Nepalese Red Light District (Mumbai, India)

Estimated 20,000 Nepalese women and girls in bondage to sexual slavery in Mumbai Estimated total of 300,000 Nepalese women and girls trafficked to India for sex

Indian Brothels
Forced to work or until HIV By 16 years of girls in the Positive 3 years (no pay) Positive age, 60 % of brothels are HIV

Eternal Threads
Works in 5 Countries: India, Madagascar, Nepal, Thailand and Afghanistan Provides sustainable livelihoods through income generating projects

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$3 Bracelets
$1 = pay the girls making the bracelets a Fair Trade wage and cover production and shipping costs $2 = support the safe house and two of the seven border stations run by Kingdom Investments Nepal

se in the safe house to make the bracelets for Fair Trade wages to prevent them f

Mission of

Mission of
Raise money to end sex trafficking in Nepalby supporting Kingdom Investments Nepal Generate awareness for the global human rights crime of the sexual exploitation of women and young girls

Trafficking
Human trafficking is the fastest growing criminal industry in the world

Vulnerabilities
Education Job Marriage Vacation

3-P Approach
Prevention prevent trafficking from occurring Protection protect victims Prosecution punish traffickers Newly added 4th P Partnership

Support of

Each border unit costs $800/m

The safe house costs $1500/mo

ls previously rescued out of sex trafficking help sta effectively identify traffickers.

Nepal where women and young girls victimized by sex trafficking receive shelter,

villages throughout Nepal that provide young women with the training and resourc

ssador Clubs to develop villages in Nepal and to educate girls about the risk of

Campuses for
Abilene Christian University (TX) Boise State University (ID) Chapman University (CA) Columbia University (NY) Cornell University (NY) Emory University (GA) Franklin Pierce University (NH) Georgetown University (DC) Gonzaga University (WA) Gustavus Adolphus College (MN) Hardin-Simmons University (TX) Jamestown College (ND) Judson University (IL) Milligan College (TN) Mills College (CA) Moody Bible Institute (IL) Northwestern College (MN) Ohio State University Oral Roberts University (OK) Princeton University (NJ) Regency Beauty Institute (MN) St. Catherine Univerity (MN) Texas A&M Texas Tech University University of Northern Iowa University of St. Thomas (MN) University of Utah University of Washington

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Sex Trafficking in New York

New York City is an entry point for traffickers and a destination for many victims of forced prostitution Many victims are undocumented immigrants Victims are promised jobs in the U.S. and are coerced into prostitution One organization in NYC has worked with some 100 victims since 2009 Estimated 100,000 minors in U.S. commercial sex trade

Sex Trafficking in the U.S.

Typically occurs within the larger commercial sex industry Strip clubs, online escort services (Craigs List), street prostitution, brothels masquerading as massage parlors Target vulnerable people Abused, homeless, runaways, orphans Traffickers use manipulation and control to force their victims into prostitution Violence, drugs, lies, threats, false promises, debt bondage

Signs of Trafficking
Information from Polaris Project: www.PolarisProject.org
Is under 18 and is providing commercial sex acts Is unpaid/paid very little Works excessively long and/or unusual hours Owes a large debt and is unable to pay it off Was recruited through false promises concerning the nature and conditions of his/her work Exhibits anxious behavior after bringing up law enforcement Lacks health care Appears malnourished Shows signs of physical and/or sexual abuse Has few or no personal possessions Not in control of own money, no financial records, or bank account Not in control of his/her own identification documents Claims of just visiting and inability to clarify address Lack of knowledge of whereabouts/city person is in

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Polaris Project

24/7 Trafficking Hotline: 1-8883737-888

Received 409 calls referencing potential trafficking situations from New York alone, 32 of which turned out to involve sex trafficking Lists pending national/state specific legislation Provides resources based on state location

Petitions/Legislation
Currently 21 bills related to human trafficking pending in New York
Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking Deterrence and Victims Support Act 2011 was introduced March 16, 2011; this is a reintroduction of a previous bill introduced last year

U.S. State Department: Trafficking in Persons Reports

The TVPA Act requires the U.S. State Department to publish an annual Trafficking in Persons Report dictating the 3-P Approach occurring in countries around the world There have been 10 reports to date Trafficking in Persons Analysts are stationed in these countries that research and write these annual reports

Mr. Israel Moya (TIP Analyst), Founder of Eternal Threads, Founder of Kingdom Investments Nepal and Red Thread Staff

Brittany and Mr. Robert Piper (UNRC)

IOM Staff and Brittany

2011 TIP Hero from Nepal Charimaya Tamang and Brittany

Ambassador-atLarge CdeBaca

Secretary Clinton at the 2011 TIP Report release

Historians Against Slavery

www.HistoriansAgainstSlavery.org Academics who have become abolitionists for contemporary slavery Addresses the problem of slavery as scholars in diverse fields One of their focuses is to build curriculum to be used on campuses

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