What the Church teaches, is in scripture or is the position of the Archdiocese or USCCB:

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1 SOCIAL JUSTICE WEEKLY MESSAGES AUGUST 2015 Theme: Human Trafficking August 2, 2015 for a forced marriage, or extracting human organs/tissue for black market trade. Trafficking for labor is generally categorized as bonded labor or forced labor. Bonded labor or debt bondage is the most widely used method of enslaving people. These individuals become bonded when their labor (including the labor they themselves hired or the tangible goods they bought), are demanded as repayment for the loan or services they acquired. Entire families, including their children, are often placed in bondage to pay the debt of the parents. Forced labor forces victims work against their will generally under the threat of violence. The freedom of the victim is restricted and he or she is considered property. Males are at risk of being trafficked for unskilled work which can include domestic servitude, agricultural labor, sweatshop factory labor, janitorial, food service and begging. Products from forced labor include clothing, cocas, bricks, coffee, cotton and gold, among others. TEACHING: What the Church teaches, is in scripture or is the position of the Archdiocese or USCCB: The Coalition of Catholic Organizations Against Human Trafficking consists of national and international Catholic agencies working to eliminate the scourge of human trafficking. The main purposes of the Coalition are to: Formulate plans for combating trafficking and serving its victims, Promote development of services for trafficking victims and approaches to empowerment of trafficking victims, Dialogue with government officials and others engaged in public policies affecting this issue, and Devise strategies for public education, awareness-raising and grass roots action. ACTION: What we can do to promote equality, rights, health, safety and dignity of others: combat_trafficking for how you can help, a tool kit, visible

2 National Human Trafficking Resource Center Hours: 24 hours, 7 days a week 1 (888) "NOT BUYING IT " pledge, IN.GOV office of Indiana Attorney General to help Help fight prostitution in Indianapolis. Exodus Refugee Immigration Inc. (317) August 9, 2015 for a forced marriage, or extracting human organs/tissue for black market trade. According to the US HHS Administration for Children and Families, human trafficking is tied as the second largest and fastest growing criminal industry in the world, just behind the drug trade. Additionally, according to the U.S. State Department s 2012 Trafficking in Persons Report (TIP), 27 million men, women and children were victims of human trafficking, with 161

3 countries being identified as being affected by human trafficking, generating over 32 billion dollars annually. Within the United States alone, between 14,500 and 17,500 men, women and children are trafficked in each year. Human trafficking affects men, women and children of all ages, nationalities, education and socio-economic statuses. According to a 2012 Department of Justice Report, 83% of sex trafficking victims found in the U.S. were U.S. citizens. More troubling, every year one million children are exploited by the commercial sex trade. The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children indicates that 100,000 to 300,00 U.S. children become victims of commercial sexual trafficking each year with being the average age of entry. TEACHING: What the Church teaches, is in scripture or is the position of the Archdiocese or USCCB: Catholic Social Teaching: The Catholic Catechism instructs the faithful that good government has the duty to welcome the foreigner out of charity and respect for the human person. Persons have the right to immigrate and thus government must accommodate this right to the greatest extent possible, especially financially blessed nations: "The more prosperous nations are obliged, to the extent they are able, to welcome the foreigner in search of the security and the means of livelihood which he cannot find in his country of origin. Public authorities should see to it that the natural right is respected that places a guest under the protection of those who receive him." Catholic Catechism, Action: What we can do to promote equality, rights, health, safety and dignity of others: combat_trafficking for how you can help, a tool kit, visible National Human Trafficking Resource Center Hours: 24 hours, 7 days a week 1 (888)

4 "NOT BUYING IT " pledge, IN.GOV office of Indiana Attorney General to help Help fight prostitution in Indianapolis. Exodus Refugee Immigration Inc. (317) August 16, 2015 for a forced marriage, or extracting human organs/tissue for black market trade. So why don t victims of Human Trafficking escape? *They are afraid of being deported *They may be in danger if they try to leave *Their captors (Traffickers) have strong psychological and physiological holds on them *They fear for the safety of their families in their home countries or in the U.S. *They fear the U.S. Legal system because they may not understand the laws that protect them *They may not be able to support themselves on their own *They have nowhere to go

5 TEACHING: What the Church teaches, is in scripture or is the position of the Archdiocese or USCCB: Action: What we can do to promote equality, rights, health, safety and dignity of others: combat_trafficking for how you can help, a tool kit, visible National Human Trafficking Resource Center Hours: 24 hours, 7 days a week 1 (888) Exodus Refugee Immigration Inc. (317)

6 August 23, 2015 for a forced marriage, or extracting human organs/tissue for black market trade. Migrants to the United States oftentimes face potential harms and hardships, from being prey to human traffickers and smugglers engaged in extortion and oftentimes violence to being exposed to perilous conditions in the search for safety and protection. Among the migrants most vulnerable to such harms are refugees, asylum seekers, and unaccompanied alien minors. TEACHING: What the Church teaches, is in scripture or is the position of the Archdiocese or USCCB: USCCB Position: As migrants can easily fall victims of human trafficking the USCCB believes the U.S. government must protect the human rights and dignity all migrants, with particular consideration for the most vulnerable of those migrants including refugees, and unaccompanied alien minors. ACTION: What we can do to promote equality, rights, health, safety and dignity of others: combat_trafficking for how you can help, a tool kit, visible National Human Trafficking Resource Center

7 Hours: 24 hours, 7 days a week 1 (888) Exodus Refugee Immigration Inc. (317) August 30, 2015 for a forced marriage, or extracting human organs/tissue for black market trade. To mark the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, His Holiness Pope Francis made history by convincing world faith leaders to sign a declaration committing to ending slavery by On January 1, 2015, in celebration of the World Day of Peace, His Holiness Pope Francis proclaimed, No Longer Slaves, but Brothers and Sisters. Therefore, it is our responsibility and duty to protect and assist people being exploited. TEACHING:

8 What the Church teaches, is in scripture or is the position of the Archdiocese or USCCB: The U.S. Bishops support the principles of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA) of 2008, whereby all unaccompanied alien children apprehended at the border should be screened to determine whether they may be victims of trafficking or fear persecution. Further, unaccompanied alien minors in the U.S. should protect their health and safety and potential trafficking by ensuring their safe repatriation. U.S. policy should ensure that the best interests of the child are taken into account in all placement and release decisions made by the Office of Refugee. ACTION: What we can do to promote equality, rights, health, safety and dignity of others: combat_trafficking for how you can help, a tool kit, visible National Human Trafficking Resource Center Hours: 24 hours, 7 days a week 1 (888)

9 Exodus Refugee Immigration Inc. (317)