U.N: HUMAN TRAFFICKING AS AN INTERNATIONAL TRADE:PREVENTION AND CONTROL STRATEGIES

Here are the questions and answers with

an explanation from the slide show.

GOOD LUCK ON YOUR SUMMER ESSAYS!!!

TRAFFICKING TRUE /FALSE QUIZ

1. Trafficking requires transportation across international borders.

2. Physical confinement or violence must be witnessed for a case to be considered trafficking.

3. If a person signs a contract or knows beforehand that she or he will be a sex worker, the person cannot be considered a victim of trafficking.

4. Victims of trafficking often have legitimate visas.

5. Rape, kidnapping and murder are crimes frequently associated with human trafficking

6. If an individual claims to be a victim of trafficking, this claim should be accepted at face value.

7. If a person claims to be a victim of trafficking, you should report it immediately to your

supervisor or commanding officer.

8. The internationally accepted definition of a child is any person below 18 years of age.

9. Human trafficking is an element of organized crime and can affect the security of a DPKO (Department of Peacekeeping Operations) mission.

10. Victims of trafficking may include household servants.

ANSWERS

1. Trafficking requires transportation across international borders. FALSE

—Trafficking does not require crossing an international border. Victims from rural areas are often promised opportunities in urban centers of the same region or country.

2. Physical confinement or violence must be witnessed for a case to be trafficking. FALSE

—While force and containment are central components of trafficking cases, they are not automatically evident. Threats, pressure or deception are sufficient to make an initial determination of trafficking. In many cases, women are trafficked from their small villages in rural areas through a criminal network linked to their local community. Traffickers often threaten the safety of the victim’s family members, such as their children, to ensure they will not attempt to escape. Trafficked persons are also dependent upon their traffickers for food, clothing and housing and must submit to the demands of their captors.

3. If a person signs a contract or knows beforehand that she or he will be a sex worker, the person cannot be considered a victim of trafficking. FALSE

—Traffickers deceive their victims about the conditions of work or the abuse they will be forced to endure. No person can consent to slavery-like conditions. Freedom is an inalienable right.

4. Victims of trafficking often have legitimate visas. TRUE

—Trafficking can occur whether people are moved by legal or illegal means. Traffickers may arrange for a tourist or short-term work visa for the country where the exploitation occurs. For example, in one country in South-East Europe, women trafficked for forced prostitution had been granted valid visas for work as ‘dancers’ or ‘performers.’ Some victims of trafficking have received visas for education or marriage, but were forced into sexual slavery upon arrival.

5. Rape, kidnapping and murder are crimes frequently associated with human trafficking.

TRUE

—Trafficking is a human rights abuse that equates human beings with commodities that can be bought, sold, damaged or destroyed. Traffickers commit serious crimes in the process of trafficking, especially at the workplace or site where the victim is being abused in slavery-like conditions.

6. If an individual approaches you and claims to be a victim of trafficking, this claim should be accepted at face value. TRUE

— Many victims of trafficking fear additional abuse and reprisals from their trafficker if they identify themselves as a victim. Language barriers can also limit the ability of a victim to communicate with a PKO mission member. However, if an individual does come forward and asks for rescue or other help, he/she should immediately be given assistance. In some cases, this could include transportation to a local emergency shelter and immediate access to services such as medical, psychological and legal support.

7. If a person claims to be a victim of trafficking, you should report it immediately to your supervisor or commanding officer. TRUE

—All military, civilian police and civilian staff have an obligation to report all rumors or suspicions of human trafficking in their mission area or allegations of misconduct by any colleague or mission member. These should be reported through the mission’s complaint mechanism. All rumors of human trafficking or the involvement of peacekeeping personnel in human trafficking must be investigated thoroughly.

8. The internationally accepted definition of a child is any person below 18 years of age. TRUE

—The Convention on the Rights of the Child defines a child as any person below 18 years of age. Peacekeepers have a duty to uphold and respect the rights of all members of the host population, particularly women and children who may be at greater risk of sexual exploitation and abuse. Sexual activity with anyone under the age of 18 is prohibited, regardless of consent.

9. Human trafficking is an element of organized crime and can affect the security of a DPKO (Department of Peacekeeping Operations) mission. TRUE

—Trafficking in human beings has been linked to trafficking in drugs and arms. Personnel involved in human trafficking may be open to blackmail. Involvement in trafficking by UN peacekeepers could result in violent retaliation by organized criminal groups against the perpetrators, or against the entire contingent or the mission. Corruption of local officials infrequently linked to trafficking, thus anti-corruption strategies should be linked to criminal investigations from the outset of civilian police efforts.

10. Victims of trafficking may include household servants. TRUE

—Many women and children are trafficked into slavery-like situations that do not always include sexual exploitation or abuse. In some cases, women and children are sold to employers as household servants. The core elements of trafficking are the coercive and abusive conditions into which the trafficker places the victim. The kind of business or service into which a person is trafficked does not dictate whether or not trafficking has occurred.

HUMAN TRAFFICKING: Modern Day Slavery

I presented a Powerpoint slide show to you on Human Trafficking.

Here is some more information on the 'T' visas.

Trafficking Visa (T visa)

-New visa created to offer safe haven for certain eligible victims of severe forms of trafficking in persons
-Who are assisting law enforcement authorities in investigating and prosecuting traffickers

What Is A T Visa?

Enables certain victims of human trafficking and/or slavery to live and work in U.S. for three years (VAWA=violence against women act) 2005 – 4 years)

-Can apply for adjustment of status to lawful permanent resident
-Can petition to have spouses and children accompany (and parents and siblings if under 21)
-Cap of 5,000 visas annually

Enables certain victims of human trafficking and/or slavery to live and work in U.S. for three years (VAWA=Violence Against Women Act)2005 – 4 years)

-Can apply for adjustment of status to lawful permanent resident
-Can petition to have spouses and children accompany (and parents and siblings if under 21)
-Cap of 5,000 visas annually

T visa requirements

-Applicant is or was victim of severe form of trafficking in person
-Applicant physically present in the U.S., Am. Samoa, N. Mariana Islands due to trafficking
-Applicant either is under 18 or has complied with any federal LEA(local education agency) reasonable. request for assistance in the investigation or prosecution of acts of trafficking
-Applicant would suffer extreme hardship involving unusual and severe harm if removed

Benefits of the T visa

-Non immigrant status in U.S. for 3 yrs
-Employment authorization
-Possibility of non immigrant status for family
-Possibility of adjusting status to LPR (Lawful Permanent Resident ) after 3 yrs
-Same benefits as refugees
-Applicant has not engaged in trafficking

Lawful permanent residence for T visa recipients Who Prove:

-Continuous presence in the U.S. for 3 years
-Good moral character
-Complied with with reasonable request for assistance in the investigation or prosecution (If over age 18) or
-Would suffer extreme hardship if denied

Sex Slaves video

We watched the Frontline sex slave video.

HOMEWORK:

-Read the Spirited away article

-Read sex slave girl and 217 slaves

in China newspaper articles.

What do we really know about sex trafficking? Although trafficking of women and girls for sexual exploitation is a global problem, hard statistics on the numbers of women involved, and in which countries, are close to impossible to come by:

• It is an illegal, underground business, and it is difficult to extrapolate the scale of the problem from statistics on arrests and convictions, because many victims don't come forward for fear of retribution.

"When it comes to statistics, trafficking of girls and women is one of several highly emotive issues which seem to overwhelm critical faculties. Numbers take on a life of their own, gaining acceptance through repetition, often with little inquiry into their derivations. Journalists, bowing to the pressures of editors, demand numbers, any number. Organizations feel compelled to supply them, lending false precisions and spurious authority to many reports. The UNESCO TRAFFICKING STATISTICS PROJECT is a first step toward clarifying what we know, what we think we know, and what we don't know about trafficking."

I WILL GIVE YOU THE UNESCO STATS NEXT CLASS.

Human Trafficking Presentations

The presentations were great!

I was deeply impressed by all the groups!!!

Way to go everyone!

HOMEWORK:

-Read the articles on Moldova and sex slaves.

UP COMING NEXT CLASS...

SEX SLAVES

Katia, from Moldova, was sold into sexual slavery in Turkey. Her husband decided to go undercover and try to find her.

Also find out about how five women from the struggling countries of Eastern Europe were tricked into sexual slavery, beaten by traffickers and pimps, forced to work to turn a profit -- and finally escaped. Plus, a convicted Ukrainian sex trafficker talks about the multi billion dollar sex trade business, and why he sold an acquaintance for $1,000.

Research Class #2

I was so glad that you all seemed to have
gathered lots of great info for the project!

The next step is to organize it!!!

Perhaps start with step 4, then step 1, and in the middle somewhere
steps 2, and 3.

Step 4 is very important because it is an introduction to the class
on your assigned country. Tell us the main points of importance
about the country. Statistics, relevant info about problems, or
any thing that you feel important to share with the class.

Remember your visual aid. Picture, graph, map etc...........

Divide the work evenly within your groups. 5-6 minutes
is all we need to present it.

Good luck everyone and see you Tuesday!

Human Trafficking Research Project

We started the student pair research project in the PC room.

Remember you have one more class on Thursday to complete the research.

Presentations will be from Tuesday.

TO REMEMBER:

-Include at least one visual in your presentation(poster, picture, graph etc.)

-Keep your eye on the clock when sharing your info with the class(5-6 mins. max.)

-Don't over research for this! Just use the 4 class sites that I gave you.

Should be a great class next time!

THANKS!

Sex Tourism In Asia

We watched a brief segment of "TRADING WOMEN" today, as well as the main feature "BANGKOK GIRL."

Bangkok girl:
Producer/Director Jordan Clark enters a world with various levels of prostitution -- from basic bargirls, who merely pour you a drink, money for sex relationships, to hooking on both sides of the gender line.The documentary provides a glimpse of Thailand's sex tourism told through the experiences of a 19-year-old bar girl named Pla.

Working in the bars since the age of thirteen, Pla has managed to avoid selling her body for sex, a remarkable discovery, given her surroundings that sadly cannot last. En route to the film's startling conclusion, you are given a true understanding of why and how she ended up in her current environment and wonder if she will ever escape.The introduction of 'falangs', or foreigners, to Thailand has forever changed their city, their economy, their lives, and their desires.

This film is a daring and unabashed look at ourselves, through the eyes of one girl, in an honest, morally gripping story, which challenges the worldwide, accepted practice of sex tourism.

About trading women:
Trading Women enters the worlds of brothel owners, trafficked girls, voluntary sex workers, corrupt police and anxious politicians. Filmed in Burma, China, Laos, and Thailand, this is the first film to follow the trade in women in all its complexity and to consider the impact of this 'far away' problem on the gobal community.

UPCOMING NEXT CLASS-GROUP PC RESEARCH PROJECT:
LESSON PLAN 1

Title – Human Trafficking & Modern Day Slavery - Introduction
Unit Topic: International Relations
Grade: 12
Lesson Topic: The Extent of Human Trafficking in the World Today
Primary Method Used: Cooperative Learning
Lesson Objectives: Students will be able to:
1. Identify the main purposes for which people are trafficked
2. Discuss with 100% clarity the three-tier country-rating system
3. Present examples of these concepts and how they occur in today's society
4. Outline the main points for the countries assigned to their group

Equipment and Supplies Needed (To do research):

PC access to both the Human Trafficking & Modern-day Slavery website and to the HREA Study Guide on Slavery and Forced Labor.
[http://www.gvnet.com/humantrafficking/index.html]
[http://www.hrea.org/learn/guides/slavery.html]
[ [http://www.state.gov/g/tip/rls/tiprpt/2005/

Anticipatory Set: The anticipatory set for this lesson will begin with an introduction to slavery and forced labor, followed by a brief discussion of how the revelation of injustice can lead to social change. The set will include an overview of how the U.S. State Department is striking a blow at Human Trafficking by publishing an annual resource report [http://www.state.gov/g/tip/rls/tiprpt/2005/] that rates countries according to their progress in fighting Human Trafficking. The anticipatory set will serve to enforce the concept that social change can be accelerated when resources are provided and intelligent leadership is exercised.

Sequence of Learning Activities:
1. Anticipatory set
2. Break into groups – one group per geographic region
3. Discuss the objectives of this group project.
4. Assign sections of responsibility to each group

Assignments: Each group will receive a specific list of countries from the Human Trafficking website as their area of responsibility. Each group will receive two days to work together in order to present the results of their assigned research to the rest of the class. Each group will, during their presentation, cover Lesson Objectives 1, 3, & 4 (above) for their assigned countries, and suggest possible action plans.

Closure: The lesson will conclude with each group being graded during their presentations according to the rubric designed in class.

BRING THIS ASSIGNMENT SHEET WITH YOU NEXT CLASS!

Child slavery

Today we watch a documentary on child slavery in Africa, Saudi Arabia, and Cambodia.

Unregulated industry in Ghana
Then there is the gentle and sweet 12-year-old boy Mawulehawe from Ghana, who is sold by his mother to a fishing "master".

The child slaves of Saudi Arabia
On the wealthy streets of Jeddah, in Saudi Arabia, thousands of young child-beggars, under the auspices of ruthless gangmasters, are simply trying to survive.

My life as a child prostitute
Dalyn, 17, was once among the thousands of young children working as prostitutes in Cambodia. Now living in a shelter, this is her disturbing account of being a child sex slave.

"It is slavery of the worst kind. They have total power over you; they get you to do anything they want."

UPCOMING NEXT CLASS..........

"Bangkok Girl" is a 'remarkably accomplished, beautifully photographed and intimate debut documentary that puts a human face on the devastating social issue that, sadly, is the fate of too many impoverished girls.' The documentary provides a glimpse of Thailand's sex tourism told through the experiences of a 19-year-old bar girl named Pla.