Slavery has many forms in the US, says official

by The Manila Times

Oct 02, 2004 4:13 pm

SAN DIEGO—Modern slavery exists in the United States as forced prostitution, domestic servitude and farm and factory labor, the US ambassador on human trafficking said Thursday. There are thousands of victims, many of them women and children.

John Miller, who was sworn in September 7 as a State Department ambassador at large to monitor and combat human trafficking, said 'modern day slavery exists, and it exists in every country.'

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