This week on Radio Free Acton, I spoke with my colleague Elise Graveline Hilton about her new monographA Vulnerable World: The High Price of Human Trafficking.

Human trafficking is not a pleasant subject to discuss; it can be hard to believethat in our modern world, people are still enslaved and exploited sexually or for their labor, treated as nothing more modities to be used in the pursuit of illegal profit. And yet the practice is widespread and growing, even in the developed world.It is incumbent upon all of us who believe in the inherent dignity of the human person to understand the nature ofthis awful criminal activity, to know how to recognize the signs of human trafficking, and to stand ready to assist those who are at risk of being traffickedor who have e ensnared in that dark world.

In this week’s podcast, Elise talks about her monograph and provides some basic resources for everyone interested in fighting the scourge of human trafficking. You can listen to the podcast via the audio player below; beyond the jump, I’ve included video of the event Elise organized last year at the Acton Building to shine a light on human trafficking in Acton’s home town of Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Human Trafficking Resources:

Polaris ProjectWAR International