Beijing Escorts: Church fears rise in human trafficking
A study commissioned by the provincial government and the Vancouver Police Department concluded in a 2009 report that forecasts of massive human-trafficking connected to prostitution at the 2004 Athens Olympics and 2006 soccer World Cup in Germany were wrong.
“In relation to the Vancouver 2010 Olympics and human trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation, public statements have been made which project an alarming increase in this human trafficking,” the report says. “These claims are inconsistent with the evidence . . . that trafficking and mega-events are not linked.”
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“If there’s a demand for paid sex, then supply is going to be created,” says Michelle Miller, executive director of Resist Exploitation Embrace Dignity, an anti-prostitution group.
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Those who have been publicly predicting increased trafficking have actually lured many prostitutes to Vancouver for the Olympics, says Suzie Davis, an advocate for sex workers.
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