Synopsis:
Human Trafficking provides a thorough and much-needed examination of this controversial and timely topic. It describes the suffering caused by human trafficking as well as the financial, cultural, and other conditions that make trafficking within national borders and between far-flung "origin" and "destination" countries possible. The efforts of the United Nations, national governments, and non-governmental organizations to combat human trafficking are thoroughly discussed, as are efforts to provide direct aid to the individual victims of human trafficking. This new title examines how human trafficking is conducted in the United States, the Netherlands, Nigeria, India, and Belize. Each case study analyzes the patterns of trade and types of exploitation, the reasons countries have failed to halt human trafficking, and the steps taken by governments and organizations to reduce trafficking.
About the Author:
Foreword author Kathryn Cullen-DuPont is the award-winning author of several books on women's history, including, Facts On File's The Encyclopedia of Women's History in America. She has also served as a consultant on Women's Issues to Grolier's New Book of Knowledge Encyclopedia and American Journey: Women in America. She is currently an associated adjunct professor in the Department of English and the Humanities at Pratt Institute, Brooklyn.
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