Other and we forget that were all created in the image of god, how do you prevent people from treating human life like its cheap . This is a systemic issue that weve just got to confront. Its just too big and too hidden. Cbs presents living in the shadows religions response to Human Trafficking. The narrator is ted holmes. The main factor contributing to Human Trafficking is poverty. People looking to better their lives are recruited by agencies offering promises of lucrative work. Too often, its kind of a bait and switch. You live in indonesia. I describe this incredible job thatll pay maybe 150 bucks a week, which sounds like a great deal, come into the United States those people are then forced into manual labor or Sexual Exploitation, for either low wages or no wages at all. You get there and then youre entrapped. Your papers are taken. Youre in a situation where you probably cant get out. In other words, they are enslaved. Some pretty unscrupulous people have figured out that, you
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Sr. Winifred Doherty, who is the U.N. representative for her religious order, the Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd s Mid-North America province, speaks March 8, during a two-day virtual Shine the Light conference on human trafficking. (CNS screenshot/YouTube, National Advocacy Center)
Spotlighting the root causes and intersections of human trafficking, the Shine the Light virtual conference demonstrated the range of people and concrete actions needed to combat trafficking effectively.
The March 8-9 webinar, for which more than 450 people registered, included a variety of voices: survivors with moving testimonies; sisters experienced in helping victims create new lives; experts who can speak to the unseen complexities exacerbating the problem; legislators who pass bills to curb the causes; and religious organizations and volunteers who raise awareness by localizing the issue. Hosted by the Sisters of the Good Shepherd National Advocacy Cen