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Governor of Indiana, USA Signs Human Trafficking Bill in Time for Football Super Bowl
A bill to toughen Indiana’s penalties for sex trafficking is now the law in Indiana.

Child Labor for Fair-Trade Cotton Probed by U.S. Investigators
US investigators are conducting a preliminary inquiry into forced child labor used in an organic and fair-trade cotton program that supplies the American lingerie retailer Victoria’s Secret, a federal law enforcement official confirmed this week.

US Calls for Burma Military to Account for Human Trafficking
The US ambassador for human trafficking, Luis CdeBaca, is calling for Burmese military officers to be held accountable for any involvement in human trafficking or the recruitment of child soldiers.  Human rights advocates say an end to impunity by Burma’s military’s involvement with human trafficking is seen as a key test for the new civilian government.

How to End Sex Trafficking and Modern Day Slavery
An interview with Siddharth Kara, fellow at the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy at Harvard Kennedy School and one of the world’s foremost experts on human trafficking and modern day slavery, covers the evolution of Kara’s anti-trafficking efforts, and the current landscape of these issues, challenges and opportunities to making progress.

Presidential Proclamation - National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month
United States President, Barack Obama, proclaimed January as National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month on January 4th, 2011.  January 12th already marks the National Global Human Trafficking Awareness Day in the US.   See the White House's National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month press release for the President’s remarks.    .

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Expert Corner

CECILIA FLORES-OEBANDA, Founder and Director, Visayan Forum Foundation (VFI)

Cecilia Flores-Oebanda is the Founder and Director of the Visayan Forum Foundation (VFI) in the Philippines. She was a recipient of the Anti-Slavery Award in 2005. VFI is one of the most well-known nongovernmental organizations in the Philippines, focusing on the specific needs of human trafficking victims.