Combating Human Trafficking in China: Domestic and International Efforts

2006-03-06T14:00:00
419 Dirksen Senate Office Building

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The Congressional-Executive Commission on China held a Commission hearing entitled "Combating Human Trafficking in China: Domestic and International Efforts," on Monday, March 6 from 2 - 3:30 PM in Room 419 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. Senator Chuck Hagel, Chairman of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China, presided.

Human trafficking in China remains pervasive despite Chinese government support for some international efforts to stop trafficking and a framework of domestic laws to address the problem. Traffickers are often linked to organized crime and specialize in abducting infants and young children for adoption and household service. They also abduct girls and women both for the bridal market in China's poorest areas and for sale as prostitutes. This hearing examined the causes of human trafficking in China and assessed the work of international organizations and China's own efforts to stop trafficking in persons and rehabilitate victims.

Opening Statements

Senator Chuck Hagel, Chairman

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Representative Jim Leach, Cochairman

Senator Sam Brownback

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Mr. Steven Law, Deputy Secretary of Labor

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Accompanied by Mr. Mark Taylor, Senior Coordinator, Reports, Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, Department of State

Witnesses

Panel 1

Representative Christopher H. Smith, Vice Chairman, Committee on International Relations

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Panel 2

Mr. John Miller, Ambassador-at-Large and Director, Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, Department of State

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Panel 3

Mr. Roger Plant, Head, Special Action Program to Combat Forced Labor, International Labor Organization

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Ms. Wenchi Yu Perkins, Director, Anti-Trafficking and Human Rights Program, Vital Voices

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Mr. Abraham Lee, Director of Public Relations, Crossing Borders

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Issues: Human Trafficking