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When a tsunami rages through their coastal town in India, 17-year-old Ahalya Ghai and her 15-year-old sister Sita are left orphaned and homeless. As they struggle to reach the safe haven of the convent where they attend school, they are abducted by human traffickers and thrust into a hidden world of sexual violence and illicit commerce, where the most valuable prize is the innocence of a child. Halfway across the world, in Washington, D.C., attorney...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 11
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English
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"Shyima Hall was eight years old when her parents sold her into domestic slavery. One of eleven children, Shyima lived with her family in poverty in Egypt. When an older sister was dismissed from her job as a servant for stealing, Shyima's parents made a deal with her sister's employers. In order to repay the debt, Shyima would take her sister's place. This began Shyima's life as a slave. Her captors, a wealthy couple, referred to Shyima only as 'stupid...
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First Run Features
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
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Produced by Oscar-winning filmmaker Charles Ferguson, Invisible Hands is the first feature documentary to expose child labor and trafficking within the supply chains of the world's biggest companies. Filmed in six countries, including India, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia and Ghana, it is a harrowing account of children as young as six years old making the products we use every day. Invisible Hands marks the directorial debut of journalist Shraysi Tandon....
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S. hrg volume 113-396
Publisher
U.S. Government Printing Office
Pub. Date
2013.
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English
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S. hrg volume 113-841
Publisher
U.S. Government Publishing Office
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Author
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Report / 113th Congress 2d session Senate volume 113-137
Publisher
[U.S. Government Printing Office]
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
13) I am still here
Publisher
Dreamscape Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
An emotional and poignant film that tells a story of hope and redemption through the eyes of a young girl recovering after her escape from child trafficking.
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S. Hrg volume 114-68
Publisher
U.S. Government Publishing Office
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
16) Fifteen lanes
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Tundra Books
Pub. Date
2016
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English
Description
"Noor has lived all of her fourteen years in the fifteen lanes of Mumbai's red light district. Born into a brothel, she is destined for the same fate as her mother: a desperate life trapped in the city's sex trade. She must act soon to have any chance of escaping this grim future. Across the sprawling city, fifteen-year-old Grace enjoys a life of privilege. Her father, the CEO of one of India's largest international banks, has brought his family to...
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PBS
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Get the inside story of Guatemalan teens forced to work against their will in Ohio. An investigation of labor trafficking exposes a criminal network that exploited undocumented minors, companies profiting from forced labor, and the US government's role.
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S. hrg volume 114-790
Publisher
U.S. Government Publishing Office
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
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S. hrg volume 118-41
Publisher
U.S. Government Publishing Office
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
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