Legislation would attack human trafficing

Human trafficking is a form of modern-day slavery. Victims of human trafficking are young children, teenagers, men and women. Many victims of human trafficking are forced to work in prostitution or the sex entertainment industry. But trafficking also occurs in forms of labor exploitation, such as domestic servitude, restaurant work, janitorial work, sweatshop factory work and migrant agricultural work. It is estimated that hundreds of children are trafficked to and from Ohio each year. Ohio State Senators Fedor and Grendel! introduced S.B. 235 which will create a stand-alone felony for trafficking in persons by legally defining Human Trafficking and designating the crime as a felony of the second degree. This legislation will put Ohio in line with the Trafficking in Victims Protection Act (TVP A) and the Department of Justice's definition. As of today, 44 other states have laws in place that meet the definitions of both TVP A and DOJ. You are invited to attend Advocacy Day to Support Anti-Human Trafficking Legislation on Wednesday, November 10, 2010 at 9am at the Columbus Statehouse. Please RSVP by calling Senator Fedor's office at 614-466-5204. If you can't visit in person, please call your state legislator to urge their support for this bill.