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(WBIR – KNOXVILLE) Local and national law agencies are working together to stop the growing issue of human trafficking…
Many call it “modern day slavery,” and Tennessee is starting to see that it is happening in their own state. FBI Knoxville Agent Cynthia Deitle: “In sex trafficking, specifically, traffickers – or pimps – target young girls. Traffickers know where to find the victims, and they know a lot of young kids are on these social media sites.”
Slavery continues to evolve, shifting into new forms that remain hidden across global industries. Though a century has passed since the Slavery Convention, contemporary exploitation still traps people through forced labor, debt bondage, sexual exploitation, and forced marriage. Modern slavery is adapting to technology, conflict, and economic pressure faster than the systems designed to stop it. Ecaterina Schilling, Chair of the UN Voluntary Trust Fund
| Tuesday December 2, 2025
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