Not for sale : the return of the global slave trade-- and how we can fight it / David Batstone.

Author/Creator:

Batstone, David B., 1958-

Other Title:

Return of the global slave trade -- and how we can fight it

Edition:

1st ed.

Publication:

New York : HarperSanFrancisco, c2007.

Format/Description:

Book
301 p. ; 21 cm.

Subjects:

Human trafficking.
Slavery.
Child slaves.
Forced labor.

Summary:

Human trafficking generates $31 billion annually and enslaves 27 million people around the globe, half of them children under the age of eighteen. Award-winning journalist David Batstone, whom Bono calls "a heroic character," profiles the new generation of abolitionists who are leading the struggle to end this appalling epidemic"--P. [4] of cover.

Contents:

Introduction: finding slavery in my own backyard
Shining light into the sexual darkness: Cambodia and Thailand
Breaking the chains of bonded laborers: South Asia
Rescuing the child soldiers: Uganda
Undermining the sex syndicate: Europe
Sheltering the lost children: Peru
Building a new Underground Railroad: USA
Conclusion: ending the slave trade in our time.

Notes:

"Amazing Change Campaign official book"--Cover.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 295-298).

ISBN:

0061206717 :
9780061206719 :

OCLC:

82944776

Online:

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