Walking Merchandise: Child Trafficking and the Snakehead Trade
- 2011
- 30m
Each year, Chinese children are trafficked to the United States. Their parents send them through criminal smugglers known as 'snakeheads'. Upon their arrival, they immediately begin working ... Read allEach year, Chinese children are trafficked to the United States. Their parents send them through criminal smugglers known as 'snakeheads'. Upon their arrival, they immediately begin working in marginal, low-wage jobs, without the possibility of going to school, in order to pay of... Read allEach year, Chinese children are trafficked to the United States. Their parents send them through criminal smugglers known as 'snakeheads'. Upon their arrival, they immediately begin working in marginal, low-wage jobs, without the possibility of going to school, in order to pay off smuggling fees that range as high as $100,000. They have had no say in their decision to... Read all