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Unbroken Chains: The Hidden Role of Human Trafficking with Author Melissa Ditmore
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In partnership with Everfree, an organization dedicated to fighting human trafficking, join us for an author talk and discussion with Dr. Melissa Ditmore, author of Unbroken Chains: The Hidden Role of Human Trafficking in the American Economy.
Ditmore will give a brief talk about human trafficking in the United States today and what individuals can do to help to end it.
About the Author
Dr. Melissa Ditmore is a researcher and advocate focusing on human trafficking and human rights. She has worked in Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas, doing research on gender, development, health, and human rights on behalf of numerous national and international organizations including the United Nations and USAID. Unbroken Chains is her fourth book. Her writing has also appeared in outlets such as The Guardian, The Nation, Huffpost, and The Daily Beast. Learn more about her work at melissaditmore.com.
About "Unbroken Chains"
Unbroken Chains: The Hidden Role of Human Trafficking in the American Economy exposes the pervasive trafficking that lies just beneath the surface of our economy — told through the stories of its survivors. Drawing from nearly two decades of research on U.S. and international human trafficking, Ditmore sets forth these harrowing stories, unveiling the reality that forced labor permeates many industries beyond sex work: in almost every aspect of consumption, people who create our everyday necessities are working amid inescapable exploitation, often without pay. Unbroken Chains offers a window into the world of forced labor which exists within our own, and a road map for participating in its destruction.
Book information courtesy the Unbroken Chains website.
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