{"id":21301,"date":"2016-01-05T21:32:39","date_gmt":"2016-01-06T02:32:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/human_trafficking\/"},"modified":"2024-01-18T15:00:36","modified_gmt":"2024-01-18T20:00:36","slug":"human_trafficking","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/get_involved\/justice_and_advocacy\/human_trafficking\/","title":{"rendered":"Human Trafficking"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><span class=\"indent-1\"><span id=\"en-NRSV-17672\" class=\"text Isa-1-17\">&#8220;Learn to do good;\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"text Isa-1-17\">seek justice,<\/span><span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"indent-1-breaks\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"text Isa-1-17\">rescue the oppressed,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"text Isa-1-17\">defend the orphan,\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"text Isa-1-17\">plead for the widow.&#8221;\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/em><span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"text Isa-1-17\">Isaiah 1:17<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Special Calendar Dates<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>January 11 is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/get_involved\/justice_and_advocacy\/human_trafficking\/human_trafficking_awareness_day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Human Trafficking Awareness Day<\/a> (United States)<\/li>\n<li>July 30 is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/en\/events\/humantrafficking\/index.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">World Day Against Trafficking in Persons<\/a> (United Nations)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float: right; margin: 5px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Human_Trafficking_Awareness_Day.small_.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Human trafficking, or trafficking in persons, is one of the world&#8217;s largest organized criminal enterprises. Millions are held against their will for slave labor and\/or sex work, including tens of thousands in the US. Thirty percent of them are children, mostly girls. Human trafficking is growing because slave labor is profitable and because poverty and marginalization makes so many vulnerable to exploitation.<\/p>\n<p>Both the UCC and Disciples have passed resolutions against human trafficking\u00a0called on members and congregations to engage in education about the issue of trafficking in persons and join advocacy efforts to end this criminal and abusive practice.<\/p>\n<p>If you need help or have a tip, call the <strong>National Human Trafficking Resource Center at 1 (888) 373-7888<\/strong>\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.traffickingresourcecenter.org\/\">visit their website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Resolutions on Human Trafficking<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>2009 UCC General Synod &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net\/unitedchurchofchrist\/legacy_url\/1588\/GS-full-text-res-trafficking-final.pdf?1418425101\">&#8220;A Call to Awareness and Action to End the Practice of Trafficking in Persons&#8221;<\/a><\/li>\n<li>2011 Disciples General Assembly &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discipleshomemissions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/1120-HumanTrafficking.pdf\">&#8220;Human Trafficking&#8221;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Resources on Human Trafficking<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.uccfiles.com\/pdf\/2019-Interfaith-Toolkit-on-Human-Trafficking.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2019 Interfaith Toolkit on Human\u00a0Trafficking<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Global Ministries <a href=\"http:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/projects_addressing_human_trafficking\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Projects Addressing Human Trafficking<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Global Ministries <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/advocacy_contexto_human_trafficking_in_southern_asia\">Advocacy Contexto: Human Trafficking in Southern Asia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.truefreedom24.com\/\">True Freedom<\/a> &#8211; 2024 Lent resource on modern slavery from the World Council of Churches<\/li>\n<li>U.S. State Department\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/reports\/2022-trafficking-in-persons-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2022 Trafficking in Persons Report<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span title=\"blocked::http:\/\/www.state.gov\/g\/tip\/rls\/tiprpt\/2010\/index.htm\">United Nations\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.unodc.org\/documents\/data-and-analysis\/glotip\/2022\/GLOTiP_2022_web.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2022 Global Report on Trafficking in Persons<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span title=\"blocked::http:\/\/www.state.gov\/g\/tip\/rls\/tiprpt\/2010\/index.htm\">International Labor Organization <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ilo.org\/global\/topics\/forced-labour\/publications\/WCMS_854733\/lang--en\/index.htm\">Global Estimates of Modern Slavery in 2022 Report<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span title=\"blocked::http:\/\/www.state.gov\/g\/tip\/rls\/tiprpt\/2010\/index.htm\">Council on Foreign Relations Report &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfr.org\/interactives\/modern-slavery\/#!\/section1\/item-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Modern Slavery: An exploration of its root causes and the human toll<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span title=\"blocked::http:\/\/www.state.gov\/g\/tip\/rls\/tiprpt\/2010\/index.htm\">The\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.globalfreedomnetwork.org\/declaration\/\">major interfaith statement against trafficking<\/a>\u00a0released by the Pope and other religious leaders in 2014<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span title=\"blocked::http:\/\/www.state.gov\/g\/tip\/rls\/tiprpt\/2010\/index.htm\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.discipleshomemissions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/DW-GP-2012-SlavesAmongUs-BibleStudy.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Slaves Among U<\/em>s<\/a>, A Bible Study for the International Disciples Women\u2019s Ministries, LaVerne Thorpe<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net\/unitedchurchofchrist\/legacy_url\/1593\/The-Sum-of-Justice-for-Human-Trafficking-Middleton.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>The Sum of Justice for Human Trafficking: Prayer of Lament and Libation<\/em><\/a>, Rev. Waltrina N. Middleton<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/A-LITANY-OF-COMMITMENT-human-trafficking-day-2012.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>A Litany of Commitment to address Human Trafficking during the Super Bowl<\/em><\/a>, Rev. Loey Powell<strong><em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.uccfiles.com\/pdf\/5-Ways-Human%20Trafficking2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">5 Ways to End Human Trafficking<\/a>: a collection of additional resources including reports, remarks, books, films, and action steps.<\/li>\n<li>Global Ministries Advocacy on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/global_human_rights_community_building\">Global Human Rights Issues<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Organizations Involved in Fighting Human Trafficking<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.endslaveryandtrafficking.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alliance to End Slavery and Trafficking (ATEST)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ciw-online.org\/slavery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Coalition of Immokalee Workers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.freetheslaves.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Free the Slaves<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.freedomnetworkusa.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Freedom Network USA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.knowthechain.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Know the Chain<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.traffickingresourcecenter.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Human Trafficking Resource Center<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/notforsalecampaign.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Not for Sale Campaign<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.polarisproject.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Polaris Project<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/slaveryfootprint.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Slavery Footprint<\/a><\/li>\n<li>U.S. State Department\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/j\/tip\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons<\/a><\/li>\n<li>United Nations\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ungift.org\/knowledgehub\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Global Initiative to Fight Human Trafficking<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Learn to do good;\u00a0seek justice,\u00a0rescue the oppressed,\u00a0defend the orphan,\u00a0plead for the widow.&#8221;\u00a0Isaiah 1:17 Special Calendar Dates January 11 is Human Trafficking Awareness Day (United States) July 30 is World Day Against Trafficking in Persons (United Nations) Human trafficking, or trafficking &hellip; 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