Monthly Archives: October 2013

Human trafficking has become such an alarming, yet understated issue that Baruch students have joined in on. The Human Trafficking Club at Baruch began to spread awareness about human sex trafficking. At the Club Fair, the club encouraged spectators to … Continue reading →

Tenancingo, Mexico is known for its flower industry and for sex trafficking. One common practice of Mexican pimps is to seduce a girl, and trick her into the world of sex slavery. Before these girls are transported to other countries, … Continue reading →

For a long time now, there has been an increase of abduction and trafficking of children, especially boys, in China. Horrible events such as “A 9-month-old baby boy being grabbed by someone in a moving vehicle or a 3-year-old being … Continue reading →

Maria Rios Fun, a Peruvian women under the employment of a Peruvian diplomat to the US accused her employer of human trafficking and “entrapping her a life of involuntary servitude in the New Jersey suburbs” writes author Kirk Semple. Forced … Continue reading →

According to the Polaris Project, an advocacy group against human trafficking, 21-27 million people are held as virtual slaves globally. The Department of Homeland Security, Department of Transportation and Amtrak have pledged further “stepped-up efforts against trafficking”. Members of various … Continue reading →

Human Trafficking Intervention Courts are created in New York to help victims of human trafficking and prostitution. Rather than treating women as criminals when arrested for prostitution, they are viewed as victims. These courts will help victims with education, job-training, … Continue reading →

Owners of twelve spas in the Bay Ridge section of Brooklyn were arrested for selling sex behind their massages and therapeutics store front displays. These spas increased exponentially within a short duration, with the majority of its workers being Asian … Continue reading →