Human Trafficking Fueling Modern Day Slavery
An interview with Evon Idahosa
Over 20 million people are bought and sold worldwide for some form of forced or bonded labor, and over half of identified trafficked persons are sexually exploited. Evon Idahosa delves into the mechanics of the global sex trafficking industry with host, Joel Cohen, and explains the laws in place to combat the illicit industry and protect the women harmed.
About Evon Idahosa
“You have 36 million people around the world who are in forced labor, or modern day slavery.”
R. Evon Idahosa is the founder of Pathfinders Justice Initiative (PJI) and currently serves as Executive Director. PJI is an NGO dedicated to seeking justice for female survivors of child sex abuse, sex trafficking, and gender based violence in the developing world. PJI also provides rehabilitative counseling to perpetrators of sex crimes and provides temporary housing, free legal services, medical care, and counseling to survivors of gender based violence. Prior to founding PJI, she practiced law in New York for over a decade in the area of ethics and professional responsibility, insurance defense, and directors liability. Now, she focuses her efforts on activism and speaks frequently on topics of child sex abuse, sex trafficking, and gender based violence in the developing world.
