Philadelphia City Council 2017 Stated Meetings of Philadelphia City Council, 26 Jan 2017

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From YouTube: Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown speaks on Human Trafficking Awareness 1-26-2017

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From the Stated Meeting of Philadelphia City Council held Thursday, January 26, 2017:

Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown (At Large) introduced a resolution recognizing January as “National Human Trafficking Awareness Month” in Philadelphia.

Here she speaks about incidents of trafficking in Philadelphia and coordinated efforts to end it.

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It allows for a little well. Thank you. Mr. president, this morning, I introduced a resolution recognizing January of human trafficking awareness month and it's no more than a continuation of our examination of this issues, starting at 2015 and subsequently served on the task force with judge Lourie Dumars around this issue. What we need to know is that it is a global problem with local impact.

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Human trafficking involved, school-aged children, most often vulnerable, due to challenging family situation and human trafficking, takes on a number, a variety of forms, including forced labor, domestic servitude and the obvious commercial sexual exploitation right here in Philadelphia, a kingpin of human trafficking, known as Bruce middle initial cash still 44, was operating his own human trafficking ring right here in the Philadelphia Flyers County area and who were the victim women addicted to drugs, women with psychological trauma, women who were homeless, October 2016, the SBI Philadelphia division, arrested, 15 pimps and associate as part of what is known as the operation cross country, X and international efforts focus on underage human trafficking, which obviously includes children.

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Human trafficking is not a someplace else issue. You can go up and down 95 corridor from New York parts of Kensington and Councilman committee, known as Sanchez district group. We have a paypal and fine human trafficking so this morning, I want to particularly commend Police Commissioner Richard raw concerns on that task.

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Force led by Lord Dumas, as his office has joined, with the FBI and and the US Attorney's Office, along with us, pulled off the Salvation Army to pull together a finally a human trafficking task force that will tackle this ugly issue that will help us coordinate and better recognize the signs of human trafficking and ultimately to dismantle trafficking networks. Again kudos the commissioner Ross and judge Lourie Dumont Thank You. Mr. president, Thank You cows, woman into.