Human Trafficking with Jane White - 5:13
It's modern day slavery and it's happening in the State of Michigan.
Posted Nov 02, 2016
Human trafficking is a form of modern-day slavery. It is a crime under international law, federal and the State of Michigan as well as each individual state in the United States.? The term "severe forms of trafficking in persons" is the statement reflecting how serious it is for it to be slavery and includes both sex and labor trafficking. Visit the Michigan Human Trafficking Force on the web, on Facebook,
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