bush

3. Stories of Victims

4. ???Question??? Why Is Human Trafficking Becoming One of the Most Profitable Trades in the World? “Slaves are disposable.” –Kevin Bales Is it a violation against human rights?

5. ABOUT HUMAN TRAFFICKING ABOUT HUMAN TRAFFICKING

6. Each year about 17,500 individuals are brought into the United States and held against their will as victims of human trafficking.

7. 50% of these victims are children starting at the age as young as 4

8. MODERN SLAVERY MODERN SLAVERY

14. Is human trafficking a violation of against human rights? Yes, slavery is illegal throughout the world and is a violation of human rights, and it is a crime.

15. Getting Help! U.S.A “Rescue & Restore” Campaign Toll- free trafficking information & Referral Hotline 1-888-373-7888 European Union IndiaIsraelPeru

16. Ojeda, Auriana. Slavery Today. Bonnie Szumski, 2004. Flores-Oebanda, Cecilia. "Humantrafficking.org". a web resource for combating human trafficking. 10/12/09. Works Cited Clifford, Cassandra. "facing the realities of human trafficking in our own back yard". 12/7/09. http://www.communityservices.qld.gov.au/family/parenting/general- parenting/images/circle-children.gif

17. Nimi. "Global Public Health through an Economics Lens". The Economics of Domestic Violence. 12/16/09. http://www.unicri.it/wwd/trafficking/minors/gfx/routes_costarica.jpg http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.globalfast.org/gfx/gif s/global_fast_human_trafficking_map.gif&imgrefurl=http://www.global fast.org/gfx/end_slavery.php&usg=__jKu7G4QaefnwTBPzMy0U1bxWui U=&h=275&w=480&sz=31&hl=en&start=16&um=1&tbnid=AyPMsNH0th epcM:&tbnh=74&tbnw=129&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dhuman%2Btraffick ing%26hl%3Den%26rls%3Dcom.microsoft:en- US%26sa%3DN%26um%3D1