Trafficking in human beings

Trafficking in human beings&mdash;people trafficking or people smuggling&mdash;includes the activities of smuggling illegal aliens across international borders, trafficking in women and children for the purpose of sexual exploitation -- for example sexual servitude and child sex tourism -- and smuggling people for the purpose of forced labor.

Also see people smuggling and trafficking in human beings in the Wikipedia.

Related SourceWatch Resources

 * Civil Rights Division / U.S. Department of Justice
 * illegal immigration
 * transnational organized crime

General

 * "Human Trafficking" Internet Resources, Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies website. Last updated March 31, 2005.
 * Human Trafficking.org website.
 * "People Smuggling and Trafficking. Regional and International Response," Australian Institute of Criminology website.

Articles & Commentary

 * Donna M. Hughes, "The 'Natasha' Trade - The Transnational Shadow Market of Trafficking in Women," ("In the Shadows: Promoting Prosperity or Undermining Stability?", Journal of International Affairs, Spring 2000).
 * Brian Iselin, "Addressing the challenge to security from the trafficking in human beings," OSCE – Thailand Conference on the Human Dimension of Security, Bangkok, June 20–21, 2002.
 * Kinsey Dinan, "Trafficking in women from Thailand to Japan. The role of organized crime and governmental response," Harvard Asia Quarterly, last updated September 30, 2002.
 * Alexander Downer, "Boost For Battle Against People Smuggling, People Trafficking And Transnational Crime," posted on website of PM Downer, Minister for Foreign Affairs (Australia), June 8, 2004.
 * John Aravosis, "Bush White House reportedly worked in support of sexual slavery in Asia as favor to Jack Abramoff," AMERICAblog, October 16, 2006. re Jack Abramoff, Ken Mehlman