Confronting Commercial Sexual Exploitation and Sex Trafficking of Minors in the United States (2013) / Chapter Skim
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9 The Commercial Sector
9 The Commercial Sector
Pages 323-336
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Other companies realize that, although they do not contribute directly to the problem, they have unique products or skills that can contribute to solutions. This chapter describes several of these efforts that have been made by the commercial sector to address commercial sexual exploitation and sex trafficking of minors.
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However, the committee believes that considering commercial sexual exploitation and sex trafficking of minors in this way can advance public understanding of the commerce of human trafficking. Further, this explanation underscores how the commercial sector can both contribute to and inhibit the commercial sexual exploitation and sex trafficking of minors.
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Examples include hotels/motels that accept cash for rooms and fail to check identification and taxi drivers who receive a fee for driving victims to hotels or other locations. The Internet, especially sites that provide a forum for the posting of advertisements for escorts and other sex work, can facilitate commercial sexual exploitation and sex trafficking of minors by relocating victims from the street to private spaces, thereby reducing risk for exploiters.
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The committee supports commercial-sector efforts as one essential part of a multisector response to commercial sexual exploitation and sex trafficking of minors. The committee observed two promising roles for the commercial sector: applying industry innovation to identify commercial sexual exploitation and sex trafficking of minors and adopting policies that reduce the occurrence of these crimes.
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These indicators include repeated small-dollar payments to Internet classified ad providers, travel to high-risk jurisdictions, foreign wires, late-night credit card swipes, certain road tolls, payments related to immigration, payments at DVD kiosks, and Internet provider logins from high-risk jurisdictions. Using this financial footprint to search its database of credit card transactions, JPMorgan can identify individuals who are potentially using the firm's financial services to engage in human trafficking.
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, but has evolved toward encouraging domestic companies to adopt policies that address commercial sexual exploitation and sex trafficking of minors within the United States (Smolenski, 2012)
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In addition, recognizing the need for multidisciplinary and multistakeholder collaboration to address human trafficking, the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility called on companies to partner with other companies, governments, and nongovernmental organizations to raise awareness of human trafficking and confront the issue. Transportation Industry Various components of the transportation industry have a role to play in responding to commercial sexual exploitation and sex trafficking of minors.
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the role of law in fostering positive commercial-sector involvement The State of California's Transparency in Supply Chains Act, New York City's civil penalty for taxi and limousine drivers convicted of using a vehicle to facilitate sex trafficking, and an executive order and legislation at the federal level illustrate the role of law in fostering positive commercialsector involvement in dealing with the problems of commercial sexual exploitation and sex trafficking of minors.
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However, such laws potentially could be used for sex trafficking or suggest other legislative approaches to encouraging commercial-sector entities to take steps to address commercial sexual exploitation and sex trafficking of minors. New York City's Civil Penalty for Taxi and Limousine Drivers In 2012, the New York City Council enacted a law that creates a $10,000 civil penalty for taxi and limousine drivers convicted of using a vehicle to facilitate sex trafficking.3 With respect to sex trafficking of minors, using a vehicle to facilitate sex trafficking is using a vehicle licensed by the Taxi and Limousine Commission to advance or profit from prostitution of a person under 19 years old.4 Other potential penalties include loss of driver's license and loss of vehicle license.
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Federal contractors, contractor employees, subcontractors, and subcontractor employees from engaging in [various] types of trafficking-related activities,"6 including misleading and fraudulent recruitment practices; charging of recruitment fees; and confiscation or destruction of identity documents, including passports.7 It also requires contractors and subcontractors to develop compliance plans, inform their employees of rules regarding not engaging in trafficking-related activities, and provide a means for employees to report trafficking activities without fear of retaliation.8 Like the California law discussed above, the executive order is intended primarily to address labor, not sex, trafficking, but potentially could be used to address sex trafficking or suggest other legislative approaches to encouraging commercial-sector entities to take steps to address commercial sexual exploitation and sex trafficking of minors.
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In addition, the committee formulated the following findings and conclusions: 9-1 The commercial sector currently plays a role in facilitating com mercial sexual exploitation and sex trafficking of minors. 9-2 Certain commercial-sector companies are well positioned to address commercial sexual exploitation and sex trafficking of minors, both independently and in collaboration with prosecu tors and other government entities.
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2012. Presentation to the Committee on the Commercial Sexual Exploitation and Sex Trafficking of Minors in the United States, May 9, 2012, San Francisco, CA.
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Presentation to the Committee on the Commercial Sexual Exploitaiton and Sex Trafficking of Minors in the United States, May 9, 2012, San Francisco, CA. Todres, J
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