Not For Sale: The Return of the Global Slave Trade - and How We Can Fight it
- by David Batstone
- by David Batstone
"I am not for sale.
You are not for sale.
No one should be for sale."
*Note*
All responses to questions on this page are taken as excerpts from the book and cited with the page where they can be found. They have been reproduced for educational purposes only.
All responses to questions on this page are taken as excerpts from the book and cited with the page where they can be found. They have been reproduced for educational purposes only.
Where are slaves commonly found?
(page 228)
(page 265)
- The states with the largest incidence of slavery are California, Florida, Texas, and New York.
- Seventy-five percent of all New York apparel manufacturing firms are sweatshops, using forced labor or paying workers below minimum wage.
- Forced labor is most prevalent in five sectors of the U.S. economy: prostitution and sex services (46 percent) ; domestic service (27 percent); agriculture (10 percent); sweatshop / factory work (5 percent) ; and restaurant and hotel work (4 percent).
(page 265)
- Housecleaning services
- Lawn and gardening businesses
- Domestic (home) workers
- Large-scale agricultural labor
- Construction sites
- Casinos
- Garment factories
- Hotels (housekeeping)
- Nail salons
- Migrant or transitional communities
- Zones known for prostitution
- Strip clubs / massage parlors
- Domestic violence cases
What are some signs of possible human trafficking?
(page 266)
- Does the individual have freedom of movement?
- Is the individual allowed to socialize with other people or attend community events and religious services without accompaniment?
- Does a minor appear to be under the control of an adult who is not his or her parent?
- Does the residence have doors with locks on the outside or is it surrounded with a barbed wire fence directed internally to keep people inside the property from getting out?
- Are the windows at the residence boarded up?
- Is there a steady flow of males in and out of the residence?
- Do male guardians appear to be constantly monitoring women who come in and out of the residence?
- Has the individual been threatened with deportation or law enforcement action?
- Has the individual, or a relative, been threatened with harm if he or she attempts to leave?
- Is the individual in possession of identification documents (like a passport); if not, who has control of the documents?
- Does it seem as if the individual was coached on what to say when questioned by law enforcement officers?
- Is the individual coerced to engage in some kind of work?
- Is the individual forced to perform sexual acts?
- Has the individual been deprived of food, water, sleep, medical care, or life necessities?
Who is David Batstone?
President & Co-Founder David Batstone serves as co-founder and president of Not For Sale. He leads the organization's strategic and financial opportunities to create tools that engage business, government and grassroots in order to incubate and grow social enterprises to benefit enslaved and vulnerable communities.
David has authored five books, is the recipient of two national journalist awards, and was named National Endowment for the Humanities Chair at the University of San Francisco for his work in technology and ethics. He is currently a professor in the School of Management at the University of San Francisco.
Pearson, Tim. David Batstone - President & Cofounder. 2012. Not for Sale, Half Moon Bay, CA. Web. 3 Dec 2012.
David has authored five books, is the recipient of two national journalist awards, and was named National Endowment for the Humanities Chair at the University of San Francisco for his work in technology and ethics. He is currently a professor in the School of Management at the University of San Francisco.
Pearson, Tim. David Batstone - President & Cofounder. 2012. Not for Sale, Half Moon Bay, CA. Web. 3 Dec 2012.
Batstone, David. (2007). Not for Sale The Return of the Global Slave Trade – and How We Can Fight It. New York: HarperOne.
This book describes personal accounts of child labor, sex trafficking, and forced labor. It is varied in its accounts of human abuse: from child soldiers in Uganda that are forced to kill their families, to a young woman being promised work and later forced to prostitute herself, to an almost-legal system of trafficking orphans, this book covers all modern day forms of bondage, servitude, and slavery. It delves into not only the personal stories of victims, but into the ideology behind what makes trafficking rings work, and how everyday people can recognize slavery for what it is. This is an official campaign book for the Not for Sale Campaign, and is very successful in its goal of gaining support from unsuspecting readers. This book includes the most current numbers and estimations possible, however it openly recognizes the difficulty of accuracy in such a task. It is by no means a destination, as it serves as a starting point in the quest for more truth and gaining support for victims of human trafficking of all types. It includes websites, personal contacts, and other similar human rights campaigns on the chance that a reader wants to become more involved.
Edited by: Stacey Williams, 3 December, 2012