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ArchivesWelcome to the Third Thursdays Archive. We've included information about our past programs and encourage you to include comments about related resources that others may find useful. If you have any questions about our past programs, please email us at ! If you'd like to follow the comments for a specific program, try subscribing to the RSS feeds. Simply copy the "RSS feed for comments on this post" link into your favorite blogging software. June 17, 2004Combating Human Trafficking of Asian Pacific Islanders Locally and Globally
Thursday, June 17th The United Nations estimates that up to four million people are trafficked each year for the purpose of forced labor and 50,000 of these victims are in the United States. Trafficking is a local and global phenomenon where people are traded for labor, entertainment, marriage and domestic services. The Bay Area has the highest percentage of foreign-born in California and is a major destination for such workers, a large portion of them being a disproportionately large percentage of Asian Pacific Islander women. Not only is trafficking difficult to expose but it is also difficult to prosecute traffickers on a local and international level. To help bring awareness and understanding of the exploitation that is occurring in the local and global API community, Junes Third Thursday will explore organizations’ efforts at combating human trafficking and helping victims to become aware of immigrant labor rights. Panelists include:
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Here’s the program notes for this month’s event: Program.
Comment by will — June 8, 2005 @ 4:01 pm