Urge the Ohio Senate to Protect All Minor Trafficking Victims
HB 461 would bring Ohio law into compliance with federal law regarding trafficking victims aged 16 and 17.
Not for Sale
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History
In 2001, Dave Batstone discovered that his favorite Bay Area restaurant had been the center of a local human trafficking ring that forcefully brought hundreds of teenagers from India into the United States.
He realized this was part of a growing international issue affecting every industry and corner of the earth. From there, Batstone wrote the book Not For Sale in 2007, and our organization was born.
- Contact Information:
- 2225 3rd Street
- San Francisco, California 94107
- United States
- Active In: United States
- Forms of Abolition:
- Awareness, Policy Making, Rescue, Aftercare
- Forms of Slavery:
- Child Labor, Sex Trafficking, Domestic Servitude, Forced Labor, Bonded Labor, Forced Marriage
- Tel: 650-560-9990
- Email: team@notforsalecampaign.org
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The Myth of Abduction
The stereotype has been influenced by the movie Taken, which brought awareness to the issue of sex trafficking but also left people thinking that trafficking is white women bring kidnapped and sold to the highest bidder.
More Harm Than Good: Online Rumors and the Fight Against Modern-Day Enslavement
During the summer of 2020 rumors about human trafficking spread on social media like wildfire. They implicated celebrities like Tom Hanks and Ellen DeGeneres, as well as the online home-goods retailer Wayfair. These rumors are unfounded.