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Human trafficking should be taught in
school Adapted from: Tina Santos, "Human
trafficking should be taught in school." Inquirer.net. 24 November 2007 www.humantrafficking.org/updates/819 [accessed 22ugust 2011] If this NBI chief
agent had his way, the problem of human trafficking and how not to be caught
in the traffickers’ snares would be discussed among schoolchildren. "Law enforcers
should go to primary and secondary schools to educate kids, especially young
girls, on human trafficking," said Ferdinand Lavin, chief of the
National Bureau of Investigation’s Anti-Human Trafficking Division. “The campaign
should be focused on grades five to high school because these minors are
often the target of syndicates," he added in a recent informal chat with
reporters. He said the campaign should be mounted with the help of Department
of Education officials. Studying Human Trafficking Elia Powers, Inside Higher Ed, November 28,
2007 www.insidehighered.com/news/2007/11/28/sais [accessed 22 February 2016] www.insidehighered.com/news/2007/11/28/studying-human-trafficking [accessed 15 April 2019] As recently as 15
years ago, the academic study of human trafficking was, for all purposes,
nonexistent. In a sign of how much times have changed, dozens of faculty
members and legal experts packed into Johns Hopkins University’s School of
Advanced International Studies Tuesday to discuss ways to turn recent
interest in the subject into material to be woven into college curriculums. “Hundreds of
thousands of students who will be lawyers, doctors, legislators and policy
makers should know something about the trafficking of persons,” said Mohamed Mattar, executive director of the Protection Project.
“There’s a demand for courses, and every student should study it as part of
the curricula.” Anti-Trafficking Education in High Schools Katie Talbott,
End Slavery Now, 28 October 2015 www.endslaverynow.org/blog/articles/anti-trafficking-education-in-high-schools [accessed 21 October 2016] AS AN ORDINARY
PERSON, WHAT CAN I DO TO COMBAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING? -- My gift is
teaching, so at my school, interested students and I formed an anti-human
trafficking club that meets once a week. In meetings we go over the signs to look
for in a potential victim of human trafficking. We educate ourselves on the
different types of trafficking, on what fair trade means, on the United
Nations’ Blue Heart Campaign and other ways to bring awareness. We develop
PowerPoints and other educational materials that we use in presentations. We
then educate other clubs in our school, of which there are around 40, about
the horrors of human trafficking and ways they can get involved. It’s
important to remember to always end presentations with a positive call to
action. Students learning about the terrible crime of human trafficking can
feel overwhelmed and helpless. But if you point out how they can get involved
and help, you will create modern-day abolitionists instead. Always remember
to educate, equip and empower. How to Teach Teens About Human Trafficking Alexandra Pannoni,
Staff Writer, U.S.News, 21 Feb 2017 [accessed 15 April 2019] It's critical for
schools to educate staff and students about human trafficking, Littrell says. There could be student victims or others
being recruited. Schools are filled with caring adults who have relationships
with students who can help young people in need of assistance, she says. High school
officials can use the following strategies to build awareness of human
trafficking … Human Trafficking in America's Schools National Center on Safe Supportive Learning
Environments safesupportivelearning.ed.gov/human-trafficking-americas-schools [accessed 15 April 2019] Schools can and
should be safe havens for students, and even more so for some students whose
lives are otherwise characterized by instability and lack of safety or
security. In these cases, school personnel are uniquely well positioned to
identify and report suspected abuse and connect students to services—actions
that can prevent trafficking and even save lives. Everyone who is part of the
school community—administrators, teachers, bus drivers, maintenance
personnel, food service staff, resource officers, and other school community
members—has the potential to be an advocate for child victims of human
trafficking, but, first, school community members must learn the indicators
of the crime, its warning signs, and how to respond when a student is an
apparent victim Cambodia adds human trafficking lessons to
schools Matt Blomberg, Thomson Reuters Foundation,
Phnom Penh, 24 December 2020 [accessed 24 December 2020] The pandemic has
also given rise to a new wave of trafficking to Thailand, where more than one
million Cambodians work illegally, including thousands trapped by debt
bondage in the fishing, farming and manufacturing sectors. The new lessons
will help students understand the different forms of human trafficking, the
roles of schools and communities in prevention, and the relevant laws and
rights, the deputy head of the Cambodian government’s counter-trafficking
agency said. “Education is part
of prevention,” said Chou Bun Eng, whose office
developed the lessons with the education ministry and will train teachers to
deliver them. “If people still
hesitate ... to protect vulnerable people, then there is no way to stop the
damage.” |