WPBS-DT presents, Public Eye with Jeff Cole: Human Trafficking. Is it in the North Country, what does it look like, who are its victims? Those are just a couple of the questions we’ll attempt to uncover during Human Trafficking month on WPBS.
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If you suspect a person is the victim of human trafficking, consider the following:
In emergency situations, Call 911
Call the National Human Trafficking Resource Center at 1-888-373-7888
Call your local law enforcement offices.
For additional information regarding this topic, please consider:
U.S. Department of State Office to Combat & Monitor Trafficking in Persons
http://www.state.gov/g/tip
UN Global Programs Against Trafficking in Human Beings
http://unodc.org/unodc/en/trafficking_human_beings.html
Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children
http://caster.ssw.upenn.edu/~restes/CSEC.htm
Information for Victims of Trafficking in Persons & Forced Labor
http://www.oip.usdoi.gov/vawo/docs/victims.htm
Model Law to Combat Trafficking of Persons
http://www.state.gov/g/tip/ris/other/19087pf.htm
Stop Trafficking
http://www.stopslavement.org
Polaris Project
http://www.polarisproject.org
Protection Project
http://www.protectionproject.org
Break the Chain Campaign
http://www.ips-dc.org/campaign/#
For Information regarding North Country Task Force representing our Region:
Gonzalo Martinez de Vedia,
Chair of the Human Trafficking Task Force of the North Country
The Worker Justice Center of New York
gmartinez@wjcny.org
“The Worker Justice Center of New York pursues justice for those denied human rights with a focus on agricultural and other low-wage workers, through legal representation, community empowerment and advocacy for institutional change.” There are 3 centers:
Kingston Contact
9 Main Street
Kingston, NY 12401
P: 1.800.905.9644
P: 845.331.6615
F: 845.331.6617
Rochester Contact
1187 Culver Road
Rochester, NY 14609
P: 1.800.724.7020
P: 585.325.3050
F: 585.325.7614
Albany Contact
33 Central Ave.
Albany, NY 12210
P: 1.800.905.9644
