Nikki Clifton: 3 ways businesses can fight sex trafficking
尼基·克利夫顿: 企业参与打击性交易的3种方式
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:
是佐治亚州最高法律长官
basketball tournament.
could help sponsor billboards
trafficking campaign.
宣传活动的一部分。
because sex trafficking spikes
因为性交易会在
and with conventions.
和大型会议期间尖锐上涨。
would help to raise awareness.
was to politely decline.
corporate America could get involved in.
left for someone else.
how big the problem really is.
这个问题有多严重。
in my company's home town.
工作和生活了很多年。
that the birthplace of my children
我孩子出生的地方
for sex trafficking in the US.
Atlanta's illegal sex trade
亚特兰大的非法性交易总额
290 million dollars a year.
illegal gun and drug trade combined.
加起来还要大。
and we helped with the billboards.
赞助了公告牌。
like it wasn't enough.
needed to do more.
我需要做得更多。
would turn from curiosity:
to do something about that."
“哇,我们需要做点什么。”
every prostitute is a victim, are you?
每一个妓女都是受害者吧,是吗?
what they're getting into?"
why people are confused.
为什么大家会觉得疑惑。
the people that I'm talking about
被欺骗或者被威胁的。
under federal law, for adults.
force, fraud or coercion is used.
被欺骗或者被威胁。
gender or socioeconomic barrier.
性别或社会经济的区别。
that I met in Washington, DC.
遇到了一个16岁的姑娘。
from the time she was 14 until she was 16.
of the foster care system.
up to five times a day.
内被卖了5次。
the term "human trafficking;"
“人口贩卖”这个词,
这些就是她生活的一部分。
a part of her life as a foster care kid.
in affluent areas and gated communities.
into sex trafficking situations
contracts, cell phones.
right off the street.
200,000 to 300,000 girls and boys
20-30万女孩和男孩
for commercial sex trafficking every year.
Labor Organization
one million children a year
for raising awareness generally,
引起大众的警觉有很大作用,
to put an end to this problem.
serious about sex trafficking,
out of modern-day slavery.
现代的奴隶制度。
sex trafficking in the US,
and target demand.
is in the perfect position
that starts with the customer.
the customer is referred to as a John.
for sex trafficking.
就没有受害者。
to put a dent in sex trafficking,
while he's at work.
就能通过公司找到他。
Businesses Ending Slavery and Trafficking,
“公司终结奴隶制和人口贩卖”,
约翰们做了项调查。
employed at local businesses.
在当地公司上班。
when they are traveling for business,
他们会在出差的时候,
that web-based sex buying
在网站上的购买行为
buying sex in the middle of the workday.
基本上会在上班的时候下单。
Johns in the middle of the workday
in three simple ways.
做到这一点。
sex-buying during work,
应该明确举例说明,
has to specifically give an example
while you're traveling,
because that's where it's happening.
因为那就是经常发生性交易的地方。
as its enforcement and its communication.
is public humiliation and embarrassment.
就是公开的羞辱和难堪。
约翰们购买性服务,
or company resources,
or sweep it under the rug
或者睁只眼闭只眼
of the best ways to start.
是最好的开始方式之一。
in simply training their workforce
of human trafficking.
our company could make a big difference.
能发挥重大作用的关键时刻。
airports and truck stops
机场和货车站点
as modern-day slave routes.
to train them to see the red flags.
就很有必要。
and doing things on their own,
单枪匹马解决问题,
a phone number, the hotline,
called Truckers Against Trafficking.
“卡车司机反对人口贩卖”的组织合作。
had web-based support and materials
有网站提供支持,有宣传材料,
to spot the red flags.
about girls at nearby exits.
有人在讨论高速出口的姑娘们。
emerging from vehicles
they had seen these women,
就会承认他们看到过这样的女人,
looking for customers.
寻找顾客。
enough to make a call.
Truckers Against Trafficking --
“卡车司机反对人口贩卖”——
for men to talk to other men
and not buying commercial sex.
劝他们不要进行商业性交易。
proudly proclaiming why they don't buy.
骄傲地宣称自己为什么不参与。
a cultural shift in this atrocity,
改变这种暴行,
fueling demand.
who are enslaved.
that businesses can help.
能提供帮助的最后一种方式。
that they can bring
and American Express
和美国运通卡
from backpage.com,
网站上进行支付,
that sold commercial sex
million dollars a month.
and affiliated websites were shut down,
及其下属网站被关停,
that any company can help.
雇佣受害者来提供帮助。
that works with companies
是一家与公司开展合作的组织,
叫“雇佣希望”。
called Hire Hope.
we know that it works.
知道它是有效的。
their flight attendants
through a program called SkyWish,
通过SkyWish项目提供里程积分,
escape their traffickers
that businesses can do.
what to do to join the fight.
如何来参与这场战斗。
of the greatest civil rights atrocities
当今时代对公民权
is uniquely positioned
to learn the red flags?
at the signs that are all around you
for calling law enforcement
that doesn't sit right.
你不会受罚。
我们可以保护自己的孩子,
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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