Nikki Clifton: 3 ways businesses can fight sex trafficking
ניקי קליפטון: שלוש דרכים בהן עסקים יכולים להלחם בסחר מיני
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:
הגבוה ביותר במדינת ג'ורג'יה:
basketball tournament.
could help sponsor billboards
תוכל לממן לוחות מודעות
trafficking campaign.
because sex trafficking spikes
and with conventions.
would help to raise awareness.
was to politely decline.
corporate America could get involved in.
יכולה להתעסק בהם.
left for someone else.
how big the problem really is.
עד כמה באמת הבעיה גדולה.
in my company's home town.
that the birthplace of my children
שמקום הולדתם של הילדים שלי
for sex trafficking in the US.
בסחר מיני בארצות הברית.
Atlanta's illegal sex trade
הסחר הלא חוקי במין באטלנטה
290 million dollars a year.
illegal gun and drug trade combined.
בנשק וסמים ביחד.
and we helped with the billboards.
like it wasn't enough.
needed to do more.
would turn from curiosity:
to do something about that."
לעשות משהו בקשר לזה"
every prostitute is a victim, are you?
שכל זונה היא קורבן, נכון?
what they're getting into?"
why people are confused.
the people that I'm talking about
האנשים שאני מדברת עליהם
under federal law, for adults.
force, fraud or coercion is used.
gender or socioeconomic barrier.
או גבולות של מעמד כלכלי.
that I met in Washington, DC.
שפגשתי בוושינגטון.
from the time she was 14 until she was 16.
of the foster care system.
up to five times a day.
עד חמש פעמים ביום.
the term "human trafficking;"
"סחר בבני אדם",
a part of her life as a foster care kid.
חלק מהחיים של ילדי אומנה.
in affluent areas and gated communities.
גם באזורים אמידים ובקהילות מבודדות.
into sex trafficking situations
למצבים של סחר בנשים
contracts, cell phones.
טלפונים סלולריים.
right off the street.
200,000 to 300,000 girls and boys
נערים ונערות בערך
for commercial sex trafficking every year.
Labor Organization
one million children a year
for raising awareness generally,
כדי להעלות את המודעות באופן כללי,
to put an end to this problem.
serious about sex trafficking,
להיות רציניים בנוגע לסחר מיני,
out of modern-day slavery.
כדי לסלול את הדרך החוצה מהעבדות המודרנית.
sex trafficking in the US,
את הסחר המיני בארצות הברית,
and target demand.
ולהתמקד בביקוש.
is in the perfect position
נמצאת במקום מעולה
that starts with the customer.
the customer is referred to as a John.
for sex trafficking.
to put a dent in sex trafficking,
להתחיל לסדוק את הסחר המיני,
while he's at work.
Businesses Ending Slavery and Trafficking,
"עסקים מפסיקים עבדות וסחר מיני"
מסוג "ג'ון" באיזור סיאטל.
employed at local businesses.
שמועסקים בעסקים מקומיים.
when they are traveling for business,
כשהם בנסיעות עסקים,
that web-based sex buying
buying sex in the middle of the workday.
קונים מין באמצע יום העבודה.
Johns in the middle of the workday
באמצע יום העבודה
in three simple ways.
בשלוש דרכים פשוטות.
sex-buying during work,
או על חשבון זמן העבודה.
לתת דוגמה ספציפית
has to specifically give an example
while you're traveling,
because that's where it's happening.
כי שם זה קורה.
as its enforcement and its communication.
במידה שהיא נאכפת ומתוקשרת.
is public humiliation and embarrassment.
היא באמצעות בושה והשפלה ציבורית.
or company resources,
or sweep it under the rug
או מטאטאים את זה מתחת לשטיח
of the best ways to start.
הטובות ביותר להתחיל איתן.
in simply training their workforce
פשוט על ידי הדרכה של העובדים
of human trafficking.
של סחר בבני אדם.
our company could make a big difference.
איך החברה שלנו יכולה לעשות שינוי גדול.
airports and truck stops
נמלי התעופה וחניוני המשאיות
as modern-day slave routes.
כנתיבי סחר עבדים מודרני.
to train them to see the red flags.
לראות את הדגלים האדומים.
and doing things on their own,
ויעשו דברים בעצמם,
a phone number, the hotline,
called Truckers Against Trafficking.
"נהגי משאיות נגד סחר מיני".
had web-based support and materials
וחומרים לקריאה
to spot the red flags.
כדי לזהות דגלים אדומים.
about girls at nearby exits.
על ילדות ביציאה הקרובה.
emerging from vehicles
they had seen these women,
looking for customers.
בחיפוש אחר לקוחות.
enough to make a call.
Truckers Against Trafficking --
for men to talk to other men
לדבר עם גברים אחרים
and not buying commercial sex.
ועל המנעות מקניה של מין מסחרי.
proudly proclaiming why they don't buy.
כשהם מצהירים בגאווה למה הם לא קונים.
a cultural shift in this atrocity,
שינוי תרבותי של הזוועה הזו,
fueling demand.
אפילו לא יודעים
who are enslaved.
that businesses can help.
שבה עסקים יכולים לעזור.
that they can bring
and American Express
from backpage.com,
that sold commercial sex
million dollars a month.
and affiliated websites were shut down,
ואתרים מסונפים לו, נסגרו
that any company can help.
היא דרך נוספת שבה כל חברה יכולה לעזור.
that works with companies
called Hire Hope.
we know that it works.
אנחנו יודעים שהיא עובדת.
their flight attendants
through a program called SkyWish,
של מיילים במסגרת תוכנית שנקראת "סקייוויש",
escape their traffickers
that businesses can do.
what to do to join the fight.
מה לעשות כדי להצטרף למאבק.
of the greatest civil rights atrocities
הגדולות ביותר בנושא של זכויות האדם
is uniquely positioned
to learn the red flags?
ללמוד מהם הדגלים האדומים?
at the signs that are all around you
את כל הסימנים שמסביבכם
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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