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The President Praises World Relief's Anti-Trafficking Work |
During a speech at the Clinton Global Initiative on Sept. 25, 2012, President Obama vowed to increase efforts against human trafficking and praised the anti-trafficking work of World Relief, the humanitarian arm of the NAE, saying that World Relief is "answering the Bible's call – to 'seek justice' and 'rescue the oppressed.'"
The President announced a new executive order "Strengthening Protections Against Trafficking in Person in Federal Contracts" that mandates that government contractors to put in place a compliance program throughout the supply chain to prevent U.S. tax dollars from being used to support the trafficking of human beings.
As the world's second largest and fastest growing criminal industry, human trafficking has led to the enslavement of more than 20 million people around the world. To meet the demand in the United States, a person is trafficked over U.S. borders every 10 minutes. World Relief has been active in the fight against human trafficking in the United States since 2004 in the areas of partnership building, victim service provision and community outreach and awareness support. In 2008, World Relief launched an initiative to reduce and prevent the exploitation and abuse of women and children in Cambodia. This program is designed to address the root causes of trafficking of vulnerable adults, adolescents and children through community-level training.
» Read the full transcript of President Obama's remarks on human trafficking.
» Read World Relief's press release on the executive order to fight human trafficking.
» Donate to World Relief's anti-trafficking efforts. |
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