Nikki Clifton: 3 ways businesses can fight sex trafficking
Nikki Clifton: Trije načini, kako se lahko podjetja borijo proti trgovini z ljudmi za spolne storitve
Nikki Clifton represents UPS's interests before Members of US Congress, federal agencies and the states’ Attorneys General. Full bio
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legal official in the state of Georgia:
pravnega uradnika v državi Georgii,
basketball tournament.
tekmovanja Final Four.
could help sponsor billboards
sem delala, sponzoriralo reklamne panoje,
trafficking campaign.
because sex trafficking spikes
ker je trgovina z ljudmi vpeta
and with conventions.
would help to raise awareness.
k ozaveščanju.
was to politely decline.
corporate America could get involved in.
bi se lahko vključila ameriška podjetja.
malo umazana.
left for someone else.
how big the problem really is.
kako velik je ta problem v resnici
in my company's home town.
that the birthplace of my children
da je rojstni kraj mojih otrok
for sex trafficking in the US.
trgovine z ljudmi največ.
Atlanta's illegal sex trade
nezakonita spolna trgovina v Atlanti
290 million dollars a year.
illegal gun and drug trade combined.
trgovina z orožjem in drogo skupaj.
and we helped with the billboards.
z reklamnimi panoji.
like it wasn't enough.
čutila sem, da to ni dovolj.
needed to do more.
je morala narediti več.
would turn from curiosity:
to do something about that."
bo treba ukreniti v zvezi s tem" -
every prostitute is a victim, are you?
da je vsaka prostitutka žrtev, kajne?
what they're getting into?"
why people are confused.
the people that I'm talking about
under federal law, for adults.
ki se ga transportira,
force, fraud or coercion is used.
sile, prevaro ali prisilo.
gender or socioeconomic barrier.
spola ali družbeno-ekonomskih preprek.
that I met in Washington, DC.
ki sem jo spoznala v Washingtonu.
from the time she was 14 until she was 16.
of the foster care system.
up to five times a day.
prodali do petkrat dnevno.
the term "human trafficking;"
sploh ni poznala.
a part of her life as a foster care kid.
življenja otroka v rejništvu.
in affluent areas and gated communities.
tudi v premožnih in ograjenih skupnostih.
into sex trafficking situations
v trgovino s spolnimi uslugami
contracts, cell phones.
mobilnih telefonov.
right off the street.
200,000 to 300,000 girls and boys
do 300 000 deklet in fantov
for commercial sex trafficking every year.
trgovino s spolnimi uslugami.
Labor Organization
one million children a year
do milijon otrok
for raising awareness generally,
krasni za ozaveščanje na splošno,
to put an end to this problem.
serious about sex trafficking,
k trgovini s spolnimi storitvami,
out of modern-day slavery.
ne bomo končali z zakoni in aretacijami.
sex trafficking in the US,
s spolnimi storitvami v ZDA,
and target demand.
in ciljati na povpraševanje.
is in the perfect position
skupnost v popolnem položaju,
je velik posel.
that starts with the customer.
ki se začne s stranko.
the customer is referred to as a John.
stranko imenujemo Janez.
for sex trafficking.
za spolno trgovino.
to put a dent in sex trafficking,
trgovino s spolnimi storitvami,
while he's at work.
ko je Janez v službi.
Businesses Ending Slavery and Trafficking,
za konec suženjstva in trgovine z ljudmi
ki živijo v Seattlu.
employed at local businesses.
zaposleni v krajevnih podjetjih.
when they are traveling for business,
na poslovnih potovanjih,
that web-based sex buying
da kupovanje spolnih storitev na spletu
buying sex in the middle of the workday.
kupujejo seks v sredini delovnega dne.
Johns in the middle of the workday
preprečiti Janezom, da sredi delovnega dne
in three simple ways.
na tri preproste načine.
sex-buying during work,
kupovanje spolnih uslug
has to specifically give an example
while you're traveling,
spolnosti, ko potujete
because that's where it's happening.
ker tam se to dogaja.
as its enforcement and its communication.
njegovo upoštevanje in komunikacija.
is public humiliation and embarrassment.
javno ponižanje in sramota.
spolne usluge
or company resources,
pometejo pod preprogo
or sweep it under the rug
of the best ways to start.
način za začetek.
in simply training their workforce
če le podučijo svojo delovno silo
of human trafficking.
trgovine z ljudmi.
our company could make a big difference.
naše podjetje veliko pripomore.
airports and truck stops
in postajališča tovornjakov
as modern-day slave routes.
suženjske poti.
to train them to see the red flags.
da bodo videli opozorilna znamenja.
and doing things on their own,
in počnejo stvari na lastno pest,
a phone number, the hotline,
rdeči telefon,
called Truckers Against Trafficking.
trgovanju z ljudmi.
had web-based support and materials
je imela spletno podporo in material,
to spot the red flags.
da prepoznajo opozorilna znamenja.
about girls at nearby exits.
o puncah na bližnjih avtocestnih izvozih.
emerging from vehicles
ko prihajajo iz vozil
they had seen these women,
da so že kdaj videli te ženske,
looking for customers.
na postajališčih in iskale stranke.
enough to make a call.
da bi opravili telefonski klic.
Truckers Against Trafficking --
trgovanju z ljudmi -
for men to talk to other men
da se moški pogovarjajo z drugimi moškimi
and not buying commercial sex.
ter o nekupovanju komercialne spolnosti.
proudly proclaiming why they don't buy.
ki ponosno razglašajo, zakaj ne kupujejo.
a cultural shift in this atrocity,
premik v tem grozodejstvu,
z drugimi moškimi
fueling demand.
ustvarjanja povpraševanja.
who are enslaved.
that businesses can help.
načina, kako lahko podjetja pomagajo.
that they can bring
ki jih lahko uporabijo
and American Express
na primer
from backpage.com,
s strani backpage.com
that sold commercial sex
komercialno spolnost,
million dollars a month.
and affiliated websites were shut down,
in pridružene spletne strani ukinjene,
that any company can help.
kako lahko pomaga vsako podjetje.
that works with companies
ki pomaga podjetjem
ki potrebujejo dobro službo,
called Hire Hope.
po imenu Hire Hope.
we know that it works.
in vemo, da deluje.
their flight attendants
stevardov in stevardes
through a program called SkyWish,
letalske milje v programu SkyWish
escape their traffickers
pobegniti trgovcem z ljudmi
that businesses can do.
what to do to join the fight.
kako se bodo pridružila boju.
upravičiti suženjstva.
of the greatest civil rights atrocities
od največjih kršitev državljanskih pravic
is uniquely positioned
edinstven položaj,
svoje zaposlene,
to learn the red flags?
opaziti opozorilna znamenja?
at the signs that are all around you
znamenja okoli sebe
for calling law enforcement
that doesn't sit right.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Nikki Clifton - Attorney, government affairs professionalNikki Clifton represents UPS's interests before Members of US Congress, federal agencies and the states’ Attorneys General.
Why you should listen
Nicole ("Nikki") Clifton is an attorney and government affairs professional with broad advocacy experience on Capitol Hill and in federal and state courts. Her expertise includes labor and workforce legislative and regulatory policy and transportation and logistics industry issues. Clifton recently spearheaded and coordinates UPS's nationwide anti-human trafficking awareness initiative, reaching more than 95,000 drivers and service providers.
Prior to government affairs, Clifton served as Labor & Employment Counsel for UPS in Atlanta, Georgia, and was in-house counsel to the UPS National Negotiating Committee during collective bargaining with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters in 2007. Clifton also served as UPS's Employment Counsel, managing employment litigation and providing counseling and training in all areas of employment law.
Before UPS, Clifton worked for Delta Air Lines as Flight Operations counsel. She also practiced labor and employment law with Alston & Bird LLP and Smith, Currie and Hancock, in Atlanta, Georgia.
Clifton received her B.A. magna cum laude in Communications from Howard University's Annenberg Honors Program and received her J.D. from the University of Georgia School Of Law. She is a member of the Georgia Bar and is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court. Clifton was selected as a member of Leadership Atlanta's Class of 2008 and served on the Board of Visitors for the University of Georgia School of Law. Clifton was inducted into the inaugural class of national 4-H Luminaries in 2017. She co-leads a Junior Girl Scout troop and volunteers with several non-profit organizations. She resides in Washington, D.C. and has two children.
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