Sexual and labor exploitation are against the law in the United States. Federal laws prohibit slavery. Victims can ask for help, regardless of immigration status, using this hotline number: 1-888-428-7571.

• [3/5/04] Trafficking of Human Persons on eBay.com (HTML)/(PDF)(eBay Ad)
  • Update: NCVA commends eBay, Inc. for their swift action to remove the illegal auction item from its website. On March 12, NCVA spoke with eBay representatives in San Jose, CA. The user connected with the listing has been referred to Taiwanese law enforcement officials for action. NCVA will work with eBay, Inc. to find mechanisms to thwart the online trafficking of human persons. We call on everyone who is concerned about this matter to be diligent in reviewing eBay for other illicit transactions on a regular basis.

Resource

• Amnesty International Stop Violence Against Women
• Department of the Prime Minister & Cabinet: Office of the Status of Women
• Human Rights Watch
• International Youth Network (Vietnamese)
• Interpol: Trafficking in Women
• National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum
• Office for Victims of Crime
• United Nations Development Fund for Women
• U.S. Department of Justice: Trafficking in Persons Information
  • Information for Victims of Trafficking in Persons & Forced Labor (Brochure in Vietnamese)
• U.S. Department of State: Office to Monitor & Combat Trafficking in Persons
• U.S. Department of State: Human Trafficking

Reports

• Trafficking in Persons Report 2004 (U.S. Dept of State)
• Trafficking in Persons: The USAID Strategy for Response (USAID)
• Trafficking in Persons Report 2003 (U.S. Dept of State)
• Trafficking in Women and Children: The U.S. and International Response (Congressional Research Service)

News Articles

• [1/28/05] Efforts to Stop Human Trafficking in Vietnam Gains Momentum, Supporters  (Viet Weekly)
• [3/27/04] Human Trafficking: Modern-Day Slavery in Your Backyard
• [3/27/04] Tieng Nuoc Toi Interview (Vietnamese)
• [3/26/04] TAIWAN: Online auctions the new frontier for human trafficking (Radio Australia) - (Listen)
• [3/24/04] A personal interview with a 22 year old female in Vietnam married into Taiwanese family (THSV)
• [3/15/04] Cuộc đối thoại với kẻ chủ mưu đấu giá phụ nữ VN trên Ebay (Mạng Lưới Lên Đường) (Vietnamese / English)
• [3/12/04] EBay Reports Attempt to Sell Women on Web (Reuter)
• [3/12/04] EBay halts auction of Vietnamese girls (Associated Press)
• [3/12/04] Trafficking ad on eBay stirs anger (Asian American Press)