Human Trafficking is Not a Sport –Super Bowl 2014
An estimated 21 million people, including children as your as age five, are trafficked for commercial sex or forced labor across our world today.
Large sporting events, such as the Super Bowl, are known to provide a lucrative market for human traffickers. During the days leading up to the Super Bowl event, Federal, State, and Local Law Enforcement Authorities will conduct surveillance operations in an attempt to prevent human traffickers from conducting their “business”.
Faith communities and many civil society groups have been active educating hotel staff and the wider public about human trafficking. It is our hope and prayer that Super Bowl XLVIII will be a Big Win in our nation’s efforts to end Human Trafficking.
Read more: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/01/06/nj-sex-trafficking-super-bowl/4338361/
