About 1,000 American-born children are forced into the sex trade in Ohio every year and about 800 immigrants are sexually exploited and pushed into sweatshop-type jobs, a new report on human trafficking in the state said Wednesday.
Ohio’s weak laws on human trafficking, its growing demand for cheap labor and its proximity to the Canadian border are key contributors to the illegal activity, according to a report by the Trafficking in Persons Study Commission.
“Ohio is not only a destination place for foreign-born trafficking victims, but it’s also a recruitment place,” said Celia Williamson, an associate professor at the University of Toledo who led the research.
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#1 by Mitchell Powell on February 12, 2010 – 4:01 am
Usually I’m glad to see my State in the news, but . . .
#2 by Polycarp on February 12, 2010 – 4:06 am
I can understand. The only reason that WV gets the news is for, well, a certain type of things. Gotta say, glad it’s not something like this, though
#3 by Mitchell Powell on February 11, 2010 – 11:01 pm
Usually I’m glad to see my State in the news, but . . .
#4 by Polycarp on February 11, 2010 – 11:06 pm
I can understand. The only reason that WV gets the news is for, well, a certain type of things. Gotta say, glad it’s not something like this, though
#5 by Looney on February 12, 2010 – 3:31 pm
Um, the slavery capital is San Francisco, not Ohio. These articles have become quite familiar in the papers here:
http://articles.sfgate.com/2006-10-06/news/17316911_1_trafficking-victims-human-trafficking-new-owners
#6 by Polycarp on February 12, 2010 – 3:34 pm
Wow. How about ‘Ohio – the Most Unexpected Capitol of Slavery?
#7 by Looney on February 12, 2010 – 10:31 am
Um, the slavery capital is San Francisco, not Ohio. These articles have become quite familiar in the papers here:
http://articles.sfgate.com/2006-10-06/news/17316911_1_trafficking-victims-human-trafficking-new-owners
#8 by Polycarp on February 12, 2010 – 10:34 am
Wow. How about ‘Ohio – the Most Unexpected Capitol of Slavery?