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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 22ugust 2011] 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 “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.” |