Obama calls human tafficking 'slavery'
<p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="speech">speech</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</span> <span word="General">General</span> <span word="Assembly">Assembly</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>, <span word="US">US</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="appearance">appearance</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Clinton">Clinton</span> <span word="Global">Global</span> <span word="Initiative">Initiative</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="announce">announce</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="crack">crack</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="trafficking">trafficking</span>.</p><p><span word="Calling">Calling</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="trafficking">trafficking</span> "<span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="causes">causes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="time">time</span>," <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="steps">steps</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="called">called</span> "<span word="barbaric">barbaric</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="evil">evil</span>" <span word="with">with</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="civilized">civilized</span> <span word="world">world</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="debasement">debasement</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="humanity">humanity</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="ought">ought</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="concern">concern</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="community">community</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="tears">tears</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="fabric">fabric</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span>. "<span word="It">It</span> <span word="ought">ought</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="concern">concern</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="business">business</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="distorts">distorts</span> <span word="markets">markets</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="ought">ought</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="concern">concern</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="endangers">endangers</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fuels">fuels</span> <span word="violence">violence</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="organized">organized</span> <span word="crime">crime</span>. <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="injustice">injustice</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="outrage">outrage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="trafficking">trafficking</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="name">name</span> - <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="slavery">slavery</span>.”</p><p><span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="issued">issued</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="executive">executive</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="strengthen">strengthen</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strict">strict</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="ensuring">ensuring</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="contractors">contractors</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="engage">engage</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="forced">forced</span> <span word="labor">labor</span>.</p><p>"<span word="In">In</span> <span word="short">short</span>, <span word="we">we</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="never">never</span>, <span word="ever">ever</span>, <span word="be">be</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trafficking">trafficking</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="beings">beings</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="zero">zero</span> <span word="tolerance">tolerance</span>; <span word="we">we</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="enforce">enforce</span> <span word="it">it</span>."</p><p><span word="Other">Other</span> <span word="steps">steps</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="expanded">expanded</span> <span word="resources">resources</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="training">training</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="government">government</span>, <span word="state">state</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="enforcement">enforcement</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="detect">detect</span> <span word="trafficking">trafficking</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="victims">victims</span> <span word="who">who</span>, <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="said">said</span>, "<span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="treated">treated</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="victims">victims</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="criminals">criminals</span>."</p>
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