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Report: Hundreds Forced into Labor, Sex in Ohio

by Matt Leingang

Thursday, February 11, 2010

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- About 1,000 American-born children are forced into the sex trade in Ohio every year and about 800 immigrants are sexually exploited and pushed into sweatshop-type jobs, a new report on human trafficking in the state said Wednesday.

Ohio's weak laws on human trafficking, its growing demand for cheap labor and its proximity to the Canadian border are key contributors to the illegal activity, according to a report by the Trafficking in Persons Study Commission.

Full article [AP]

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Ohio Trafficking Commission Meeting [GraceHaven] Jul 30, 2009