Nikki Clifton: 3 ways businesses can fight sex trafficking
Nikki Clifton: 3 modi in cui le aziende possono combattere il traffico sessuale
Nikki Clifton represents UPS's interests before Members of US Congress, federal agencies and the states’ Attorneys General. Full bio
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dal più alto funzionario
legal official in the state of Georgia:
del campionato di basket.
basketball tournament.
could help sponsor billboards
poteva finanziare manifesti
contro il traffico di esseri umani.
trafficking campaign.
because sex trafficking spikes
perché il traffico sessuale aumenta
and with conventions.
e con i convegni.
contribuito a sensibilizzare.
would help to raise awareness.
di declinare gentilmente.
was to politely decline.
essere coinvolte le aziende americane.
corporate America could get involved in.
un po' complicato.
left for someone else.
how big the problem really is.
di quanto fosse grande questo problema.
della mia azienda.
in my company's home town.
che la città natale dei miei figli
that the birthplace of my children
for sex trafficking in the US.
in cui è più diffuso il traffico sessuale.
Atlanta's illegal sex trade
sessuale illegale di Atlanta
290 million dollars a year.
di dollari all'anno.
illegal gun and drug trade combined.
illegale di armi e di droga della città.
and we helped with the billboards.
e abbiamo finanziato i manifesti.
like it wasn't enough.
che non fosse abbastanza.
doveva fare di più.
needed to do more.
passavano dallo stupore:
would turn from curiosity:
to do something about that."
dobbiamo fare qualcosa",
every prostitute is a victim, are you?
che tutte le prostitute sono vittime?
what they're getting into?"
why people are confused.
le persone di cui parlo
the people that I'm talking about
under federal law, for adults.
per gli adulti, secondo la legge federale.
che viene trasportato,
applicata violenza, frode o coercizione.
force, fraud or coercion is used.
gender or socioeconomic barrier.
genere o barriera socioeconomica.
che ho incontrato a Washington, DC.
that I met in Washington, DC.
from the time she was 14 until she was 16.
of the foster care system.
del sistema di affidamento.
fino a cinque volte al giorno.
up to five times a day.
the term "human trafficking;"
come bambina in affidamento.
a part of her life as a foster care kid.
in affluent areas and gated communities.
e zone ricche.
into sex trafficking situations
in situazioni di traffico sessuale
da modella, cellulari.
contracts, cell phones.
right off the street.
rapite per strada.
200,000 to 300,000 girls and boys
e 300.000 giovani - ragazzi e ragazze -
per il traffico sessuale.
for commercial sex trafficking every year.
Labor Organization
one million children a year
circa un milione di bambini
for raising awareness generally,
vanno bene per sensibilizzare,
per porre fine a questo problema.
to put an end to this problem.
sul serio il traffico sessuale,
serious about sex trafficking,
out of modern-day slavery.
dalla schiavitù moderna.
sex trafficking in the US,
al traffico sessuale negli USA,
and target demand.
la domanda in modo sistematico.
sia nella posizione perfetta per farlo.
is in the perfect position
è un grande giro d'affari.
che parte dal cliente.
that starts with the customer.
the customer is referred to as a John.
il cliente viene chiamato John.
for sex trafficking.
la domanda di traffico sessuale.
in stereotipi precisi.
to put a dent in sex trafficking,
a scalfire il traffico di sesso,
while he's at work.
mentre lui è a lavoro.
Businesses Ending Slavery and Trafficking,
Businesses Ending Slavery and Trafficking,
la loro attività nel 2012,
employed at local businesses.
che lavorano in imprese locali.
when they are traveling for business,
quando viaggiano per lavoro,
that web-based sex buying
che l'acquisto di sesso via Internet
buying sex in the middle of the workday.
nel bel mezzo della giornata lavorativa.
Johns in the middle of the workday
che i John comprino sesso
in three simple ways.
in tre semplici modi.
che afferma chiaramente
l'acquisto di sesso durante il lavoro,
sex-buying during work,
o durante l'orario di lavoro.
dovrebbe contenere un esempio
has to specifically give an example
sesso in viaggio,
while you're traveling,
perché succede in queste occasioni.
because that's where it's happening.
as its enforcement and its communication.
solo se viene applicata e diffusa.
is public humiliation and embarrassment.
sono pubblica umiliazione e vergogna.
i John a comprare sesso
or company resources,
o risorse della società,
o ci mettono una pietra sopra
or sweep it under the rug
of the best ways to start.
dei migliori modi per iniziare.
è istruire la forza lavoro.
in simply training their workforce
semplicemente formando la forza lavoro
del traffico di esseri umani.
of human trafficking.
our company could make a big difference.
può essere di aiuto.
airports and truck stops
e le stazioni di servizio del nostro Paese
as modern-day slave routes.
come moderne vie della schiavitù.
ha più di 100.000 guidatori
a riconoscere i segnali d'allarme.
to train them to see the red flags.
dai loro mezzi e agiscano da soli,
and doing things on their own,
a phone number, the hotline,
le forze dell'ordine.
Truckers Against Trafficking.
called Truckers Against Trafficking.
had web-based support and materials
ha un supporto online e materiali
ai nostri autotrasportatori
a individuare i segnali.
to spot the red flags.
sulle frequenze radio CB
about girls at nearby exits.
emerging from vehicles
di aver visto delle donne
they had seen these women,
looking for customers.
alla ricerca di clienti.
enough to make a call.
sufficienti per fare una chiamata.
Truckers Against Trafficking --
Truckers Against Trafficking,
che gli uomini parlino ad altri uomini
for men to talk to other men
and not buying commercial sex.
e di non ricorrere al sesso a pagamento.
con orgoglio perché non comprano.
proudly proclaiming why they don't buy.
a cultural shift in this atrocity,
culturale in questa atrocità,
parlino ad altri uomini
che alimentano la domanda.
fueling demand.
who are enslaved.
that businesses can help.
in cui le imprese possono essere utili.
that they can bring
di esseri umani.
and American Express
e American Express
dal sito backpage.com,
from backpage.com,
that sold commercial sex
di dollari al mese.
million dollars a month.
and affiliated websites were shut down,
e altri siti collegati sono stati chiusi,
that any company can help.
in cui le aziende possono essere d'aiuto.
that works with companies
che lavora con aziende
che hanno bisogno di buoni lavori,
chiamato Hire Hope.
called Hire Hope.
we know that it works.
sappiamo che funziona.
their flight attendants
through a program called SkyWish,
grazie a un programma chiamato SkyWish,
a scappare dai trafficanti
escape their traffickers
that businesses can do.
che le aziende possono fare.
che cosa fare per unirsi alla lotta.
what to do to join the fight.
può giustificare la schiavitù.
violazioni dei diritti civili
of the greatest civil rights atrocities
is uniquely positioned
si trova in una posizione perfetta
le loro risorse speciali
di esseri umani.
i segnali d'allarme?
to learn the red flags?
at the signs that are all around you
i segnali che si trovano intorno a voi
for calling law enforcement
per chiamare le forze dell'ordine
that doesn't sit right.
i nostri figli,
i lavoratori intorno a noi
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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