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S. R. No. 133 As IntroducedAs Introduced
| 128th General Assembly | | Regular Session | | 2009-2010 |
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A RESOLUTION | Recognizing January 11 as "National Human Trafficking
Awareness Day" in Ohio.
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the 128th General
Assembly of Ohio are pleased to recognize National Human
Trafficking Awareness Day, January 11; and |
| WHEREAS, Ohio has a tradition of advancing fundamental human
rights; and |
| WHEREAS, Because the people of Ohio remain committed to
protecting individual freedom, there is a statewide imperative to
eliminate human trafficking, including early or forced marriage,
commercial sexual exploitation, forced labor, labor obtained
through debt bondage, involuntary servitude, slavery, and slavery
by descent; and |
| WHEREAS, To combat human trafficking in Ohio and globally,
the people of Ohio, the General Assembly, and local governments
must be aware of the realities of human trafficking and must be
dedicated to stopping this contemporary manifestation of slavery;
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| WHEREAS, Beyond all differences of race, creed, or political
persuasion, the people of Ohio face national threats together and
refuse to let human trafficking exist in Ohio and around the
world; and |
| WHEREAS, Ohio should actively oppose all individuals, groups,
organizations, and nations who support, advance, or commit acts of
human trafficking; and |
| WHEREAS, Ohio must also work to end human trafficking around
the world through education; and |
| WHEREAS, Victims of human trafficking need support in order
to escape and to recover from the physical, mental, emotional, and
spiritual trauma associated with their victimization; and |
| WHEREAS, Human traffickers use many physical and
psychological techniques to control their victims, including the
use of violence or threats of violence against the victim or the
victim's family, isolation from the public, isolation from the
victim's family and religious or ethnic communities, language and
cultural barriers, shame, control of the victim's possessions,
confiscation of passports and other identification documents, and
threats of arrest, deportation, or imprisonment if the victim
attempts to reach out for assistance or to leave; and |
| WHEREAS, Although laws to prosecute perpetrators of human
trafficking and to assist and protect victims of human trafficking
have been enacted in the United States, awareness of the issues
surrounding human trafficking by those people most likely to come
into contact with victims is essential for effective enforcement
because the techniques that traffickers use to keep their victims
enslaved severely limit self-reporting; and |
| WHEREAS, The effort by individuals, businesses,
organizations, and governing bodies to promote the observance of
the National Day of Human Trafficking Awareness on January 11 of
each year represents one of the many examples of the ongoing
commitment in Ohio to raise awareness of and to actively oppose
human trafficking; now therefore be it |
| RESOLVED, That we, the members of the Senate of the 128th
General Assembly of the State of Ohio, in adopting this
resolution, support the goals and ideals of observing the National
Day of Human Trafficking Awareness on January 11 of each year and
all other efforts to raise awareness of and opposition to human
trafficking; and be it further |
| RESOLVED, That the Clerk of the Senate transmit duly
authenticated copies of this resolution to the Governor, the
Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President of the
Senate, and the news media of Ohio. |
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