| Airdate: Week
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Human trafficking has become the worldﾒs third most lucrative illegal commercial activity, generating an estimated $8 billion dollars a year in profit. Nannies, sweat-shop workers, sex slaves are bought and sold around the world like any other illicit commodity. The Trafficking Victims Protection Act, passed in 2000, has so far rescued about 1000 victims and convicted some 200 perpetrators. In a joint production with Maryknoll, writer-director Gayla Jamison has recently finished a documentary on human trafficking which will air next January on PBS TV stations, Lives For Sale. |
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| Part 2: Empowering the Working Girls |  Listen |
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The Justice Department estimates there could be as many as 3 million adolescents involved in prostitution annually in the United States. GEMS, Girls Education and Mentoring Services helps about 150 girls get off the streets each year through direct services and another 1000 through outreach. Producer Michael Jones talks with the founder of GEMS, Rachel Lloyd |
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| Host: Eileen Bott |
Produced
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MUSIC
Mutukudzi Neria by Oliver Tuku
Betty by Smadj
Sinuoso Tropico by Jacqueline Fuentes
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| This Week's Question: |
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Are world governments doing enough to combat human trafficking?
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Tell Us...
radio@maryknoll.org
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