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Michel Zebede

Truckers Against 
Sex Trafficking: “You Can Be Heroes” by Michel Zebede
Sunday, 18 Apr, 2010 – 16:08 | 2 Comments

The fastest growing criminal enterprise in the 21st century is human trafficking. Surprised? So was I. Even more of a surprise is the role played by the United States. Each year, 50 thousand people are trafficked into this country, making America a main destinations for modern-day slaves. The top city through which these victims enter the US is the glitz-and-glamorous city of dreams, our very own Los Angeles.
But in the words of Tzighe, a victim of trafficking here in LA, “there is hope.” Hope, which sometimes comes from rather curious places.