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<br />RECOMMENDATION
<br />MONDAY, MAY 14, 2007
<br />MOTION WAS MADE BY BRYANT COLSON AND SECONDED BY JOSEPHIE HARRIS
<br />THAT THE HRC RECOMMENDS THAT THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY
<br />COMMISSIONERS ADOPT THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION:
<br />A 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 children are exploited
<br />for commercial sex and labor purposes; and
<br />WHEREAS, human trafficking is currently the second largest criminal industry in the world after drug dealing, and
<br />is the fastest growing; and
<br />WHEREAS, victims of human trafficking can frequently be found in domestic labor situations, sweatshop factories,
<br />construction, farm work, hotel, restaurant and tourist industries, janitorial work, and the commercial sex
<br />industry; and
<br />WHEREAS, traffickers use force, fraud and coercion to draw victims into lives of servitude and abuse, frequently
<br />subjecting victims to rape, beatings, confinement, debt bondage, involuntary servitude, and psychological and
<br />emotional abuse; and
<br />WHEREAS, systematic approaches to detecting trafficking, creating protocols for assisting victims, providing
<br />services to trafficking victims, and holding traffickers accountable are all crucial steps in eradicating
<br />trafficking; and
<br />WHEREAS, the U.S. Congress responded to the problem of human trafficking by passing the Victims of
<br />Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000, a comprehensive statute designed to hold traffickers
<br />accountable and provide services for trafficking victims; and
<br />WHEREAS, North Carolina's location on the I-95 corridor, large military bases, large immigrant population and
<br />demand for immigrant labor creates an enviromnent hospitable to trafficking in our area; and
<br />WHEREAS, U.S. government studies estimate that approximately 800,000 persons are trafficked across
<br />international borders each year, with 18,000 to 20,000 persons trafficked into the United States and thousands
<br />more trafficked domestically; and
<br />WHEREAS, the F.B.I. estimates that 23% of those trafficked into the United States are trafficked into the
<br />southeast; and
<br />WHEREAS, the General Assembly of North Carolina passed House Bill 1896 into law in August, 2006, which
<br />addresses ,human trafficking and sexual servitude by increasing criminal penalties, especially for those
<br />individuals who harbor children; and
<br />WHEREAS, there are currently two anti-trafficking bills -Senate Bill 1079, sponsored by Senator Ellie Kinnaird,
<br />and House Bi11974 -being considered by the North Carolina General Assembly;
<br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Orange County Board of County Commissioners supports efforts
<br />locally, statewide, and nationally to combat human trafficking, including asking local state legislators to support the
<br />current legislation.
<br />This the
<br />day of , 2007.
<br />VOTE: AYES 11 (Colson, Chapman, Covington-Farrar, Grnamien, Harris, Hendrickson,
<br />Ikenberry, Jeffries-Logan, Marotto, Smith, Vogt); NOES 0; EXCUSED 3 (Adams, Andrews,
<br />Nanney).
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<br />WILLIAM HENDRICKSON, Glair 05/14/2007
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