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NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved that the Orange County Board of Commissioners do hereby <br />recognize Hillsborough Hag Day for 25 years of barbecue and fun in Orange <br />County. <br />This the 12th day of June 2007. <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />c. Resolution Supporting Efforts to End Human Trafficking in North Carolina <br />The Board considered adoption of a resolution that supports efforts to end human <br />trafficking in North Carolina and authorizing the Chair to sign. <br />Human Rights and Relations Interim Director James Spivey reviewed this resolution. He <br />said that during the May meetings of the Human Right and Relations Commission and the <br />Commission for Women, both commissions recommended that this resolution be brought before <br />the Board of County Commissioners. Additionally, the N. C. General Assembly was considering <br />anti-human trafficking bills. He said that human trafficking is a modern-day form of slavery, in <br />which men, women, and children are exploited sexually, and it is cheap labor if there is any pay <br />at all. He said that this warrants immediate attention from the local, state, and federal officials. <br />He read the resolution. <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Nelson, seconded by Commissioner Gordon to <br />approve adoption of a resolution that supports efforts to end human trafficking in North Carolina <br />and authorize the Chair to sign. <br />RESOLUTION SUPPORTING EFFORTS TO END HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN NORTH <br />CAROLINA <br />WHEREAS, human trafficking is a form of modern day slavery in which men, women, and <br />children are exploited for commercial sex and labor purposes; and <br />WHEREAS, human trafficking is currently the second largest criminal industry in the world after <br />drug dealing, and is the fastest growing; and <br />WHEREAS, victims of human trafficking can frequently be found in domestic labor situations, <br />sweatshop factories, construction, farm work, hotel, restaurant and tourist industries, janitorial <br />work, and the commercial sex industry; and <br />WHEREAS, traffickers use force, fraud and coercion to draw victims into lives of servitude and <br />abuse, frequently subjecting victims to rape, beatings, confinement, debt bandage, involuntary <br />servitude, and psychological and emotional abuse; and <br />WHEREAS, systematic approaches to detecting trafficking, creating protocols for assisting <br />victims, providing services to trafficking victims, and holding traffickers accountable are all <br />crucial steps in eradicating trafficking; and <br />