Human Trafficking
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Background
Human trafficking is a modern-day form of slavery. Victims of human trafficking are subjected to force, fraud, or coercion, for the purpose of sexual exploitation [sex trafficking] or forced labor [labor trafficking].
Examples of recent cases of human trafficking in the U.S. include adolescent Mexican girls trafficked to the U.S. for prostitution, Indian men trafficked for forced labor, and African women and children trafficked for domestic servitude, among others. The reality of thousands of our brothers and sisters laboring in modern day slavery compels us to act now to stop human trafficking and to serve the victims of this crime. USCCB, Human Trafficking
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Local ContactsAct
- Write to your state legislators about human trafficking laws and policies.
- Become involved with an organization working to combat human trafficking, such as any organization that is part of the Coalition of Catholic Organizations Against Human Trafficking.
- Raise awareness of human trafficking by holding an informational meeting in your parish or simply by telling your friends and family.
- Buy Fair Trade products
Learn
Educate Your Parish
- Saint Peter Claver (September 8): Patron Saint of Slaves
- Saint Josephine Bakhita (February 8): Patron Saint of Human Trafficking
- Valentine Day: Fair Trade Chocolate for Your True Love
- No Longer Slaves But Brothers and Sisters
Vatican
USCCB
- (With Catholic Relief Services)"Answering the Church's Call to End Human Trafficking;"(Prayer)
- USCCB: Human Trafficking
- USCCB: Anti-Trafficking Program
RECOMMENDED Partners and websites
- Amistad
- Catholic Legal Immigration Network Inc.
- Catholic Relief Services: Slavery and Human Trafficking
- Catholics Confront Global Poverty: Turn on the Light. Help Stop Human Trafficking
- HumanTrafficking.org
- Oregonians Against Trafficking Humans
- OATH's Monthly Newsletter
- U.S. Catholic Sisters Against Human Trafficking