Slaves Among Us - The Hidden World of Human Trafficking

Informationen zum Autor Monique Villa, a former Reuters journalist, has been the CEO of the Thomson Reuters Foundation for over a decade. As CEO, she has chosen the subject of modern slavery as one of her three missions. With over 350 prominent delegates from across the globe representing at least 34 countries, she created the TrustWomen Conference to tackle global human trafficking, child marriage, and female genital mutilation. TrustLaw pro bono is the legal program she established to aid women and men caught in the shackles of slavery.She lives in London. Klappentext Monique Villa shows us the world of slaves no longer physically in chains who walk among us, trapped in a cycle of exploitation. Her moving book, bringing in the voices of workers she knows, vividly illustrates dire situations we can do something about. Her call to action outlines concrete steps in order to outlaw and eliminate modern slavery. Zusammenfassung Monique Villa shows us the world of slaves no longer physically in chains who walk among us! trapped in a cycle of exploitation. Her moving book! bringing in the voices of workers she knows! vividly illustrates dire situations we can do something about. Her call to action outlines concrete steps in order to outlaw and eliminate modern slavery.

Product details

• Authors: Monique Villa
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9781538127285
• ISBN: 978-1-5381-2728-5
• No. of pages: 216
• Subjects: Fiction > Suspense; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; True Crime, Human Rights, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, TRUE CRIME / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Slavery, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civil Rights, Social issues & processes, Organized crime, Sex and sexuality, social aspects, Civil rights & citizenship, Slavery & abolition of slavery, Human rights, civil rights, Sexual Behaviour, Slavery and abolition of slavery, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Sexuality