By Associated Press
Wednesday, January 19, 2011 -
Wednesday, January 19, 2011 -
BOSTON - Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley and a coalition of state lawmakers and groups are announcing a proposal aimed at curbing human trafficking in the state.
Coakley and the coalition are scheduled to introduce the details of their plan Thursday at the attorney general’s office.
The proposal seeks to combat human trafficking by attacking supply and demand and offering more victim services.
The move comes after Lutheran Social Services, a Worcester-based immigrant and refugee service group, sponsored a human traffic awareness day earlier this month. The group helps trafficking victims, some who were brought into the U.S. as sex slaves.
Experts believe between 14,000 to 17,000 people are trafficked in the U.S. every year.
Source: bostonherald.comCoakley and the coalition are scheduled to introduce the details of their plan Thursday at the attorney general’s office.
The proposal seeks to combat human trafficking by attacking supply and demand and offering more victim services.
The move comes after Lutheran Social Services, a Worcester-based immigrant and refugee service group, sponsored a human traffic awareness day earlier this month. The group helps trafficking victims, some who were brought into the U.S. as sex slaves.
Experts believe between 14,000 to 17,000 people are trafficked in the U.S. every year.
Mass. anti-human trafficking bill to be proposed - BostonHerald.com
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