Product Description: "Trafficking thrives in the shadows. And it can be easy to dismiss it as something that happens to someone else, somewhere else. But that is not the case. Trafficking is a crime that involves every nation on earth, and that includes our own...read more

Product Description: Breaking Free: True Stories of Girls Who Escaped Modern Slavery, by award-winning author Abby Sher, explores the global issue of human sex trafficking from a survivor’s point of view. It recounts the harrowing stories of three courageous women―Somaly Mam, Minh Dang, and Maria Suarez―who were all forced into sexual slavery as children...read more

Product Description: This series provides readers with the information they need to think critically about the worldwide implications of global issues; each volume focuses on a controversial topic of worldwide importance and offers a panoramic view of opinions...read more

Product Description: This title examines one of the worlds critical issues, human trafficking. Readers will learn the historical background of this issue leading up to its current and future impact on society. Various forms of modern slavery including debt bondage, child labor, prostitutes, sex slaves, and child soldiers are discussed in detail, as well as risk factors for trafficking such as poverty, violence, and cultural, traditional, or religious views...read more

Product Description: Inside Crime: People Trafficking is part of an exciting new series that takes the reader undercover to explore the real world of crimefighting. Using up-to-date case studies alongside real-life examples of how famous crimes have been solved, Inside Crime gives a vivid portrait of crimefighting today...read more

Product Description: Book annotation not available for this title.Title: Modern-Day SlaveryAuthor: Bickerstaff, LindaPublisher: Rosen Pub GroupPublication Date: 2009/09/01Number of Pages: 64Binding Type: LIBRARYLibrary of Congress: 2008055477

Product Description: Human trafficking is the term that is used today for modern-day slavery. Like African slaves in past centuries, many people from around the world are being held captive and forced to work. Some people are physically beaten to make them work...read more