During Monday’s presidential showcase session on human trafficking, speakers called for tougher sanctions, as well as increased state consciousness of trafficking offences.
Human trafficking, or modern-day slavery, exists in almost every country in the world. Although it’s difficult to quantify the extent of the problem, conservative estimates have valued the industry at $32 billion.
Laurel Bellows, the immediate former president of the American Bar Association, set out five steps to help in the fight against human trafficking.
