print email comment close United States Department of Justice: Human Trafficking URL: http://www.justice.gov/olp/human_trafficking.htm Description: Government documents on trafficking in persons, "also known as 'human trafficking' ... a form of modern-day slavery. Traffickers often prey on individuals who are poor ... and who may lack access to social safety nets, predominantly women and children in certain countries." Features reports on U.S. activities to combat trafficking in persons, policy papers, reports on Department of Justice cases involving human trafficking, and related resources. Publisher: U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Extra Keywords sexual slavery smuggling Library of Congress Subject Headings: Forced labor Slave trade Transnational crime LII Database Information: Record 21013 created by Dennis Maness on 03/23/2006 Last modification on 11/01/2009 Published: 03/30/2006   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/21013