US State Dept. Speaks Out on Sex Trafficking in Japan
Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons’ Trafficking in Persons Report cover (Photo: State Dept.)
On Monday, The World aired an interview with Rhacel Salazar Parrenas about her book “Illicit Flirtations: Labor, Migration and Sex Trafficking in Tokyo”. The Department of State requested the opportunity to clarify U.S. policy on sex trafficking. Host Lisa Mullins speaks with Alison Kiehl Friedman, Deputy Director for the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons.
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