Enacting Policy And Solutions To The Modern-Day Slavery Problem Of Forced Labor And Domestic Servitude In Monterey County
Abstract
For the last several years, the United States has been the number-one destination for inward migrationboth legal and illegal. Persons with undocumented immigration status are at a high risk of being targeted by traffickers and forced into modern-day slavery. Of the more than 550 cases of human trafficking reported by the U.S. Department of Justice in 2001, nearly half were from the four most populous statesCalifornia, Florida, Texas, and New Yorkwhich foster a welcoming environment for immigrants. Within California, Monterey Countys labor and industrial profile, with a strong demand for agricultural laborers and hospitality industry service employees, suggests it is at high risk for trafficking. However, the low number of arrests and prosecutions to date indicates that the current level of human trafficking prevention in Monterey County might not be commensurate with its risk. Using the UNs internationally recognized 4Ps anti-trafficking framework, this thesis assesses Monterey Countys risk factors for human trafficking and its current approach to combating human trafficking, concluding that there remain many areas in which significant improvement is needed. It then proposes anti-trafficking recommendations for Monterey County reached through investigating approaches used in other areas, including Florida and Texas, with similar socioeconomic indicators.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 2019
- Accession Number
- AD1080179
Entities
People
- Kimbley Craig
Organizations
- Naval Postgraduate School