The US Department of Homeland Security recognizes Human Trafficking as "a crime that isn't limited by the borders of a country or the culture of a society or community...No community is immune to this crime of exploitation." Check out the article here at The Gov Monitor.

Time.com uncovers the international crisis of over 170 bonded workers being held gunpoint in Pakistan.

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Brian Ross from ABC News' Nightline investigates the child labor practices in the US agricultural industry, especially the blueberry crop. The story highlights abuses in Michigan, New Jeresy, and North Carolina.

Earlier this year the US Department of State published the 2009 Trafficking in Persons Report. Click here to find data and recommendations from the US government on the global problem of human trafficking.

The United States Department of Labor has released a list of products imported into the United States that are likely tainted by forced labor or child labor. Under the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2005 the Bureau of International Labor Affairs was required to compile the report to educate consumers and inform the general public about what products are tainted by slavery. The list consists of 122 goods from 58 countries.

3 victims of Human Trafficking share their story with the UN, shedding light on the sinister nature of the modern day slave trade. Read their stories as reported by the Associated Press.

The NY Times recently ran this story about how teen runaways in the US are vulnerable to being prostituted and trafficked.

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Teens forced into the sex trade right here in NC. The article suggests Charlotte as a center of activity for human trafficking along the East Coast. Follow the link and read the report by the Charlotte Observer.