“Money may be able to buy a lot of things, but it should never, ever be able to buy another human being.” -Secretary of State John Kerry
Indentured servitude, forced labor, modern day slavery, forced prostitution, the sex trade, human trafficking or trafficking in persons are all ways to refer to human trafficking, a very real and widespread issue, that could be happening closer than one might think.
“[Human trafficking] is the second largest criminal activity in the world,” said Cecilia Smith, sexual assault victim advocate, adding that the I-25 corridor is a heavy trafficking corridor.
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