Anti-trafficking efforts must move away from a singular focus on sexual exploitation and also address forced labor
As we approach the 20th anniversary of the United Nations "Palermo Protocol" - and mark the annual World Day against Trafficking in Persons - there is significant, albeit uneven, progress to be acknowledged in the global fight against this human rights crime. Reports of sex trafficking rings being shut down are rife, and an online search will reveal an abundance of discussion on how to address the widespread and pernicious problem of exploitative labor. One can be forgiven for inferring progress in dealing with what the ILO and others have long estimated as the world's leading form of human trafficking - labor trafficking.
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