Tagged: sex trafficking

03 May

Indian woman’s quest to end the cycle of prostitution comes to Mercer Island

by Sarah Stuteville · May 3, 2013 · 0 Comments

Without intervention, the daughters of sex workers in Kalighat are likely to enter the trade themselves. (Photo by Sarah Stuteville)

Seven years after I met her in the red light district of Kolkata, the founder of New Light, a shelter for the children of prostitutes, has proven just how much one woman with a vision can achieve.

Filed under: Aid and Development, Featured Event, Women

Tags: human trafficking, India, Mercer Island, prostitution, sex trafficking

22 May

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Poster campaign targets human trafficking along I-5

by Sean Duncan · May 22, 2012 · 1 Comment

The border with Canada, international port, and farm work make Washington State a hot spot for slavery and human trafficking. But our state is also a leader in innovative anti-trafficking action. The State Attorney General’s office website boasts that, “Washington was the first state to pass a law criminalizing human trafficking and we have the most stringent [...]

Filed under: Immigration, Politics, Women

Tags: domestic service, farm workers, Homeless, human trafficking, Immigration, posters, prostitution, Seattle Against Slavery, sex trafficking, slavery, Washington