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Polaris Post Volume 21
March 2009
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* What is Human Trafficking? "It's Happening to Her, Right Now"
Polaris Project has been working to combat human trafficking, but
even to us, it is always difficult to explain what human trafficking
is in a few words.
What comes to your mind when you hear the term "human trafficking?"
To me, when I first heard the term "human trafficking," the vague
image I had was, "a poor girl who was shipped to abroad, sold,...a
long, long time ago."
But what we hear from the victims of human trafficking are some
familiar words, like, "runaway," "debt," "enjo-kosai (patronage
dating)," and "well-paid part-time job."
To answer a simple but complicated question, "what is human
trafficking?" and to help professionals who might meet human
trafficking victims at their work recognize the crime, Polaris
Project publishes a small booklet, available in Japanese.
The concept of the booklet is easy to read and understand the issue.
Booklet "It’s Happening to Her, Right Now"
1,500 yen + Shipping (140 yen within Japan)
* The profit will support the direct services of the Polaris Project.
You could also download the booklet for free from our website.
For more information:
http://www.polarisproject.jp/news/42-news/279-book If you become a Polaris Partner (monthly support of 1,000 yen or
more), you will receive the booklet for free as a welcome gift!
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