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- Ohio has been in the news a lot recently in regards to human trafficking. A report came out stating that more than 1000 children under 18 years of age are victims of s_x-trafficking in Ohio during this past year. About 500 people showed up for the Parade of Tears on the campus of Ohio State University that brought attention to the issue of human trafficking. The FBI came in recently to train workers in the Health Department in Toledo (which ranks fourth in the country for human trafficking) in how to recognize human trafficking. And Ohio is being urged to make their laws stricter in regards to trafficking (this article describes the specifics).
- Pennsylvania is also making the news, working to lay out laws that will hopefully stop human trafficking. One of the main things they are doing is making up signs that will be required to be posted in places where people are typically enslaved. These signs will have phone numbers that victims can call for help.
- And New York is getting in on the action as well. They are working to pass legislation that will allow s_x trafficking victims to clear their criminal record of any accusations of prostitution (when in fact they were victims), which helps them to be able to get employment.
- Finally, here is a brief article discussing slavery and the cocoa industry.
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