Human Trafficking: The Scourge of Modern-Day Slavery

The second largest international crime is now people trafficking. This shocking statistic has been given an all too visible human face in recent months as several local European communities have been coming to terms with the shocking reality of slavery in their very midst. The imprisonment of domestic workers and their forced labour is not limited to developing world settings. Much of this is tied to an increasingly out-of-control breakdown in social relationships. Yet, in the midst of this suffering, the Christian communities have huge potential to provide practical solutions.