21st Century Essential Guide to Modern-Day Slavery and Trafficking in Persons - Abolitionist Movement of the 21st Century, State Department, White House, Government Reports, Programs, Laws (CD-ROM)

This important and up-to-date electronic book on CD-ROM provides a comprehensive guide to modern-day slavery and trafficking in persons (TIP), with U.S. government documents, reports, programs, and laws on the topic. Subjects covered include labor slavery, involuntary servitude, bonded labor, sexual exploitation, victim profiles, the TVPA act, and the national policy of prosecution, protection, and prevention as part of the abolitionist movement of the 21st century. There is extensive material from every important agency and department that is combating this terrible crime: · U.S. Department of State – including annual reports and watch lists of countries involved in TIP and slavery
· U.S. Department of Justice
· Department of Defense (DOD)
· U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
White House and the Bush Administration · Congress At the early June 2005 release of the latest Annual Department of State Trafficking in Persons Report, Secretary Condoleezza Rice noted: “This Congressionally mandated report represents the United States' deep commitment to stop the brutal crime of human trafficking. Trafficking in human beings is nothing less than a modern form of slavery. And President Bush has called upon all countries to confront this evil. As the President has said, "human life is the gift of our Creator and it should never be for sale." The United States has a particular duty to fight this scourge because trafficking in persons is an affront to the principles of human dignity and liberty, upon which this nation was founded. We estimate that up to 800,000 people are trafficked across international borders every year. And millions more are trafficked internally. Victims of trafficking, most of them women and children, are forced, defrauded or coerced into inhumane conditions. They are made to toil on farms and in work camps, in brothels and in sweatshops. Children are even forced to become soldiers. Whatever cruel form of servitude they may take, trafficking victims live in fear and misery. And wherever the trafficking trade flourishes, the rule of law erodes, corruption thrives, public health suffers and organized crime threatens the security of entire communities. To confront the abomination of human trafficking, a modern day abolitionist movement has emerged. Concerned citizens, students, faith-based organizations, feminists and other nongovernmental groups are doing courageous and compassionate work to end this trade in human degradation. The United States Government is proud to stand with them at the forefront of this international anti-trafficking campaign. We provided more than $96 million in foreign aid last year to help other countries strengthen their antitrafficking efforts. We are helping them develop legislation to combat abuse, create special law enforcement units to investigate trafficking cases and rescue victims, build emergency shelters and develop long-term rehabilitation and vocational training programs.” This incredible CD-ROM is packed with over 122,000 pages reproduced using Adobe Acrobat PDF software - allowing direct viewing on Windows and Macintosh systems. Advanced search and indexing features are built into our reproduction. The Acrobat cataloging technology adds enormous value and uncommon functionality to this impressive collection of government documents and material. Our news and educational CD-ROM and DVD-ROM discs are privately compiled collections of official public domain U.S. government files and documents - they are not produced by the federal government. They are designed to provide a convenient user-friendly reference work, utilizing the benefits of the Adobe Acrobat format to uniformly present thousands of pages that can be rapidly reviewed, searched by finding specific words, or printed without untold hours of tedious research and downloading. Vast archives of important public domain government information that might otherwise remain inaccessible are availa