What Is Human Trafficking?

• A trade of human beings

• A source of money

• No human rights

Who Are The Victims?

• Women• Children• Men

How Do People Get Into This?

• Do you want to earn decent money?

• Do you want to study abroad?

• Do you want to travel?

• False promises• Tricks• Lies

What Happens When People Refuse?

• They are THREATENED

• They are BEATEN up• They are KILLED or

Mutilated

Where Is This Happening?

• Mostly where poverty is a major factor

• Eastern Europe- Moldova, Ukraine, Romania, Belarus

• Asia• In the U.S.???

Should We Care?

• International Conference: The Human Rights Challenge of Globalization in Asia- Pacific-U.S.

• Hawaii Anti-Trafficking Task Force

• Expert Training Sessions

• Public Outreach

Find Out More:

• Omandam, Pat. Group fears Slavery In Hawaii. Monday , June 9, 2004. <http://starbulletin.com/2003/06/09/news/story2.html>

• United Nations. Trafficking in Human Beings. Sunday, 5 June 2005. http://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/trafficking_human_beings.html>

• Globalization Research Center at the University of hawaii-Manoa.<http://www.hawaii.edu/global/projects_activities/trafficking.htm>

• Rado, Gaby, Slavery in Europe, Human Traffic. February 11, 2003

• Arie, Sophie. The Guardian, Janie’s Secret. November 5, 2003. <http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,,1077703,00.html>