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You might not be into weblogging, but it’s a good thing some people are!  Recently a group of MetaFilter users rescued 2 Russian girls from a sex trafficking ring.  Prompted by fear for his/her friends, a poster started out by asking:

My friend and former student K arrived in DC yesterday, along with a friend. She came over on some kind of travel exchange program put together by a Russian travel agency called ‘Aloha’. They paid about 3K for this program.

The program promised a job offer in advance, but didn’t deliver. They said they would send one via email, but failed there, too.

Her contact in the USA barely speaks English, doesn’t answer her calls but does answer mine. He has asked her and her friend to meet in NYC tonight around midnight, with promises of hostess work in a lounge. Yes, I know how horrific that sounds- that’s why I am working all possible angles here.

From there an extensive list of posting ensued from various members offering resources, advice and help.  In the end they persuaded the 2 girls to meet with them instead of a “contact” about a job!  If you have time to read the post it’s pretty interesting (Although I would give the post an “R” rating for language).  It’s a pretty great example of how being aware and educated about human trafficking and having the right resources can save lives!

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