Last week, we began running an outstanding series on human trafficking from WGBH called "The Underground Trade." We're halfway through, with more episodes scheduled through the week. If you've just tuned in, this is your chance to catch up.
A System Of Modern Slavery That Touches All Points On The Globe
Boston-based reporter Phillip Martin began with a police bust of a ring of massage parlors that offer more than massages. Many reporters would have stopped there. But Phillip started pulling on the "thread" of that story, and over his eight-part series, he's unraveled the whole sweater, tracing the route of human traffic all around the world to its roots in Southeast Asia.
It's A Local Problem, Too
Here in Seattle, we're adding local context to this story, capitalizing on the expertise of KUOW reporter Sara Lerner, who created a similar series here on KUOW a few years ago. This time around, Sara's reported on Seattle's John School and how pimps recruit women in the Puget Sound region. From the youth reporters at KUOW's RadioActive, we heard from a local woman who was enslaved in Grays Harbor County, and we ended our series with more reporting from Sara: a discussion on KUOW's Weekday about misconceptions surrounding child sex trafficking stats in the Puget Sound region.
Full list of stories from KUOW Presents, June 10:
- BBC- Saudi Unemployment
- Seattle Lawyer, Guantanamo Client
- Ride Sharing Creates Turmoil For Car Service Businesses
- The Hitchhikers
- BBC-Snowden: A Hong Kong Perspective
- Underground Trade Part 5: Taken into China
- How Seattle Pimps Groom Young Women For Prostitution
- PRX-Podcasting Patent Troll
- Sounds Of The Everyday
- The Science And The Music Of Heartbreak