Modern Day Slavery.

So I know many of us may think that the days of slavery have come and gone, but the reality is that the issue of slavery persists.  Slavery is not a thing of the past, as this consensus may suggest, but a real issue that is alive and flourishing.

Check out the Slavery Map.  It lists some human trafficking incidents right in your backyard.  Amazing isn't it?  This is a place to see the cases of human trafficking that have been currently reported locally, nationally and internationally...so check it out!  It's an amazing resource!

Also here is some information I found on the website and about trafficking in Washington and Seattle.

Welcome to the movement to end slavery.

Slavery thrives in the shadows. An estimated 27 million live in bondage today – yet we know about the plight of so few of them. The battle to end slavery begins by revealing it.

Washington State

Washington State is a hot bed for sex trafficking because of the major ports and the I-5 channel. Sophisticated criminal networks are smuggling thousands of people from around the world into Washington—from Canada, through Sea-Tac Airport, through the Port of Seattle, and along the I-5 corridor.

Seattle

The FBI coordinated a cross-country sting in February 2009, with local and federal law enforcement. Seattle was listed as the number one spot for underage prostitution out of the 29 cities that participated.