1 00:00:01,143 --> 00:00:02,543 - Good afternoon. 2 00:00:04,420 --> 00:00:05,900 I am Linda Dixon, 3 00:00:05,900 --> 00:00:09,700 Program Manager for the Department of Defense 4 00:00:09,700 --> 00:00:13,163 Combating Trafficking in Persons, CTIP, Office. 5 00:00:14,410 --> 00:00:15,243 Welcome! 6 00:00:16,590 --> 00:00:17,643 This is the DoD's 2020 National Slavery 7 00:00:17,643 --> 00:00:22,643 and Human Trafficking Awareness Month event. 8 00:00:24,690 --> 00:00:29,130 Please rise for the arrival of the official party, 9 00:00:29,130 --> 00:00:32,663 and remain standing for the Pledge of Allegiance. 10 00:00:56,769 --> 00:00:59,847 ♪ I pledge allegiance to the flag ♪ 11 00:00:59,847 --> 00:01:02,228 ♪ of the United States of America, ♪ 12 00:01:02,228 --> 00:01:05,038 ♪ and to the republic for which it stands, ♪ 13 00:01:05,038 --> 00:01:09,286 ♪ one nation, under God, indivisible, ♪ 14 00:01:09,286 --> 00:01:13,380 ♪ with liberty and justice for all. ♪ 15 00:01:13,380 --> 00:01:14,303 Please be seated. 16 00:01:17,890 --> 00:01:22,280 We are pleased to acknowledge the official party. 17 00:01:22,280 --> 00:01:25,070 The Ambassador-at-Large for the Office 18 00:01:25,070 --> 00:01:27,800 to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons 19 00:01:27,800 --> 00:01:32,800 at the State Department, Ambassador John Cotton Richmond. 20 00:01:33,155 --> 00:01:36,322 (audience clapping) 21 00:01:38,290 --> 00:01:41,820 The Director of the Defense Human Resources Activity 22 00:01:41,820 --> 00:01:46,113 for the Department of Defense, Mr. William H. Booth. 23 00:01:47,093 --> 00:01:50,870 (audience clapping) 24 00:01:50,870 --> 00:01:52,450 And the Acting Director 25 00:01:52,450 --> 00:01:55,130 of the Pentagon Force Protection Agency, 26 00:01:55,130 --> 00:01:57,648 Dr. Daniel P. Walsh. 27 00:01:57,648 --> 00:02:00,815 (audience clapping) 28 00:02:02,010 --> 00:02:03,050 Ladies and gentlemen, 29 00:02:03,050 --> 00:02:06,990 we have a interesting program for you today. 30 00:02:06,990 --> 00:02:11,340 Unfortunately, our second speaker, Kumar, 31 00:02:11,340 --> 00:02:12,890 was unable to join us, 32 00:02:12,890 --> 00:02:16,900 but we promise that the next hour 33 00:02:16,900 --> 00:02:19,943 will be compelling and insightful. 34 00:02:21,220 --> 00:02:26,220 We will start with a brief video which is the latest product 35 00:02:26,440 --> 00:02:31,040 from our Combating Trafficking in Persons Program Office. 36 00:02:31,040 --> 00:02:34,260 Our CTIP Program Office major goal 37 00:02:34,260 --> 00:02:38,770 is to educate every member of the Department of Defense 38 00:02:38,770 --> 00:02:41,250 about trafficking in persons. 39 00:02:41,250 --> 00:02:45,063 So with that, watch the video please. 40 00:02:54,070 --> 00:02:56,630 - [Narrator] United States military and civilian forces 41 00:02:56,630 --> 00:02:59,280 strive to promote our interests abroad 42 00:02:59,280 --> 00:03:01,390 and to protect our freedoms at home. 43 00:03:01,390 --> 00:03:04,030 We interact and ally on a daily basis 44 00:03:04,030 --> 00:03:06,090 with local civilians, government, 45 00:03:06,090 --> 00:03:08,890 and military personnel around the world. 46 00:03:08,890 --> 00:03:10,420 In performance of our duties, 47 00:03:10,420 --> 00:03:13,160 U.S. forces may encounter terrible crimes, 48 00:03:13,160 --> 00:03:15,850 and serious human rights violations, 49 00:03:15,850 --> 00:03:18,710 such as sex trafficking, forced labor, 50 00:03:18,710 --> 00:03:23,710 slavery, kidnapping, torture, and child soldiers. 51 00:03:23,800 --> 00:03:26,560 These acts, when performed under color of law, 52 00:03:26,560 --> 00:03:29,000 meaning committed in official capacity, 53 00:03:29,000 --> 00:03:32,543 rise to the level of gross violations of human rights. 54 00:03:33,540 --> 00:03:36,950 United States law and DoD policy define a number 55 00:03:36,950 --> 00:03:40,660 of inhumane acts as gross violations of human rights, 56 00:03:40,660 --> 00:03:42,300 including, but not limited to, 57 00:03:42,300 --> 00:03:44,583 many forms of trafficking in persons. 58 00:03:46,380 --> 00:03:50,340 Historically, U.S. forces encountered these violations. 59 00:03:50,340 --> 00:03:53,690 In World War II, Korean women were forced into prostitution 60 00:03:53,690 --> 00:03:57,000 to serve as comfort women to Japanese soldiers. 61 00:03:57,000 --> 00:03:59,430 In Southeast Asia, Burmese minorities 62 00:03:59,430 --> 00:04:01,600 were trafficked for labor and prostitution 63 00:04:01,600 --> 00:04:04,170 by Burmese military forces. 64 00:04:04,170 --> 00:04:05,290 And more recently, 65 00:04:05,290 --> 00:04:07,700 in some Middle East and African countries, 66 00:04:07,700 --> 00:04:09,300 children are conscripted to serve 67 00:04:09,300 --> 00:04:13,673 as soldiers, porters, cooks, minors, and sex slaves. 68 00:04:14,920 --> 00:04:17,560 So, what should we do when we see or suspect 69 00:04:17,560 --> 00:04:20,080 a gross violation of human rights? 70 00:04:20,080 --> 00:04:22,050 Consider the DoD's response 71 00:04:22,050 --> 00:04:25,590 to a situation of great concern in Afghanistan. 72 00:04:25,590 --> 00:04:27,800 In spite of a state-supported ban, 73 00:04:27,800 --> 00:04:30,410 several members of the Afghan Security Forces 74 00:04:30,410 --> 00:04:34,110 continued to take part in the tradition of bacha bazi. 75 00:04:34,110 --> 00:04:36,520 In English, dancing boys. 76 00:04:36,520 --> 00:04:39,350 In private parties, young boys dressed as girls, 77 00:04:39,350 --> 00:04:41,900 forced to dance for the entertainment of the men, 78 00:04:41,900 --> 00:04:44,870 passed around, and often used for sex. 79 00:04:44,870 --> 00:04:47,500 The practice is a form of human trafficking, 80 00:04:47,500 --> 00:04:49,940 and when the participants are uniformed forces, 81 00:04:49,940 --> 00:04:52,680 and the crime is committed under color of law, 82 00:04:52,680 --> 00:04:57,427 it is also a gross violation of human rights. 83 00:04:57,427 --> 00:04:58,702 - [Charmane] And human trafficking 84 00:04:58,702 --> 00:05:00,994 is defined as a form of modern day slavery 85 00:05:00,994 --> 00:05:01,827 where people-- 86 00:05:01,827 --> 00:05:03,410 - [Narrator] In Afghanistan, the Program Manager for 87 00:05:03,410 --> 00:05:06,010 the DoD's Combating Trafficking in Persons, 88 00:05:06,010 --> 00:05:08,800 or CTIP, Program Management Office, 89 00:05:08,800 --> 00:05:11,550 briefs all new arrivals at Bagram Air Base, 90 00:05:11,550 --> 00:05:13,240 so they'll know what to look for, 91 00:05:13,240 --> 00:05:14,930 and how to immediately report 92 00:05:14,930 --> 00:05:17,900 suspected violations, such as bacha bazi. 93 00:05:17,900 --> 00:05:20,750 - It's important to know that our OCONUS CTIP mission here 94 00:05:20,750 --> 00:05:24,310 operates from a foundation of shared understanding 95 00:05:24,310 --> 00:05:28,420 that human dignity and respect are force multipliers. 96 00:05:28,420 --> 00:05:31,090 So, we will continue to do the hard work 97 00:05:31,090 --> 00:05:32,660 to move the needle forward 98 00:05:32,660 --> 00:05:35,650 to ensure these heinous crimes and incidents 99 00:05:35,650 --> 00:05:38,063 do not happen within our military footprint. 100 00:05:39,100 --> 00:05:41,550 - [Narrator] U.S. forces under the U.S. Southern Command 101 00:05:41,550 --> 00:05:43,310 also encounter gross violations 102 00:05:43,310 --> 00:05:45,780 of human rights on a regular basis. 103 00:05:45,780 --> 00:05:47,900 SOUTHCOM's Human Rights Office delivers 104 00:05:47,900 --> 00:05:50,710 required training to all deploying personnel, 105 00:05:50,710 --> 00:05:53,110 and issues a standing orders pocket card, 106 00:05:53,110 --> 00:05:56,760 to remind them of the five R's of their mandated reporting, 107 00:05:56,760 --> 00:05:59,850 in accordance with SOUTHCOM's zero tolerance policy 108 00:05:59,850 --> 00:06:01,663 for human rights violations. 109 00:06:02,750 --> 00:06:06,900 If you witness or suspect a violation, take action. 110 00:06:06,900 --> 00:06:09,340 The DoD's position is clear. 111 00:06:09,340 --> 00:06:11,520 Any suspected trafficking in persons 112 00:06:11,520 --> 00:06:13,410 or other human rights violations 113 00:06:13,410 --> 00:06:15,273 must be reported immediately. 114 00:06:16,120 --> 00:06:18,020 Each regional command has a mandated 115 00:06:18,020 --> 00:06:20,043 reporting chain based on the region. 116 00:06:21,160 --> 00:06:23,700 So, now is the time to make sure you know 117 00:06:23,700 --> 00:06:26,930 the reporting channels of your particular AOR, 118 00:06:26,930 --> 00:06:30,483 and to be prepared at all times to see it, report it. 119 00:06:42,850 --> 00:06:47,760 - Ladies and gentlemen, it is now my honor to introduce 120 00:06:47,760 --> 00:06:51,060 the Director of Defense Human Resources Activity, 121 00:06:51,060 --> 00:06:53,430 Mr. William H. Booth. 122 00:06:53,430 --> 00:06:57,980 Mr. Booth is a member of the Senior Executive Service. 123 00:06:57,980 --> 00:07:00,450 In his capacity as the Director 124 00:07:00,450 --> 00:07:03,250 of the Defense Human Resources Activities, 125 00:07:03,250 --> 00:07:06,390 he provides administrative and operational 126 00:07:06,390 --> 00:07:08,870 oversight of the Field Activity, 127 00:07:08,870 --> 00:07:10,030 which includes 128 00:07:10,030 --> 00:07:12,853 the Combating Trafficking in Persons Program Office. 129 00:07:13,890 --> 00:07:16,600 Immediately prior to this assignment, 130 00:07:16,600 --> 00:07:20,740 Mr. Booth served as the Assistant Deputy Undersecretary 131 00:07:20,740 --> 00:07:22,560 of the Air Force Management, 132 00:07:22,560 --> 00:07:26,300 and Assistant Air Force Deputy Chief Management Officer. 133 00:07:26,300 --> 00:07:30,260 Mr. Booth retired from the Air Force after 28 years 134 00:07:30,260 --> 00:07:32,520 serving in a wide variety of positions 135 00:07:32,520 --> 00:07:37,290 of increasing responsibility, at Wing, Major Command, 136 00:07:37,290 --> 00:07:41,300 Unified Command, and Air Force Headquarters level. 137 00:07:41,300 --> 00:07:44,010 We are very fortunate and thankful 138 00:07:44,010 --> 00:07:47,020 for Mr. Booth's leadership and support 139 00:07:47,020 --> 00:07:49,960 of the Combating Trafficking in Persons Program. 140 00:07:49,960 --> 00:07:53,234 Mr. Booth, sir, the floor is yours. 141 00:07:53,234 --> 00:07:54,897 - Thank you. 142 00:07:54,897 --> 00:07:57,147 (audience clapping) 143 00:08:00,660 --> 00:08:03,623 I hope the video had the impact on you 144 00:08:03,623 --> 00:08:05,993 that it has on me every time I see it. 145 00:08:06,930 --> 00:08:08,653 This stuff really goes on. 146 00:08:10,810 --> 00:08:13,170 Yes, it just goes on overseas, right? 147 00:08:13,170 --> 00:08:16,760 No. Linda brought to my attention not too... 148 00:08:16,760 --> 00:08:19,100 Yeah, I'm already off script. (laughs) 149 00:08:19,100 --> 00:08:21,593 Linda brought to my attention not too long ago. 150 00:08:23,140 --> 00:08:24,063 No, I'm on mic. 151 00:08:25,000 --> 00:08:25,833 - Oh! 152 00:08:26,870 --> 00:08:27,982 My bad! 153 00:08:27,982 --> 00:08:29,980 - That's okay, she's trying to take care of me. 154 00:08:29,980 --> 00:08:34,470 That recently, not too far from where I live, 155 00:08:34,470 --> 00:08:35,810 out in the Herndon area, 156 00:08:35,810 --> 00:08:38,993 we had a major roundup of human traffickers. 157 00:08:40,890 --> 00:08:42,390 That's where we live and work. 158 00:08:43,890 --> 00:08:44,850 So this is real. 159 00:08:44,850 --> 00:08:47,640 This is not something that's just far, far away, 160 00:08:47,640 --> 00:08:50,320 but when our military are deployed, 161 00:08:50,320 --> 00:08:52,023 when our civilians are deployed. 162 00:08:53,670 --> 00:08:55,160 But even if we're in garrison, 163 00:08:55,160 --> 00:08:56,650 even if we're here at the Pentagon 164 00:08:56,650 --> 00:08:58,793 or the Mark Center where most of us work, 165 00:09:00,660 --> 00:09:02,370 it is our responsibility 166 00:09:03,640 --> 00:09:05,190 to do the same things 167 00:09:05,190 --> 00:09:07,973 that you saw in that order from SOUTHCOM Commander. 168 00:09:09,380 --> 00:09:10,970 And let's never forget that. 169 00:09:10,970 --> 00:09:14,280 Now, I will actually go to my prepared remarks. 170 00:09:14,280 --> 00:09:15,663 The video did it, okay? 171 00:09:17,100 --> 00:09:19,130 Thank you everyone for being here. 172 00:09:19,130 --> 00:09:22,980 Absolutely thanks to the folks that organized the event. 173 00:09:22,980 --> 00:09:24,313 It takes a lot of work. 174 00:09:25,500 --> 00:09:28,320 Thanks to each of you that do your bit 175 00:09:28,320 --> 00:09:32,960 every single opportunity you have to help us 176 00:09:32,960 --> 00:09:34,550 and the never-ending campaign 177 00:09:34,550 --> 00:09:37,000 to eradicate this thing called human trafficking. 178 00:09:38,230 --> 00:09:41,323 We're honored today to have Ambassador Richmond with us. 179 00:09:42,550 --> 00:09:44,710 Ambassador Richmond, basically, 180 00:09:44,710 --> 00:09:48,810 is an ambassador to the world to help lead this effort. 181 00:09:48,810 --> 00:09:51,450 He's the federal government lead 182 00:09:51,450 --> 00:09:53,520 over at the Department of the State 183 00:09:53,520 --> 00:09:56,510 for eradicating human trafficking. 184 00:09:56,510 --> 00:09:59,450 And frankly, I'm just amazed he even had time 185 00:09:59,450 --> 00:10:00,890 to give us a few minutes today, so sir, 186 00:10:00,890 --> 00:10:02,173 thank you for being here. 187 00:10:04,480 --> 00:10:07,160 The President declared this the month 188 00:10:07,160 --> 00:10:11,428 that we focus on preventing human trafficking, 189 00:10:11,428 --> 00:10:12,880 with a proclamation of it, you know, 190 00:10:12,880 --> 00:10:15,270 National Slavery and Human Traffic Prevention Month. 191 00:10:15,270 --> 00:10:17,273 We have events such as this. 192 00:10:18,360 --> 00:10:21,376 But more importantly, let's talk about 193 00:10:21,376 --> 00:10:24,223 what we in the Department have done over time. 194 00:10:25,430 --> 00:10:27,920 There's things to be proud of, 195 00:10:27,920 --> 00:10:31,093 and there are certainly things to strive for in the future. 196 00:10:32,140 --> 00:10:33,093 First of all, 197 00:10:34,240 --> 00:10:36,600 we were the first department in the federal government, 198 00:10:36,600 --> 00:10:39,800 and our acquisition regulations, and the DFAR, 199 00:10:39,800 --> 00:10:42,780 to insert a clause that actually mandates 200 00:10:42,780 --> 00:10:45,223 that contractors pay attention to trafficking. 201 00:10:47,160 --> 00:10:50,060 Way back in 2006. 202 00:10:50,060 --> 00:10:53,803 But as you see even today, incidents occur. 203 00:10:55,220 --> 00:10:56,513 So that's the good thing. 204 00:10:57,950 --> 00:10:59,830 I'm glad to tell you all 205 00:10:59,830 --> 00:11:03,960 that soon we will be the first federal entity to, 206 00:11:03,960 --> 00:11:06,120 in our DoD schools, 207 00:11:06,120 --> 00:11:10,470 to have training for the students on this subject. 208 00:11:10,470 --> 00:11:12,680 And obviously, we'll offer that same training 209 00:11:12,680 --> 00:11:13,853 for their parents. 210 00:11:14,700 --> 00:11:17,740 A great step forward, because it's the young folks 211 00:11:17,740 --> 00:11:19,810 that are the next generation. 212 00:11:19,810 --> 00:11:23,110 And if they're trained and understand what to watch for, 213 00:11:23,110 --> 00:11:27,840 even a student abroad could be in effect a first responder, 214 00:11:27,840 --> 00:11:30,233 as we try to eradicate human trafficking. 215 00:11:33,410 --> 00:11:36,420 So I covered those three points rather well. 216 00:11:36,420 --> 00:11:37,980 Brenda, smile. 217 00:11:37,980 --> 00:11:39,423 Okay, okay. 218 00:11:42,910 --> 00:11:45,330 But you know, now let's talk 219 00:11:45,330 --> 00:11:47,823 about this a little bit more to home. 220 00:11:49,500 --> 00:11:50,603 Why do we care? 221 00:11:53,210 --> 00:11:54,183 Why do we care? 222 00:11:56,490 --> 00:12:01,090 We care because part of our national fabric 223 00:12:01,090 --> 00:12:04,713 is ensuring that everyone can live free. 224 00:12:06,670 --> 00:12:08,300 What this nation was founded 225 00:12:08,300 --> 00:12:10,840 is on the principles of equals. 226 00:12:10,840 --> 00:12:12,930 Equal opportunity. 227 00:12:12,930 --> 00:12:15,050 And yes, there was some times in our past 228 00:12:15,050 --> 00:12:16,520 when we had to struggle to get there, 229 00:12:16,520 --> 00:12:18,423 but as a nation, we got there. 230 00:12:20,710 --> 00:12:25,143 And now, we need to be the shining light for the world. 231 00:12:28,196 --> 00:12:29,670 Next to the State Department, 232 00:12:29,670 --> 00:12:34,310 we probably have more people in more locations 233 00:12:34,310 --> 00:12:37,043 than anyone else in the American government. 234 00:12:40,000 --> 00:12:42,010 Actually, I can make a contention, 235 00:12:42,010 --> 00:12:43,410 we have more people than State 236 00:12:43,410 --> 00:12:47,460 because we have Marines in all of the embassies, 237 00:12:47,460 --> 00:12:50,160 I do believe, so wherever they are. (laughs) 238 00:12:50,160 --> 00:12:51,380 But my point is, 239 00:12:51,380 --> 00:12:53,963 we have an opportunity to make a difference. 240 00:12:54,950 --> 00:12:59,483 And that's what this is about, making a difference. 241 00:13:01,000 --> 00:13:03,840 If it's like this while it's the month, 242 00:13:03,840 --> 00:13:06,520 it's the month that we recognize, 243 00:13:06,520 --> 00:13:10,061 and we think about combating trafficking. 244 00:13:10,061 --> 00:13:11,490 It's good thing, and I thank the good lord 245 00:13:11,490 --> 00:13:15,253 that President Trump made that point in the proclamation. 246 00:13:16,680 --> 00:13:18,450 But this is something we actually need 247 00:13:18,450 --> 00:13:22,920 to focus on 365 days a year, period. 248 00:13:25,900 --> 00:13:29,193 We need to be the first responders. 249 00:13:30,590 --> 00:13:31,970 In our DHRA family, 250 00:13:31,970 --> 00:13:35,143 we have a wide group of prevention portfolios. 251 00:13:36,550 --> 00:13:40,730 We had the portfolio in our Suicide Prevention Office, 252 00:13:40,730 --> 00:13:42,580 where we're doing our best to try to help 253 00:13:42,580 --> 00:13:44,830 stem the suicide rate in the military, 254 00:13:44,830 --> 00:13:47,130 and our civilian population in the department. 255 00:13:49,100 --> 00:13:53,350 We have our Sexual Assault Prevention live stream, 256 00:13:53,350 --> 00:13:56,273 which is trying to do the same in that egregious area. 257 00:13:57,820 --> 00:14:01,550 And then we have our CTIP Program, 258 00:14:01,550 --> 00:14:04,060 which is trying to help stem the tide 259 00:14:04,060 --> 00:14:06,963 in this equally egregious area. 260 00:14:08,680 --> 00:14:12,040 The only term in this video that causes me 261 00:14:12,040 --> 00:14:15,340 to have some chagrin, and it has to be there, 262 00:14:15,340 --> 00:14:18,393 is the use of the word gross before violation. 263 00:14:20,080 --> 00:14:21,823 Because for me personally, 264 00:14:23,040 --> 00:14:28,040 anything that entraps a person, takes away their freedom, 265 00:14:30,220 --> 00:14:34,430 that is a violation, whether it's labeled gross or not, 266 00:14:34,430 --> 00:14:36,753 that we have to be willing to report. 267 00:14:37,800 --> 00:14:40,880 Let someone else make that legal determination, 268 00:14:40,880 --> 00:14:43,470 if it reaches the level of being actionable 269 00:14:43,470 --> 00:14:46,533 from a legal viewpoint and being gross. 270 00:14:49,710 --> 00:14:52,150 We're just first responders. 271 00:14:52,150 --> 00:14:54,190 The military and civilian members 272 00:14:54,190 --> 00:14:55,803 of the Department of Defense. 273 00:14:57,130 --> 00:14:59,793 Our contracting partners, 274 00:15:01,650 --> 00:15:05,273 Active Guard Reserve, full-time, part-time, 275 00:15:06,930 --> 00:15:11,363 everyone in the DoD enterprise, has a role. 276 00:15:13,470 --> 00:15:16,023 So as you're dealing in your daily jobs, 277 00:15:17,380 --> 00:15:20,370 doing that paperwork here in the Pentagon, 278 00:15:20,370 --> 00:15:22,593 which we all love staff work, right? 279 00:15:24,030 --> 00:15:25,960 Think about as you're doing that, 280 00:15:25,960 --> 00:15:30,110 how you could have an impact on the front lines of this war. 281 00:15:30,110 --> 00:15:31,433 And this is a war. 282 00:15:33,250 --> 00:15:34,853 How can you have an impact? 283 00:15:37,440 --> 00:15:42,440 The first thing is by just your personal dedication, 284 00:15:42,760 --> 00:15:45,203 and your personal support of the effort. 285 00:15:46,360 --> 00:15:48,370 Not just one time a year to come 286 00:15:48,370 --> 00:15:50,543 to an event in the Pentagon auditorium. 287 00:15:51,720 --> 00:15:55,400 And quite honestly, what's been going on the last few days, 288 00:15:55,400 --> 00:15:58,600 that we got 30% of this auditorium full 289 00:15:58,600 --> 00:16:01,770 is kind of a pleasant surprise. 290 00:16:01,770 --> 00:16:04,560 Because we know what's going on in the world. 291 00:16:04,560 --> 00:16:08,273 But I will tell you this, in the words of our SecDef, 292 00:16:10,550 --> 00:16:13,257 Mark Esper, Secretary of Defense Esper, 293 00:16:13,257 --> 00:16:14,917 "Each of us take a solemn oath 294 00:16:14,917 --> 00:16:17,737 "to support and defend the Constitution. 295 00:16:17,737 --> 00:16:20,947 "The Department's mission imparts a special responsibility 296 00:16:20,947 --> 00:16:23,887 "to each of us to serve with the utmost integrity, 297 00:16:23,887 --> 00:16:27,417 "and be diligent in protecting the duties and confidences 298 00:16:27,417 --> 00:16:29,277 "with which we have been entrusted." 299 00:16:32,680 --> 00:16:36,490 Helping combat human trafficking 300 00:16:38,590 --> 00:16:39,913 is one of those duties. 301 00:16:42,190 --> 00:16:44,130 Yes, fighting the nation's wars 302 00:16:44,130 --> 00:16:46,660 is just one of those big duties. 303 00:16:46,660 --> 00:16:50,390 Doing our best to preserve the defense, provide deterrence, 304 00:16:50,390 --> 00:16:51,810 and help our partners and the state 305 00:16:51,810 --> 00:16:54,533 to do the diplomatic mission, is one of those duties. 306 00:16:57,870 --> 00:17:01,730 But also, doing what's right on this important front 307 00:17:01,730 --> 00:17:03,063 is one of those duties. 308 00:17:04,760 --> 00:17:06,260 I thank you for being here. 309 00:17:06,260 --> 00:17:09,610 I look forward to hearing the speaker we do have here. 310 00:17:09,610 --> 00:17:12,500 The speaker we don't have here, quite honestly, 311 00:17:12,500 --> 00:17:15,050 he was tied up in some ongoing events of the week 312 00:17:15,050 --> 00:17:17,030 that made security heightened 313 00:17:17,030 --> 00:17:18,650 and he couldn't actually make the connections 314 00:17:18,650 --> 00:17:20,200 getting out of country in time. 315 00:17:21,340 --> 00:17:25,100 So yes, even the actions going on right now 316 00:17:25,100 --> 00:17:28,770 in the four areas impacted even this event. 317 00:17:28,770 --> 00:17:29,603 Thank you. 318 00:17:30,996 --> 00:17:33,996 (audience clapping) 319 00:17:36,730 --> 00:17:37,880 - Thank you, Mr. Booth. 320 00:17:42,220 --> 00:17:46,170 We will now move directly to our speaker, 321 00:17:46,170 --> 00:17:48,473 Mr. Harold D'Souza. 322 00:17:49,470 --> 00:17:54,470 Mr. D'Souza is a survivor of labor trafficking 323 00:17:54,530 --> 00:17:58,783 and debt bondage, in the United States of America. 324 00:17:59,690 --> 00:18:02,020 Originally from India, 325 00:18:02,020 --> 00:18:06,530 Harold stepped down from a senior management position 326 00:18:06,530 --> 00:18:09,830 in order to pursue the American dream, 327 00:18:09,830 --> 00:18:13,520 which he believed was within his reach. 328 00:18:13,520 --> 00:18:18,520 For 133 months, Harold was exploited 329 00:18:18,930 --> 00:18:23,930 at the hands of a human trafficker within the United States. 330 00:18:24,900 --> 00:18:29,900 Losing his freedom and struggling to keep his family safe, 331 00:18:32,160 --> 00:18:35,350 today, Mr. D'Souza 332 00:18:35,350 --> 00:18:36,193 is a survivor, 333 00:18:37,640 --> 00:18:39,580 a advocate, 334 00:18:39,580 --> 00:18:41,410 public speaker, 335 00:18:41,410 --> 00:18:43,730 and a member 336 00:18:43,730 --> 00:18:47,723 of the U.S. Advisory Council on Human Trafficking. 337 00:18:48,810 --> 00:18:53,810 Please join me in welcoming Mr. Harold D'Souza. 338 00:18:55,488 --> 00:18:57,738 (audience clapping) 339 00:19:03,816 --> 00:19:05,257 - Thank you. 340 00:19:05,257 --> 00:19:06,340 I think this came off here. 341 00:19:06,340 --> 00:19:07,840 How are you doing? 342 00:19:22,510 --> 00:19:24,537 Good afternoon, everyone. 343 00:19:24,537 --> 00:19:25,957 - [Audience] Good afternoon. 344 00:19:25,957 --> 00:19:30,850 - Thank you first and foremost for inviting a common man, 345 00:19:30,850 --> 00:19:34,240 a survivor, especially to the Pentagon. 346 00:19:34,240 --> 00:19:37,950 It means a lot to me, and to all the immigrants, 347 00:19:37,950 --> 00:19:41,543 not only in the United States of America, but globally. 348 00:19:42,780 --> 00:19:43,710 Respected 349 00:19:45,330 --> 00:19:48,130 Dr. Walsh, 350 00:19:48,130 --> 00:19:49,193 Mr. Booth, 351 00:19:50,550 --> 00:19:52,320 my good friend, I would say. 352 00:19:52,320 --> 00:19:55,930 But I'm very proud to say that Ambassador John Richmond 353 00:19:55,930 --> 00:19:59,630 is a very happy, humble, honest, and a good human being. 354 00:19:59,630 --> 00:20:02,960 And he has done a fantastic job way back in India, 355 00:20:02,960 --> 00:20:06,500 and I thank you very much for encouraging survivors 356 00:20:06,500 --> 00:20:08,440 to live a happy life. 357 00:20:08,440 --> 00:20:13,440 And moving ahead, I want to thank Linda, Brenda, and Laura. 358 00:20:13,450 --> 00:20:15,600 Especially Linda and Brenda 359 00:20:15,600 --> 00:20:18,990 for being so cool, caring, and compassionate, 360 00:20:18,990 --> 00:20:21,300 for organizing my logistics, 361 00:20:21,300 --> 00:20:24,070 my travel plan to D.C., 362 00:20:24,070 --> 00:20:25,440 and again, giving me a ride here, 363 00:20:25,440 --> 00:20:26,940 and making my life very easy. 364 00:20:26,940 --> 00:20:28,090 So thank you very much. 365 00:20:29,440 --> 00:20:30,740 Having said that, 366 00:20:30,740 --> 00:20:33,320 I want to thank each and every individual sitting here, 367 00:20:33,320 --> 00:20:35,690 and I just want to share what happens 368 00:20:35,690 --> 00:20:39,730 in the life of a human labor trafficking and debt bondage 369 00:20:39,730 --> 00:20:42,380 in the United States of America. 370 00:20:42,380 --> 00:20:43,840 And just moving ahead, 371 00:20:43,840 --> 00:20:47,230 I just want to share, I have titled my, 372 00:20:47,230 --> 00:20:51,310 I've written a book, A Frog in a Well. 373 00:20:51,310 --> 00:20:52,710 But why I say that, 374 00:20:52,710 --> 00:20:55,780 I grew up in a village in India, Mangalore. 375 00:20:55,780 --> 00:20:57,160 It's a small village and 376 00:20:57,160 --> 00:20:59,670 we don't have running water or electricity. 377 00:20:59,670 --> 00:21:01,640 So every house, there is a well. 378 00:21:01,640 --> 00:21:03,610 And from the well, we get the water. 379 00:21:03,610 --> 00:21:05,540 Same way, in the life of a victim 380 00:21:05,540 --> 00:21:08,870 of human labor trafficking or sex trafficking, 381 00:21:08,870 --> 00:21:10,730 the victim's life is like a frog in the well. 382 00:21:10,730 --> 00:21:11,643 The frog thinks that's the world, 383 00:21:11,643 --> 00:21:13,810 because there's water, there's everything. 384 00:21:13,810 --> 00:21:16,380 But not knowing there's a better world outside. 385 00:21:16,380 --> 00:21:19,630 So, same in the case of a labor trafficking. 386 00:21:19,630 --> 00:21:21,280 We didn't know that there's, you have choice, 387 00:21:21,280 --> 00:21:24,510 you have freedom, your happiness, other factors. 388 00:21:24,510 --> 00:21:25,860 But having said that, 389 00:21:25,860 --> 00:21:29,050 I just want y'all to understand how a person like me, 390 00:21:29,050 --> 00:21:32,100 who is educated, or a girl who's highly educated, 391 00:21:32,100 --> 00:21:35,755 can become a victim of sex trafficking or labor trafficking. 392 00:21:35,755 --> 00:21:37,730 Understand one thing, I am from India. 393 00:21:37,730 --> 00:21:40,630 Mine's is an arranged marriage. 394 00:21:40,630 --> 00:21:44,000 I got married on May 29, 1994. 395 00:21:44,000 --> 00:21:45,120 And in those days, 396 00:21:45,120 --> 00:21:46,900 we never exchanged photographs or nothing, 397 00:21:46,900 --> 00:21:48,700 I just went and saw her. 398 00:21:48,700 --> 00:21:49,750 But we got married. 399 00:21:49,750 --> 00:21:52,320 But today, I am a happy husband. 400 00:21:52,320 --> 00:21:55,630 We are married for more than 25 years, happily. 401 00:21:55,630 --> 00:21:57,700 But, what I'm going to say is that 402 00:21:57,700 --> 00:21:59,840 we work our marriage and relationship 403 00:21:59,840 --> 00:22:03,670 on trust, faith, commitment. 404 00:22:03,670 --> 00:22:06,900 And that's how we get into this type of situation. 405 00:22:06,900 --> 00:22:09,540 I was invited to the United States of America 406 00:22:09,540 --> 00:22:14,053 in the year 2003, on an H-1B visa. 407 00:22:15,640 --> 00:22:19,270 On a salary of $75,000, that is mucho money. 408 00:22:19,270 --> 00:22:21,000 Especially for people like me, like India. 409 00:22:21,000 --> 00:22:23,360 Because we convert one dollar into rupees. 410 00:22:23,360 --> 00:22:25,460 It was like fast-forwarding my life. 411 00:22:25,460 --> 00:22:26,670 And I thought I could improve my life 412 00:22:26,670 --> 00:22:28,570 and change the life of my kids. 413 00:22:28,570 --> 00:22:31,500 And that changed me, of coming here. 414 00:22:31,500 --> 00:22:32,823 I came on four things. 415 00:22:33,710 --> 00:22:35,320 I came on a trust. 416 00:22:35,320 --> 00:22:36,690 I came on a faith. 417 00:22:36,690 --> 00:22:37,950 I came on a promise. 418 00:22:37,950 --> 00:22:39,800 And I came to live my American dream. 419 00:22:40,780 --> 00:22:42,430 But little did I know 420 00:22:42,430 --> 00:22:45,170 that I was walking straight into a trap 421 00:22:45,170 --> 00:22:49,040 because I was manipulated, I was tricked, and trapped. 422 00:22:49,040 --> 00:22:52,260 The day I landed in February of 2003, 423 00:22:52,260 --> 00:22:55,890 my perpetrator asked me, "Harold, do you have any cash?" 424 00:22:55,890 --> 00:23:00,060 And I said yes, I was carrying $1,000 cash from India. 425 00:23:00,060 --> 00:23:03,430 So he said, "Oh, it is not safe! Give it to me!" 426 00:23:03,430 --> 00:23:05,330 And I believed him. 427 00:23:05,330 --> 00:23:07,310 I just didn't know, so I gave him the cash. 428 00:23:07,310 --> 00:23:11,260 And I forgot about it, thinking that it's in safe custody. 429 00:23:11,260 --> 00:23:12,310 And what happens? 430 00:23:12,310 --> 00:23:15,500 He makes me and my wife work in a restaurant. 431 00:23:15,500 --> 00:23:19,410 I came as a business developing manager on a $75,000 salary. 432 00:23:19,410 --> 00:23:22,850 Everything in black and white, on an H-1B visa. 433 00:23:22,850 --> 00:23:25,600 Makes my wife and myself work at a restaurant 434 00:23:25,600 --> 00:23:27,210 from the day one, the day we landed, 435 00:23:27,210 --> 00:23:28,700 in the evening at seven o'clock. 436 00:23:28,700 --> 00:23:30,370 And within few days, 437 00:23:30,370 --> 00:23:33,300 we were working from 14 hours to 16 hours a day. 438 00:23:33,300 --> 00:23:36,440 Nonstop, seven days a week, 365 days. 439 00:23:36,440 --> 00:23:38,537 And he fixed the very first day, 440 00:23:38,537 --> 00:23:40,390 "Harold, you got two boys." 441 00:23:40,390 --> 00:23:43,080 My two sons were four years and seven years old. 442 00:23:43,080 --> 00:23:45,507 And he said, "You know, you need money. 443 00:23:45,507 --> 00:23:46,780 "You need to buy a house." 444 00:23:46,780 --> 00:23:48,540 Like he just showed us the moon. 445 00:23:48,540 --> 00:23:52,520 And he fixed the salary of my wife for $2,000 a month. 446 00:23:52,520 --> 00:23:54,720 So we said, "Okay, that's cool." 447 00:23:54,720 --> 00:23:56,020 But what happens? 448 00:23:56,020 --> 00:23:57,400 We started working. 449 00:23:57,400 --> 00:24:00,450 And within weeks, we were working like 16 hours a day. 450 00:24:00,450 --> 00:24:02,690 I still remember the first day, 451 00:24:02,690 --> 00:24:03,760 when I was coming home at night, 452 00:24:03,760 --> 00:24:06,793 two o'clock, from the restaurant. 453 00:24:06,793 --> 00:24:08,660 And we are so excited to see our kids. 454 00:24:08,660 --> 00:24:10,570 And that, out of excitement, I opened the door, 455 00:24:10,570 --> 00:24:12,120 like you open the door of your house door. 456 00:24:12,120 --> 00:24:13,090 I opened the door. 457 00:24:13,090 --> 00:24:15,870 And I was so excited, I opened the door so hard, fast, 458 00:24:15,870 --> 00:24:18,840 that I hit so hard on my son's head, 459 00:24:18,840 --> 00:24:20,630 because my younger son was sleeping next to the door, 460 00:24:20,630 --> 00:24:22,240 waiting for us. 461 00:24:22,240 --> 00:24:25,970 And my older son was six feet away on the floor 462 00:24:25,970 --> 00:24:29,240 in his undergarments, they're sleeping like rats, 463 00:24:29,240 --> 00:24:30,730 waiting for us. 464 00:24:30,730 --> 00:24:33,180 But that, what happens breaks you down. 465 00:24:33,180 --> 00:24:38,180 Breaks a parent down, his trust, the dignity. 466 00:24:38,270 --> 00:24:40,030 But this all continued. 467 00:24:40,030 --> 00:24:43,070 And having said that, I just want to play a video, 468 00:24:43,070 --> 00:24:45,113 and I'll continue my journey. 469 00:24:52,810 --> 00:24:54,423 This will give you a total idea. 470 00:24:56,060 --> 00:24:56,893 Oh, sorry. 471 00:25:04,460 --> 00:25:05,770 - Human trafficking. 472 00:25:05,770 --> 00:25:07,920 It's victimizing tens of thousands 473 00:25:07,920 --> 00:25:10,270 of hard-working people in America. 474 00:25:10,270 --> 00:25:12,200 And as hard as it is to believe, 475 00:25:12,200 --> 00:25:14,650 it's happening here in the Tri-State. 476 00:25:14,650 --> 00:25:16,830 Kathrine Nero walks you step-by-step 477 00:25:16,830 --> 00:25:18,950 through a family's American dream, 478 00:25:18,950 --> 00:25:22,213 and the moment they realized it was all a sham. 479 00:25:23,400 --> 00:25:25,630 - $75,000 a year. 480 00:25:25,630 --> 00:25:28,270 That's the money Harold D'Souza was promised, 481 00:25:28,270 --> 00:25:30,100 the money that made him uproot his family 482 00:25:30,100 --> 00:25:32,200 from India and move to Blue Ash, 483 00:25:32,200 --> 00:25:34,060 the money he never saw. 484 00:25:34,060 --> 00:25:37,720 What he did see was confusion, starvation, lies, 485 00:25:37,720 --> 00:25:41,410 and years of fighting to get the life he longed for. 486 00:25:41,410 --> 00:25:45,430 Harold and Nancy D'Souza moved to the U.S. 11 years ago. 487 00:25:45,430 --> 00:25:48,570 - Back in India, it's every person's dream, 488 00:25:48,570 --> 00:25:51,387 I would say, to come to the United States. 489 00:25:51,387 --> 00:25:52,900 - [Kathrine] With $1,000 in their pocket, 490 00:25:52,900 --> 00:25:55,050 faith, promise, and a dream. 491 00:25:55,050 --> 00:25:58,553 - The faith got changed to fear. 492 00:25:59,400 --> 00:26:02,630 The promise got transformed into slavery. 493 00:26:02,630 --> 00:26:06,420 And my dream, which I came, was like a hell. 494 00:26:06,420 --> 00:26:08,590 - [Kathrine] Within months, the nightmare began. 495 00:26:08,590 --> 00:26:12,830 They worked 15-hour day, 7 days a week, and never got paid. 496 00:26:12,830 --> 00:26:14,500 The D'Souzas are educated, 497 00:26:14,500 --> 00:26:16,870 but they say they were still brainwashed 498 00:26:16,870 --> 00:26:18,760 by the restaurant owner who brought them here. 499 00:26:18,760 --> 00:26:20,560 - Well, whatever he said, we believed. 500 00:26:20,560 --> 00:26:21,393 - [Kathrine] Erin Meyer, 501 00:26:21,393 --> 00:26:23,900 from End Slavery Cincinnati and the Salvation Army, 502 00:26:23,900 --> 00:26:26,020 says that story is a common one. 503 00:26:26,020 --> 00:26:28,510 - It starts off as a seemingly, 504 00:26:28,510 --> 00:26:30,110 particularly with labor trafficking, 505 00:26:30,110 --> 00:26:33,090 this is a great job, it's gonna be a great opportunity. 506 00:26:33,090 --> 00:26:35,910 And then, it divulges into this 507 00:26:35,910 --> 00:26:40,910 abusive, restrictive, and coercive relationship. 508 00:26:42,050 --> 00:26:43,070 - [Kathrine] So for more than a year, 509 00:26:43,070 --> 00:26:45,670 the D'Souzas lived with no money, no furniture. 510 00:26:45,670 --> 00:26:48,300 Their children, Bradley, now a sophomore at UC, 511 00:26:48,300 --> 00:26:51,600 and Rohan, a junior at Sycamore, slept on the floor. 512 00:26:51,600 --> 00:26:54,276 Clothing and food were scarce. 513 00:26:54,276 --> 00:26:56,860 - If you don't have a pair of shoes, you can still live. 514 00:26:56,860 --> 00:26:58,000 If you don't have some basic, 515 00:26:58,000 --> 00:26:59,110 no television, you can live, 516 00:26:59,110 --> 00:27:01,980 but it's very difficult to live if you don't have food. 517 00:27:04,505 --> 00:27:06,530 And I can still feel it. 518 00:27:06,530 --> 00:27:07,560 - [Kathrine] The restaurant owner, 519 00:27:07,560 --> 00:27:10,770 whom the D'Souzas won't name for fear of retaliation, 520 00:27:10,770 --> 00:27:12,520 never paid them a penny. 521 00:27:12,520 --> 00:27:15,130 - In U.S., we didn't know the culture. 522 00:27:15,130 --> 00:27:16,890 We didn't know the people. 523 00:27:16,890 --> 00:27:18,610 We were totally clueless. 524 00:27:18,610 --> 00:27:19,980 - [Kathrine] Eventually, Harold and Dancy 525 00:27:19,980 --> 00:27:21,840 took their story to Blue Ash police, 526 00:27:21,840 --> 00:27:23,840 who sent them through to the Department of Justice. 527 00:27:23,840 --> 00:27:27,520 - She said, "This is a case of human trafficking." 528 00:27:27,520 --> 00:27:30,310 Till then, even we did not realize 529 00:27:30,310 --> 00:27:32,730 that we had been trafficked. 530 00:27:32,730 --> 00:27:33,940 - [Kathrine] On the other side now, 531 00:27:33,940 --> 00:27:35,800 he's proud of his perfect attendance 532 00:27:35,800 --> 00:27:37,770 at his new job at Children's Hospital, 533 00:27:37,770 --> 00:27:40,920 and Bradley and Rohan have an entire trophy case 534 00:27:40,920 --> 00:27:43,270 of awards honoring their community service. 535 00:27:43,270 --> 00:27:45,630 - This community helped us so much. 536 00:27:45,630 --> 00:27:48,610 Us giving back however little time is still not enough 537 00:27:48,610 --> 00:27:50,620 to make up for the thanks that we have. 538 00:27:50,620 --> 00:27:53,887 - We came with a dream, to be registered in America, 539 00:27:53,887 --> 00:27:56,620 and today, I think we are living the dream. 540 00:27:56,620 --> 00:27:59,460 - Harold says the food he eats, the air he breathes, 541 00:27:59,460 --> 00:28:02,130 it's better now that his nightmare is over. 542 00:28:02,130 --> 00:28:03,800 WCPO reporter Lucy May 543 00:28:03,800 --> 00:28:07,380 has an in-depth look at the D'Souzas on WCPO.com, 544 00:28:07,380 --> 00:28:09,870 including the outcome of their lengthy court case, 545 00:28:09,870 --> 00:28:13,510 and how you can help identify victims of human trafficking. 546 00:28:13,510 --> 00:28:15,263 Kathrine Nero, 9 On Your Side. 547 00:28:16,970 --> 00:28:19,470 - So anyway, I just, in all my presentations, 548 00:28:19,470 --> 00:28:21,540 my life has entirely been flipped. 549 00:28:21,540 --> 00:28:25,330 Alice said that we turn obstacles into opportunities, 550 00:28:25,330 --> 00:28:26,310 and I always said, 551 00:28:26,310 --> 00:28:29,020 just to take three things from my presentation is, 552 00:28:29,020 --> 00:28:32,730 be happy, be empowered, and be thankful. 553 00:28:32,730 --> 00:28:35,860 So every day I am really happy, I'm thankful, 554 00:28:35,860 --> 00:28:36,930 and I'm empowered. 555 00:28:36,930 --> 00:28:39,950 And that goes to each individual sitting here. 556 00:28:39,950 --> 00:28:42,300 Every individual has played a very big role in our life, 557 00:28:42,300 --> 00:28:43,440 my entire family life. 558 00:28:43,440 --> 00:28:45,420 We all four were born in India, 559 00:28:45,420 --> 00:28:47,910 but I can proudly say that we were all raised 560 00:28:47,910 --> 00:28:49,780 in the United States of America. 561 00:28:49,780 --> 00:28:51,291 I think they always say, 562 00:28:51,291 --> 00:28:54,949 the biological mother who gives birth to a child, 563 00:28:54,949 --> 00:28:56,171 but the mother who raises that child 564 00:28:56,171 --> 00:28:58,042 is much bigger than the biological mother 565 00:28:58,042 --> 00:28:59,490 who gives birth to the child. 566 00:28:59,490 --> 00:29:00,323 But having said that, 567 00:29:00,323 --> 00:29:03,590 when we started working in the restaurant, what happens? 568 00:29:03,590 --> 00:29:06,040 This labor trafficking in the United States of America 569 00:29:06,040 --> 00:29:07,350 happens at four places. 570 00:29:07,350 --> 00:29:08,410 It happens at restaurants. 571 00:29:08,410 --> 00:29:09,710 It happens at gas stations. 572 00:29:09,710 --> 00:29:10,890 It happens at convenient stores. 573 00:29:10,890 --> 00:29:11,900 It happens at motels. 574 00:29:11,900 --> 00:29:13,480 These are the places where I know, 575 00:29:13,480 --> 00:29:15,460 where I got victimized, re-victimized. 576 00:29:15,460 --> 00:29:17,150 There are other places like agriculture farming. 577 00:29:17,150 --> 00:29:18,680 But these are the four common places, 578 00:29:18,680 --> 00:29:20,400 which happens on a very high scale, 579 00:29:20,400 --> 00:29:22,640 especially with foreign nationals. 580 00:29:22,640 --> 00:29:27,640 So, other thing is that, for any common man to survive 581 00:29:27,650 --> 00:29:30,860 in the United States of America, you need four things. 582 00:29:30,860 --> 00:29:32,720 You need a state ID. 583 00:29:32,720 --> 00:29:34,260 You need a work permit. 584 00:29:34,260 --> 00:29:35,900 You need a Social Security card. 585 00:29:35,900 --> 00:29:37,750 And most important, you need freedom. 586 00:29:39,510 --> 00:29:42,270 The second part, what does the perpetrator do? 587 00:29:42,270 --> 00:29:45,350 If my name is Harold, my son's name is Rohan, 588 00:29:45,350 --> 00:29:47,770 or somebody's working there, they'll not call you by name. 589 00:29:47,770 --> 00:29:49,600 They'll call you, "Illegal, come here." 590 00:29:49,600 --> 00:29:50,700 They always told me I was illegal. 591 00:29:50,700 --> 00:29:52,140 That's a nickname. 592 00:29:52,140 --> 00:29:54,740 Every immigrant who's working here 593 00:29:54,740 --> 00:29:56,150 in the United States of America 594 00:29:56,150 --> 00:29:57,870 under the table, is being paid cash. 595 00:29:57,870 --> 00:29:59,810 They're always termed as illegal. 596 00:29:59,810 --> 00:30:01,010 What happens? 597 00:30:01,010 --> 00:30:02,880 He does a couple of things. 598 00:30:02,880 --> 00:30:06,110 The perpetrator starts to control the victim, 599 00:30:06,110 --> 00:30:07,880 because whenever you call a person illegal, 600 00:30:07,880 --> 00:30:10,683 he or she thinks that he's a criminal. 601 00:30:11,530 --> 00:30:12,770 And that is what happened to us. 602 00:30:12,770 --> 00:30:14,560 We thought that we were a criminal. 603 00:30:14,560 --> 00:30:16,690 But that is what his plannings are. 604 00:30:16,690 --> 00:30:18,527 And down the road after a couple of months, he tells me, 605 00:30:18,527 --> 00:30:21,510 "Harold, you need to take a bank loan." 606 00:30:21,510 --> 00:30:23,420 I said bank loan, I didn't want. 607 00:30:23,420 --> 00:30:24,390 Because we didn't have anything 608 00:30:24,390 --> 00:30:25,810 like you need to build up credit. 609 00:30:25,810 --> 00:30:26,820 In India we didn't have anything 610 00:30:26,820 --> 00:30:27,653 like credit cards 611 00:30:27,653 --> 00:30:29,610 or what is to build a credit. 612 00:30:29,610 --> 00:30:31,373 But he manipulated, tricked me, 613 00:30:31,373 --> 00:30:33,980 took me to the bank, one fine day, 614 00:30:33,980 --> 00:30:35,727 and takes me to the bank, and I didn't know which bank, 615 00:30:35,727 --> 00:30:36,560 and still today, I didn't know 616 00:30:36,560 --> 00:30:38,210 because he drove me someplace. 617 00:30:38,210 --> 00:30:40,620 I go to the manager's cabin, I sign a couple of documents. 618 00:30:40,620 --> 00:30:44,040 In five minutes, there's a check in my name, 619 00:30:44,040 --> 00:30:46,290 a five-figure check in my name. 620 00:30:46,290 --> 00:30:48,670 And then takes me to his house. 621 00:30:48,670 --> 00:30:50,080 He's, by the way, 622 00:30:50,080 --> 00:30:51,230 most of the perpetrators 623 00:30:51,230 --> 00:30:54,210 in the United States of America, or maybe globally, 624 00:30:54,210 --> 00:30:56,240 are multi-millionaires. 625 00:30:56,240 --> 00:30:57,910 Because they make rich profits. 626 00:30:57,910 --> 00:31:00,220 It's very intoxicating for them. 627 00:31:00,220 --> 00:31:01,793 They get so much joy when they see you, 628 00:31:01,793 --> 00:31:03,990 it's like removing a fish from a fish bowl 629 00:31:03,990 --> 00:31:05,550 and throwing it out. 630 00:31:05,550 --> 00:31:06,810 They enjoy it. 631 00:31:06,810 --> 00:31:09,190 I can literally see it in my own eyes right now. 632 00:31:09,190 --> 00:31:11,403 So he takes me to his house, well, Harold, 633 00:31:11,403 --> 00:31:12,490 to his million-dollar house, 634 00:31:12,490 --> 00:31:14,287 and tells, "Harold, let's celebrate. 635 00:31:14,287 --> 00:31:15,670 "You're a rich man." 636 00:31:15,670 --> 00:31:17,443 He gets two shot glasses, 637 00:31:18,670 --> 00:31:20,600 pours some scotch, 638 00:31:20,600 --> 00:31:25,380 and says, "Cheers! You're a rich man, let's enjoy." 639 00:31:25,380 --> 00:31:26,640 And it was late afternoon. 640 00:31:26,640 --> 00:31:30,380 So I just gulp it down, the scotch. 641 00:31:30,380 --> 00:31:32,400 And before it would reach in my stomach, 642 00:31:32,400 --> 00:31:34,150 from his pocket he removes a check, 643 00:31:36,280 --> 00:31:39,847 and tells me, "Harold, you owe me this money." 644 00:31:41,610 --> 00:31:42,610 Now can you believe? 645 00:31:44,390 --> 00:31:47,410 In one second, I lost four things. 646 00:31:47,410 --> 00:31:48,800 I lost my voice. 647 00:31:48,800 --> 00:31:50,473 I lost my courage. 648 00:31:50,473 --> 00:31:51,330 I lost my hope. 649 00:31:51,330 --> 00:31:52,430 And I lost my freedom. 650 00:31:53,515 --> 00:31:54,680 And it was not 10,000, friends. 651 00:31:54,680 --> 00:31:56,221 It was not $20,000. 652 00:31:56,221 --> 00:31:59,062 It was more than $40,000. 653 00:31:59,062 --> 00:32:00,377 And now I was thinking, "Where in the world, 654 00:32:00,377 --> 00:32:02,970 "I'm going to pay this money back to him." 655 00:32:02,970 --> 00:32:04,799 But at that particular moment, 656 00:32:04,799 --> 00:32:06,870 I realize now after maybe 10 years 657 00:32:06,870 --> 00:32:09,140 that that was actually a debt bondage. 658 00:32:09,140 --> 00:32:10,750 I had no clue. 659 00:32:10,750 --> 00:32:12,450 But, before really I could realize 660 00:32:12,450 --> 00:32:13,670 what was going on in my life, 661 00:32:13,670 --> 00:32:15,510 and before I could digest what was happening to me, 662 00:32:15,510 --> 00:32:17,370 he comes to me, 663 00:32:17,370 --> 00:32:18,647 and I speak of this man from the bank 664 00:32:18,647 --> 00:32:20,210 and he says, "Harold, don't worry! 665 00:32:20,210 --> 00:32:21,887 You owe me much more." 666 00:32:22,760 --> 00:32:25,597 I said, "Oh my God, so that was not the final bill? 667 00:32:25,597 --> 00:32:27,300 "So there is much more." 668 00:32:27,300 --> 00:32:28,600 So this continued. 669 00:32:28,600 --> 00:32:29,603 Comes December. 670 00:32:30,890 --> 00:32:33,200 We never saw snow in our life. 671 00:32:33,200 --> 00:32:34,217 Like I told you, 672 00:32:34,217 --> 00:32:36,900 in our house there has no electricity or running water. 673 00:32:36,900 --> 00:32:40,810 Even having a cube of ice for me, was like having ice cream. 674 00:32:40,810 --> 00:32:42,973 So we saw snow for the first time. 675 00:32:43,920 --> 00:32:44,753 Guess what? 676 00:32:44,753 --> 00:32:46,440 We get a note from the schoolteacher 677 00:32:46,440 --> 00:32:48,230 that both my sons cannot to come to school 678 00:32:48,230 --> 00:32:50,390 if they don't wear snow jackets. 679 00:32:50,390 --> 00:32:52,590 My kids had sweaters from India, 680 00:32:52,590 --> 00:32:53,697 so which we used to wear. 681 00:32:53,697 --> 00:32:55,513 But I didn't what was a snow jacket. 682 00:32:56,880 --> 00:32:58,833 My chef, he bought the snow jackets. 683 00:32:59,840 --> 00:33:02,420 And gave to my kids. 684 00:33:02,420 --> 00:33:04,610 And then we get a note next day from the schoolteacher 685 00:33:04,610 --> 00:33:07,000 that both my sons cannot come to school 686 00:33:07,000 --> 00:33:08,550 if they don't wear snow gloves. 687 00:33:09,900 --> 00:33:11,470 Now we didn't know, they had woolen gloves, 688 00:33:11,470 --> 00:33:13,410 but what I'm trying to say, these are all red flags, 689 00:33:13,410 --> 00:33:15,240 which could have been identified 690 00:33:15,240 --> 00:33:17,040 at a very early stage in the school. 691 00:33:18,930 --> 00:33:19,803 Continues. 692 00:33:20,690 --> 00:33:21,560 What I'm trying to share, 693 00:33:21,560 --> 00:33:22,870 because I've got limited time. 694 00:33:22,870 --> 00:33:24,310 But just the tip of the iceberg 695 00:33:24,310 --> 00:33:25,510 of what happens in the life 696 00:33:25,510 --> 00:33:28,290 of a victim of labor trafficking and debt bondage. 697 00:33:28,290 --> 00:33:30,650 Comes, after almost a year, my wife, 698 00:33:30,650 --> 00:33:31,640 she could not take it anymore. 699 00:33:31,640 --> 00:33:32,773 She used to break down, 700 00:33:32,773 --> 00:33:33,850 that was an every day story. 701 00:33:33,850 --> 00:33:35,150 And what happens to a man, 702 00:33:36,060 --> 00:33:38,150 a husband, a father, 703 00:33:38,150 --> 00:33:39,400 when you have got two kids. 704 00:33:39,400 --> 00:33:40,630 I always tell. 705 00:33:40,630 --> 00:33:41,983 I failed on four P's. 706 00:33:42,910 --> 00:33:44,710 I failed as a person. 707 00:33:44,710 --> 00:33:46,200 I failed as a provider. 708 00:33:46,200 --> 00:33:47,190 I failed as a protector. 709 00:33:47,190 --> 00:33:48,440 And I failed as a parent. 710 00:33:50,730 --> 00:33:52,140 But having said that, 711 00:33:52,140 --> 00:33:54,640 after one year, my wife could not take it anymore. 712 00:33:54,640 --> 00:33:57,520 So she confronted the perpetrator in the kitchen. 713 00:33:57,520 --> 00:34:00,010 In the morning, 10 o'clock, when they're putting the buffet. 714 00:34:00,010 --> 00:34:02,610 And says that, "Why don't you pay me my back wages?" 715 00:34:03,760 --> 00:34:06,640 And do you know, right from San Diego to New York, 716 00:34:06,640 --> 00:34:08,580 or anywhere in the United States of America, 717 00:34:08,580 --> 00:34:12,030 whichever small town it is, perpetrators use four words 718 00:34:13,410 --> 00:34:14,790 to every immigrant. 719 00:34:14,790 --> 00:34:17,550 Number one, "I'll get you arrested." 720 00:34:17,550 --> 00:34:19,940 Number two, they do this action. 721 00:34:19,940 --> 00:34:22,240 They'll pull their hands and say, "I'll get you handcuffed." 722 00:34:22,240 --> 00:34:23,787 Number three, "I'll get you deported." 723 00:34:23,787 --> 00:34:26,230 And number four, I'll get you jailed. 724 00:34:26,230 --> 00:34:29,070 Now, no foreign national wants to hear these four words. 725 00:34:29,070 --> 00:34:30,930 Because everyone here has come to do 726 00:34:30,930 --> 00:34:33,710 a better living for their family back in their own country, 727 00:34:33,710 --> 00:34:35,800 or to have a good life. 728 00:34:35,800 --> 00:34:38,010 Every foreign immigrant who come here to work, 729 00:34:38,010 --> 00:34:39,430 are good human beings. 730 00:34:39,430 --> 00:34:41,200 They are not criminals. 731 00:34:41,200 --> 00:34:42,960 But this is what they tell. 732 00:34:42,960 --> 00:34:43,793 And what happens? 733 00:34:43,793 --> 00:34:45,980 Everyone gets scared, including me. 734 00:34:45,980 --> 00:34:49,237 So he told my wife, he does like this. 735 00:34:49,237 --> 00:34:52,137 "I'll call the immigration department right now. 736 00:34:52,137 --> 00:34:53,637 "And tell them that you are illegal. 737 00:34:53,637 --> 00:34:55,000 "You are not supposed to work here." 738 00:34:55,000 --> 00:34:57,972 You make a person work for over a year, 739 00:34:57,972 --> 00:35:01,360 and then say that you aren't supposed to work? 740 00:35:01,360 --> 00:35:03,760 But having said that, my wife didn't say a word. 741 00:35:04,780 --> 00:35:06,923 She said that, "Why don't you pay Harold 742 00:35:06,923 --> 00:35:09,810 "the $1,000 he gave you?" 743 00:35:09,810 --> 00:35:13,310 So he calls me, looks into my eyes straight, 744 00:35:13,310 --> 00:35:17,445 and tells, "Harold? What cash? What money? 745 00:35:17,445 --> 00:35:18,795 "You didn't give any cash." 746 00:35:20,890 --> 00:35:23,240 Friends, like I told you, I'm from India. 747 00:35:23,240 --> 00:35:26,768 But in one second, my emotions, my feelings, 748 00:35:26,768 --> 00:35:28,993 and my sentiments, was shattered. 749 00:35:31,000 --> 00:35:32,400 I just couldn't do anything. 750 00:35:33,270 --> 00:35:34,103 But I always say, 751 00:35:34,103 --> 00:35:36,810 in God's word there is delay and not denial. 752 00:35:36,810 --> 00:35:38,000 And my chef, he heard it. 753 00:35:38,000 --> 00:35:40,880 He was in a similar situation in some other state. 754 00:35:40,880 --> 00:35:42,390 And he got his status later on. 755 00:35:42,390 --> 00:35:44,487 So he told me, "Harold, you need to get out. 756 00:35:44,487 --> 00:35:45,467 "If you don't get out, 757 00:35:45,467 --> 00:35:48,190 "you, your wife, and your two sons are dead." 758 00:35:48,190 --> 00:35:52,370 And that is how we went and started to fight our case. 759 00:35:52,370 --> 00:35:53,870 Eventually, my case went to the FBI. 760 00:35:53,870 --> 00:35:55,185 It's a long story. 761 00:35:55,185 --> 00:35:56,230 I went to the Blue Ash police station. 762 00:35:56,230 --> 00:35:58,210 I was running from post to pillar, 763 00:35:58,210 --> 00:35:59,580 I didn't know what happened. 764 00:35:59,580 --> 00:36:00,620 He sold the restaurant. 765 00:36:00,620 --> 00:36:02,010 We were kicked out of the restaurant. 766 00:36:02,010 --> 00:36:02,843 What happened? 767 00:36:02,843 --> 00:36:04,793 My life became from bad to worst. 768 00:36:05,640 --> 00:36:08,080 I didn't know whom to contact. 769 00:36:08,080 --> 00:36:08,913 Because he's always tell me 770 00:36:08,913 --> 00:36:09,770 undercover cops come, 771 00:36:09,770 --> 00:36:12,530 or immigration department comes to the restaurant, 772 00:36:12,530 --> 00:36:15,060 and so don't talk to any Americans. 773 00:36:15,060 --> 00:36:17,870 So then all these things transformed, 774 00:36:17,870 --> 00:36:20,090 and we didn't know what to do. 775 00:36:20,090 --> 00:36:21,414 We got re-victimized. 776 00:36:21,414 --> 00:36:22,580 I got re-victimized at another place. 777 00:36:22,580 --> 00:36:24,640 He hired a guy to shoot me. 778 00:36:24,640 --> 00:36:25,777 And I could see, he threatened me that, 779 00:36:25,777 --> 00:36:27,690 "I'm going to kill you." 780 00:36:27,690 --> 00:36:30,020 With this, I surely say that I saw the movie 781 00:36:30,020 --> 00:36:31,460 The Good, The Bad, The Ugly of Clint Eastwood 782 00:36:31,460 --> 00:36:32,460 when I was in India. 783 00:36:32,460 --> 00:36:34,060 So it's so exciting when you see blood, 784 00:36:34,060 --> 00:36:36,250 and when you see gunshot, then it's big thriller. 785 00:36:36,250 --> 00:36:37,760 It's a big movie. 786 00:36:37,760 --> 00:36:40,190 But when somebody threatens you literally 787 00:36:40,190 --> 00:36:41,380 and you can see it and he mean it, 788 00:36:41,380 --> 00:36:42,850 that he's gonna kill you. 789 00:36:42,850 --> 00:36:46,888 So one day, I was talking to my wife in the afternoon. 790 00:36:46,888 --> 00:36:48,777 I was so traumatized, and I was telling my wife, 791 00:36:48,777 --> 00:36:50,867 "You know that I'm not going to live. 792 00:36:50,867 --> 00:36:52,017 "And I'm going to die." 793 00:36:53,150 --> 00:36:57,397 My younger son was playing on the floor on the corridor, 794 00:36:57,397 --> 00:36:58,230 so I always tell, 795 00:36:58,230 --> 00:37:01,417 "Do not be scared, what the child speaks. 796 00:37:01,417 --> 00:37:04,207 "But be scared what the child sees and hears." 797 00:37:05,100 --> 00:37:08,190 So in few seconds, my son comes and taps me on my back. 798 00:37:08,190 --> 00:37:09,520 And I look at him. 799 00:37:09,520 --> 00:37:14,520 He says, "Dahlu, if you die, who takes care of my school? 800 00:37:14,766 --> 00:37:16,990 "What will happen to me?" 801 00:37:16,990 --> 00:37:20,410 That is when it hit me that I need to do something. 802 00:37:20,410 --> 00:37:21,480 If I die, he dies. 803 00:37:21,480 --> 00:37:22,763 If I die, my wife dies. 804 00:37:23,670 --> 00:37:24,837 And so I thought, "I got to live. 805 00:37:24,837 --> 00:37:26,510 "Come what may." 806 00:37:26,510 --> 00:37:28,620 And that is what gave me the determination, 807 00:37:28,620 --> 00:37:30,940 the willpower, and God's blessing 808 00:37:30,940 --> 00:37:32,720 that I need to come out of this situation. 809 00:37:32,720 --> 00:37:34,890 And I had no clue that how I'm going to do this. 810 00:37:34,890 --> 00:37:36,930 How I was going to make it happen. 811 00:37:36,930 --> 00:37:39,160 Eventually my kids went to the FBI. 812 00:37:39,160 --> 00:37:41,750 So I have a lot of respect for DoD, 813 00:37:41,750 --> 00:37:43,300 all the delegates sitting here, 814 00:37:43,300 --> 00:37:44,910 the law enforcement agencies. 815 00:37:44,910 --> 00:37:46,560 Because the FBI agent was her first case, 816 00:37:46,560 --> 00:37:48,653 she was doing a case on labor trafficking, 817 00:37:48,653 --> 00:37:50,450 that one on an H-1B visa. 818 00:37:50,450 --> 00:37:52,530 She never did a case on that. 819 00:37:52,530 --> 00:37:55,210 But what really amazed me was that I was so scared, 820 00:37:55,210 --> 00:37:58,774 that I was so scared to talk to an FBI agent 821 00:37:58,774 --> 00:37:59,640 because I was told that I'll get deported. 822 00:37:59,640 --> 00:38:01,160 I'll get jailed. 823 00:38:01,160 --> 00:38:03,230 That was all that thing going on. 824 00:38:03,230 --> 00:38:06,050 But, the FBI agent did her investigation. 825 00:38:06,050 --> 00:38:07,200 She did everything, 826 00:38:07,200 --> 00:38:08,160 but one thing I do, 827 00:38:08,160 --> 00:38:10,550 I respect all the law enforcement agencies here, 828 00:38:10,550 --> 00:38:11,383 sitting here. 829 00:38:11,383 --> 00:38:13,860 Is that, once she came to my house, 830 00:38:13,860 --> 00:38:16,090 she came to know that my wife was engaged, 831 00:38:16,090 --> 00:38:18,770 or involved into some sexual abuse. 832 00:38:18,770 --> 00:38:21,073 So she came with a deputy or somebody to talk to, 833 00:38:21,073 --> 00:38:22,420 because she merely got 834 00:38:22,420 --> 00:38:24,270 the information from the witnesses. 835 00:38:24,270 --> 00:38:25,980 But it was so emotional for us. 836 00:38:25,980 --> 00:38:26,813 And then later on, 837 00:38:26,813 --> 00:38:28,410 after some more interaction with her, 838 00:38:28,410 --> 00:38:30,730 she's always come to my house. 839 00:38:30,730 --> 00:38:33,800 And then she realized that I was not talking, 840 00:38:33,800 --> 00:38:35,810 because I think law enforcement agencies can read us, 841 00:38:35,810 --> 00:38:37,680 very well, our body language. 842 00:38:37,680 --> 00:38:38,980 And then she told me that, 843 00:38:38,980 --> 00:38:41,640 she came and she went out again, she came back in. 844 00:38:41,640 --> 00:38:43,310 And she looked into my eyes and she said, 845 00:38:43,310 --> 00:38:46,087 "Harold, I'm here to help you. 846 00:38:46,087 --> 00:38:48,457 "I'm not here to deport you or to get you arrested. 847 00:38:48,457 --> 00:38:51,130 "I know that even if you work illegally." 848 00:38:51,130 --> 00:38:52,957 Or she said under the table, she didn't say illegally. 849 00:38:52,957 --> 00:38:54,617 "But you are working under the table, 850 00:38:54,617 --> 00:38:56,170 "and taking money as a cash." 851 00:38:56,170 --> 00:38:57,620 And I was working in a store. 852 00:38:58,710 --> 00:39:00,430 And yes, I was getting paid cash. 853 00:39:00,430 --> 00:39:02,257 How I'm going to run my family? 854 00:39:02,257 --> 00:39:03,093 "I don't care. 855 00:39:04,397 --> 00:39:05,520 "But I'm here only to help you." 856 00:39:05,520 --> 00:39:07,256 But that touched me. 857 00:39:07,256 --> 00:39:08,089 I'll tell you one thing, 858 00:39:08,089 --> 00:39:10,890 when law enforcement agencies talk like that to a victim, 859 00:39:10,890 --> 00:39:13,280 that you know, we're only here to help you, 860 00:39:13,280 --> 00:39:15,830 and they understand the feelings, emotions, and sentiments 861 00:39:15,830 --> 00:39:18,750 of a victim, then that changed me. 862 00:39:18,750 --> 00:39:20,390 Then I thought, oh, this lady is coming to help me. 863 00:39:20,390 --> 00:39:21,980 She's not a law enforcement agency. 864 00:39:21,980 --> 00:39:23,960 Every time she came to me as a mother. 865 00:39:23,960 --> 00:39:26,350 Her nature, her passion. 866 00:39:26,350 --> 00:39:27,183 So that touched me. 867 00:39:27,183 --> 00:39:28,510 She was so caring. 868 00:39:28,510 --> 00:39:29,860 So then I started coming out, 869 00:39:29,860 --> 00:39:32,120 and started sharing and talking to her. 870 00:39:32,120 --> 00:39:34,210 Then things started changing for me. 871 00:39:34,210 --> 00:39:36,030 And eventually, we got the CP visa. 872 00:39:36,030 --> 00:39:37,180 I didn't know what was a CP visa, 873 00:39:37,180 --> 00:39:38,691 that's Continued Presence. 874 00:39:38,691 --> 00:39:39,870 Then I got the U visa, 875 00:39:39,870 --> 00:39:42,890 and then we got the permanent residency card. 876 00:39:42,890 --> 00:39:47,113 But, the way that things went, it was such a slow process. 877 00:39:47,978 --> 00:39:52,109 It was, whenever a law enforcement agency comes to you, 878 00:39:52,109 --> 00:39:54,810 they are there only for maybe a half an hour, or one hour. 879 00:39:54,810 --> 00:39:56,400 But how are we going to survive 880 00:39:56,400 --> 00:39:57,950 for the next couple of hours, 881 00:39:57,950 --> 00:39:59,640 or couple of days, or couple of weeks? 882 00:39:59,640 --> 00:40:02,237 The community of Cincinnati helped us so much. 883 00:40:02,237 --> 00:40:04,020 And I know there some people, like one day, 884 00:40:04,020 --> 00:40:07,600 we were taking food from a needy, 885 00:40:07,600 --> 00:40:09,670 a need place where they give food to the family. 886 00:40:09,670 --> 00:40:11,670 And we're just walking out, my wife and myself. 887 00:40:11,670 --> 00:40:12,860 There's a chaplain 888 00:40:12,860 --> 00:40:14,560 who used to come to our restaurant regularly. 889 00:40:14,560 --> 00:40:15,393 He saw us. 890 00:40:15,393 --> 00:40:16,680 He say, "Hey, how are y'all?" 891 00:40:16,680 --> 00:40:17,900 We said, "We are fine." 892 00:40:17,900 --> 00:40:19,880 Then he said, "No, I don't think y'all are fine." 893 00:40:19,880 --> 00:40:21,809 Well, then since you're like here, 894 00:40:21,809 --> 00:40:23,870 we are going to some parish to get us some things. 895 00:40:23,870 --> 00:40:25,130 So he said, "Then what happened?" 896 00:40:25,130 --> 00:40:26,207 And I said, "The restaurant got closed 897 00:40:26,207 --> 00:40:27,260 "and we got kicked out." 898 00:40:27,260 --> 00:40:28,360 But there were four people, 899 00:40:28,360 --> 00:40:30,395 they stood in the middle of the road, 900 00:40:30,395 --> 00:40:32,450 hold their hands and pray for us. 901 00:40:32,450 --> 00:40:34,080 So I think those are the things 902 00:40:34,080 --> 00:40:35,900 that really changed our life, 903 00:40:35,900 --> 00:40:37,060 it's God's blessing. 904 00:40:37,060 --> 00:40:41,640 How perpetrators break you, your dignity, your pride. 905 00:40:41,640 --> 00:40:43,360 Imagine you're a father, 906 00:40:43,360 --> 00:40:44,700 there are so many fathers here, 907 00:40:44,700 --> 00:40:46,330 so many men here, they all got kids. 908 00:40:46,330 --> 00:40:47,740 Think your kid is five your old. 909 00:40:47,740 --> 00:40:50,100 A perpetrator, he takes his hand 910 00:40:50,100 --> 00:40:52,663 and gives a full slap in front of your child. 911 00:40:53,600 --> 00:40:55,380 What do you do? 912 00:40:55,380 --> 00:40:58,400 That is the most hopeless situation for a father 913 00:40:58,400 --> 00:40:59,393 to go through that. 914 00:41:01,094 --> 00:41:03,220 To have seen your child hit 915 00:41:03,220 --> 00:41:05,930 or slapped for no rhyme or reason. 916 00:41:05,930 --> 00:41:08,960 You will not hit a child even if it is not yours 917 00:41:08,960 --> 00:41:10,800 for no rhyme or reason. 918 00:41:10,800 --> 00:41:11,950 Even if there is some small reason, 919 00:41:11,950 --> 00:41:13,770 you will not slap him. 920 00:41:13,770 --> 00:41:15,330 But guess what, 921 00:41:15,330 --> 00:41:17,170 when you slap a child, 922 00:41:17,170 --> 00:41:21,010 the child will cry for a couple of minutes. 923 00:41:21,010 --> 00:41:22,970 But for the dad or for the parent, 924 00:41:22,970 --> 00:41:25,530 it sticks lifelong. 925 00:41:25,530 --> 00:41:26,453 It doesn't go. 926 00:41:27,370 --> 00:41:30,330 But these are certain things that transformed. 927 00:41:30,330 --> 00:41:33,740 And then I just didn't know how to handle the situation 928 00:41:33,740 --> 00:41:37,000 but things started moving and changing in my life. 929 00:41:37,000 --> 00:41:38,600 And then we decided that, 930 00:41:38,600 --> 00:41:41,263 I never wanted to be in on this news channel. 931 00:41:42,540 --> 00:41:44,960 And they wanted to blur my face. 932 00:41:44,960 --> 00:41:48,363 But then I saw two people die here, immigrants. 933 00:41:49,380 --> 00:41:51,360 And that is what changed me. 934 00:41:51,360 --> 00:41:55,630 Today, we buy a bottle of water, we buy Starbucks coffee, 935 00:41:55,630 --> 00:41:57,640 but do you know in Cincinnati where I lived 936 00:41:57,640 --> 00:41:59,360 or where I was being victimized, 937 00:41:59,360 --> 00:42:00,693 people sell human beings. 938 00:42:02,120 --> 00:42:05,227 Like I'm just giving you example, Linda, he'll say, 939 00:42:05,227 --> 00:42:08,597 "Okay, yeah, Brenda, here can take Harold for $25,000," 940 00:42:08,597 --> 00:42:10,150 "or $50,000." 941 00:42:10,150 --> 00:42:12,500 That's what they do, and I've seen this happen. 942 00:42:13,390 --> 00:42:14,360 And that is the reality. 943 00:42:14,360 --> 00:42:16,180 There's something when it's too accepted, 944 00:42:16,180 --> 00:42:19,110 that how this entire industry works. 945 00:42:19,110 --> 00:42:22,630 This industry, basically, is very, very ruthless. 946 00:42:22,630 --> 00:42:23,880 And that is what changed me. 947 00:42:23,880 --> 00:42:25,560 I still remember one of my friends, 948 00:42:25,560 --> 00:42:28,020 he was from India, from Goa. 949 00:42:28,020 --> 00:42:28,890 He was working with me here, 950 00:42:28,890 --> 00:42:30,110 and these people, 951 00:42:30,110 --> 00:42:32,400 white people don't get caught. 952 00:42:32,400 --> 00:42:33,840 Whenever they're a victim of labor trafficking, 953 00:42:33,840 --> 00:42:35,840 they move from one street to another, one place to another, 954 00:42:35,840 --> 00:42:37,290 they're never at one place. 955 00:42:37,290 --> 00:42:39,870 So that's why most of the cases do not get surfaced. 956 00:42:39,870 --> 00:42:41,270 It gets closed. 957 00:42:41,270 --> 00:42:44,240 They'll use them for maybe a year, two years, 958 00:42:44,240 --> 00:42:46,350 and they move out. 959 00:42:46,350 --> 00:42:47,460 And what happens, 960 00:42:47,460 --> 00:42:49,370 anywhere in the case of labor trafficking, 961 00:42:49,370 --> 00:42:50,880 the perpetrator withhold the salary 962 00:42:50,880 --> 00:42:52,140 of minimum eight months. 963 00:42:52,140 --> 00:42:52,973 Why? 964 00:42:52,973 --> 00:42:54,337 Number one, the immigrant, 965 00:42:54,337 --> 00:42:58,200 whether he's from Mexico, India, Pakistan, Nepal, Guatemala, 966 00:42:58,200 --> 00:42:59,330 he doesn't have a bank account. 967 00:42:59,330 --> 00:43:00,163 So the perpetrator say, 968 00:43:00,163 --> 00:43:00,996 "Okay I'm keeping the cash, 969 00:43:00,996 --> 00:43:02,057 "whenever you're going back to your country 970 00:43:02,057 --> 00:43:03,340 "I'll give it to you." 971 00:43:03,340 --> 00:43:05,270 So slowly and gradually he's in his clutches. 972 00:43:05,270 --> 00:43:07,970 So for eight months, salary is not withhold with them. 973 00:43:09,600 --> 00:43:10,980 He says, "What do you need money for?" 974 00:43:10,980 --> 00:43:12,770 Any case of labor trafficking, 975 00:43:12,770 --> 00:43:14,450 whether it is restaurants, gas stations, 976 00:43:14,450 --> 00:43:15,880 convenience stores or motels, 977 00:43:15,880 --> 00:43:18,330 they give you accommodation next door, 978 00:43:18,330 --> 00:43:19,600 the perpetrator. 979 00:43:19,600 --> 00:43:21,580 So accommodations are available nextdoor, why, what happens? 980 00:43:21,580 --> 00:43:25,403 Number one, labor is available 24 hours, seven days a week. 981 00:43:26,390 --> 00:43:28,700 Maybe it'll rain, shine or snow, 982 00:43:28,700 --> 00:43:31,560 you cannot say I cannot come, you have to work. 983 00:43:31,560 --> 00:43:34,290 And then lodging, boarding is taken care. 984 00:43:34,290 --> 00:43:36,570 And then you don't have to pay any money, 985 00:43:36,570 --> 00:43:38,070 so they don't need any salary. 986 00:43:38,070 --> 00:43:41,483 So that is how this entire thing continues over there. 987 00:43:42,840 --> 00:43:43,673 I have time? 988 00:43:44,960 --> 00:43:46,220 Okay, one minute? 989 00:43:46,220 --> 00:43:48,520 Okay. (laughs) 990 00:43:48,520 --> 00:43:50,290 So anyways, thank you very much. 991 00:43:50,290 --> 00:43:52,400 And I just, we were saying that one minute. 992 00:43:52,400 --> 00:43:55,453 See, this is how a person disguise himself. 993 00:43:56,800 --> 00:44:01,196 And he's 32 years old, act as 81-year-old, 994 00:44:01,196 --> 00:44:02,070 and this is about six months back 995 00:44:02,070 --> 00:44:03,900 and he got caught in Delhi. 996 00:44:03,900 --> 00:44:05,040 And that's how people come here. 997 00:44:05,040 --> 00:44:05,873 And that's what I do, 998 00:44:05,873 --> 00:44:07,940 I'm creating protection, prevention, 999 00:44:07,940 --> 00:44:09,240 education and empowerment in India. 1000 00:44:09,240 --> 00:44:11,360 I just went to India in the month of November. 1001 00:44:11,360 --> 00:44:13,140 I did about 30 presentations there 1002 00:44:13,140 --> 00:44:15,240 trying to educate people not to come here. 1003 00:44:16,480 --> 00:44:18,020 But now this man is in the prison. 1004 00:44:18,020 --> 00:44:19,130 And he was to come to New York 1005 00:44:19,130 --> 00:44:21,740 and send 30 lakhs to his agent. 1006 00:44:21,740 --> 00:44:24,320 That 30 lakhs is like $44,000. 1007 00:44:24,320 --> 00:44:29,070 One lady paid 53 lakhs, that is $75,000 in advance, 1008 00:44:29,070 --> 00:44:31,040 for husband and a kid, and she got deported 1009 00:44:31,040 --> 00:44:34,060 after six months from Mexico. 1010 00:44:34,060 --> 00:44:37,270 So these are real life true stories. 1011 00:44:37,270 --> 00:44:40,930 And how a victim like me obviously can become 1012 00:44:40,930 --> 00:44:43,930 a victim of labor trafficking or sex trafficking. 1013 00:44:43,930 --> 00:44:46,050 In India, when I grew up in my village, 1014 00:44:46,050 --> 00:44:47,690 these baby elephants, they're very naughty, 1015 00:44:47,690 --> 00:44:49,540 they're tied with a thick chain. 1016 00:44:49,540 --> 00:44:50,750 So they try to run. 1017 00:44:50,750 --> 00:44:53,140 So they try to run, they bruise, they bleed. 1018 00:44:53,140 --> 00:44:56,390 But this elephant thinks that I cannot run, this elephant. 1019 00:44:56,390 --> 00:44:58,830 But after five years, this same elephant 1020 00:44:58,830 --> 00:45:01,200 has got so much power it can topple a car, 1021 00:45:01,200 --> 00:45:03,320 it can break a wall, it can prune a tree. 1022 00:45:03,320 --> 00:45:04,153 But the same elephant today, 1023 00:45:04,153 --> 00:45:05,430 I was in India, I've seen it, 1024 00:45:05,430 --> 00:45:06,960 they tie this big elephant 1025 00:45:06,960 --> 00:45:09,320 with the same leg with a thin rope 1026 00:45:09,320 --> 00:45:10,153 What the elephant does, 1027 00:45:10,153 --> 00:45:12,680 it just lifts its leg up and down, up and down. 1028 00:45:12,680 --> 00:45:15,520 So the elephant thinks that my leg is tied. 1029 00:45:15,520 --> 00:45:17,743 But then that's all in the mind. 1030 00:45:18,770 --> 00:45:20,359 So that's what happens in the case of a victim 1031 00:45:20,359 --> 00:45:23,240 of labor trafficking, that is all in the mind. 1032 00:45:23,240 --> 00:45:24,460 They just cannot do anything. 1033 00:45:24,460 --> 00:45:27,600 So I started a nonprofit, Eyes Open International. 1034 00:45:27,600 --> 00:45:31,303 Basically I'm focusing in India, Pakistan, Nepal. 1035 00:45:32,320 --> 00:45:34,940 I started with India, next is Nepal. 1036 00:45:34,940 --> 00:45:37,560 Basically, I'm working on the prevention education. 1037 00:45:37,560 --> 00:45:40,393 I have a GoFundMe page where I'm raising to raise funds. 1038 00:45:42,857 --> 00:45:44,348 And this other hotline number, 1039 00:45:44,348 --> 00:45:46,510 so I always tell people to save it on their phones. 1040 00:45:46,510 --> 00:45:48,450 Wherever I go so I have it on my phone, 1041 00:45:48,450 --> 00:45:51,140 one of the human trafficking hotline numbers. 1042 00:45:51,140 --> 00:45:54,543 And this is my contact details. 1043 00:45:55,730 --> 00:45:56,807 And in the end, 1044 00:45:56,807 --> 00:45:58,910 I'd just like to end with one note. 1045 00:45:58,910 --> 00:46:00,603 Is that, you know, 1046 00:46:01,460 --> 00:46:04,540 do not tell Pentagon 1047 00:46:04,540 --> 00:46:08,697 how big the perpetrators in your life. 1048 00:46:08,697 --> 00:46:09,660 You know since I'm in the Pentagon 1049 00:46:09,660 --> 00:46:11,880 I was just thinking when I was coming, you know, 1050 00:46:11,880 --> 00:46:13,470 but tell the perpetrator, 1051 00:46:13,470 --> 00:46:15,450 how big the Pentagon is in your life, 1052 00:46:15,450 --> 00:46:16,680 the Department of Defense. 1053 00:46:16,680 --> 00:46:17,513 So thank you very much, 1054 00:46:17,513 --> 00:46:19,730 I know what a great job you're doing. 1055 00:46:19,730 --> 00:46:22,393 So Vande Mataram and God bless America. 1056 00:46:22,393 --> 00:46:24,157 That you very much. 1057 00:46:24,157 --> 00:46:27,157 (audience clapping) 1058 00:46:34,440 --> 00:46:36,273 - Thank you so much, Mr. D'Souza. 1059 00:46:38,070 --> 00:46:41,710 Ladies and gentlemen, it is now my honor 1060 00:46:41,710 --> 00:46:43,800 to introduce the acting director of the 1061 00:46:43,800 --> 00:46:48,800 Pentagon Force Protection Agency, Dr. Daniel P. Walsh. 1062 00:46:50,600 --> 00:46:54,010 As the acting director, Dr. Walsh is responsible 1063 00:46:54,010 --> 00:46:56,250 for providing full range of services 1064 00:46:56,250 --> 00:46:59,470 to protect people, facilities, infrastructure 1065 00:46:59,470 --> 00:47:02,340 and other resources at the Pentagon Reservation 1066 00:47:02,340 --> 00:47:05,000 and in DoD-occupied facilities 1067 00:47:05,000 --> 00:47:07,210 in the National Capital Region. 1068 00:47:07,210 --> 00:47:10,570 Within this scope, he exercises the authorities 1069 00:47:10,570 --> 00:47:13,360 of the Secretary of Defense with respect 1070 00:47:13,360 --> 00:47:17,670 to force protection, security and law enforcement. 1071 00:47:17,670 --> 00:47:21,420 Dr. Walsh joined the agency in 2008 as a scientist 1072 00:47:21,420 --> 00:47:24,100 in the Chemical, Biological and Radiological 1073 00:47:24,100 --> 00:47:27,220 and Nuclear and Explosive Directorate. 1074 00:47:27,220 --> 00:47:30,130 He previously served as the assistant director 1075 00:47:30,130 --> 00:47:33,240 of Security, Integration and Technology. 1076 00:47:33,240 --> 00:47:35,930 Chief of Science and Technology Office, 1077 00:47:35,930 --> 00:47:39,240 and a special assistant to the agency director. 1078 00:47:39,240 --> 00:47:41,190 Prior to his tenure at the Pentagon 1079 00:47:41,190 --> 00:47:43,410 Force Protection Agency, he served 1080 00:47:43,410 --> 00:47:46,410 as a hazardous materials and weapons of mass destruction 1081 00:47:46,410 --> 00:47:48,360 specialist for the New York City 1082 00:47:48,360 --> 00:47:50,313 Department of Environmental Protection, 1083 00:47:51,240 --> 00:47:54,210 supervising response, analytical, operations 1084 00:47:54,210 --> 00:47:57,553 for hazardous material incidents throughout the city. 1085 00:47:58,660 --> 00:48:01,260 Dr. Walsh, you have the floor. 1086 00:48:01,260 --> 00:48:02,692 - Thank you. 1087 00:48:02,692 --> 00:48:05,692 (audience clapping) 1088 00:48:06,888 --> 00:48:08,660 I just wanna get some thank yous out of the way. 1089 00:48:08,660 --> 00:48:12,440 Thank you so much, that was, thank you. 1090 00:48:12,440 --> 00:48:13,750 It's very impactful. 1091 00:48:13,750 --> 00:48:15,130 Sharing with us, I just wanna, 1092 00:48:15,130 --> 00:48:18,510 on behalf of everybody here I just wanna thank you. 1093 00:48:18,510 --> 00:48:20,650 Thank you so much, Mr. Booth, for you and your staff 1094 00:48:20,650 --> 00:48:23,700 for letting us participate and partner 1095 00:48:23,700 --> 00:48:24,803 with you on this. 1096 00:48:25,820 --> 00:48:27,420 You know, sometimes in the security 1097 00:48:27,420 --> 00:48:28,290 and law enforcement world, 1098 00:48:28,290 --> 00:48:29,507 they say it's a thankless job, 1099 00:48:29,507 --> 00:48:31,000 but the truth is we get 1100 00:48:31,000 --> 00:48:33,710 to police an incredible community here. 1101 00:48:33,710 --> 00:48:35,700 So you guys are pretty good, 1102 00:48:35,700 --> 00:48:36,660 when you see someone in uniform, 1103 00:48:36,660 --> 00:48:38,700 you say thank you to us quite often. 1104 00:48:38,700 --> 00:48:40,710 So in the policing world we're pretty lucky. 1105 00:48:40,710 --> 00:48:44,510 But the CTIP folks, you don't get to wear that uniform 1106 00:48:44,510 --> 00:48:47,020 all the time and get recognized, I think, enough. 1107 00:48:47,020 --> 00:48:49,633 And you deal with difficult stuff, right? 1108 00:48:50,480 --> 00:48:53,410 Just moral failings and just the depths of human tragedy 1109 00:48:53,410 --> 00:48:55,180 every day, and sometimes we get to go blow off steam 1110 00:48:55,180 --> 00:48:57,596 at the range, I don't know if you ever get to. 1111 00:48:57,596 --> 00:48:58,990 (audience laughs) So, you should. 1112 00:48:58,990 --> 00:49:00,570 Maybe you're welcome down, to come down there. 1113 00:49:00,570 --> 00:49:02,150 For all you do, just thank you so much. 1114 00:49:02,150 --> 00:49:05,783 Your whole staff. (audience clapping) 1115 00:49:07,930 --> 00:49:12,220 Just one last thank you is for Roseanne and Amanda there 1116 00:49:12,220 --> 00:49:14,240 who helped support this. 1117 00:49:14,240 --> 00:49:15,940 They've been really busy, they put on great events, 1118 00:49:15,940 --> 00:49:17,520 so I just wanted to thank them. 1119 00:49:17,520 --> 00:49:19,980 And just one final thought. 1120 00:49:19,980 --> 00:49:23,820 I think it's appropriate as a law enforcement organization 1121 00:49:23,820 --> 00:49:26,100 that we're partnering in this issue, 1122 00:49:26,100 --> 00:49:28,810 but it's not just a law enforcement challenge. 1123 00:49:28,810 --> 00:49:32,740 This is whole of society human problem, right? 1124 00:49:32,740 --> 00:49:33,843 And this is global. 1125 00:49:35,220 --> 00:49:36,110 And when you said it, 1126 00:49:36,110 --> 00:49:38,200 about the red flags with the story about your kids, 1127 00:49:38,200 --> 00:49:40,113 I have kids the same age as yours, 1128 00:49:41,426 --> 00:49:42,570 when you said that you came here. 1129 00:49:42,570 --> 00:49:44,678 So it particularly struck me. 1130 00:49:44,678 --> 00:49:46,530 And you see those little sends messages 1131 00:49:46,530 --> 00:49:49,390 about people who leave their lunchboxes in the bathrooms, 1132 00:49:49,390 --> 00:49:51,610 don't go by the bathroom until we clear it. 1133 00:49:51,610 --> 00:49:52,443 And we push out those 1134 00:49:52,443 --> 00:49:54,350 See Something, Say Something messages, 1135 00:49:54,350 --> 00:49:56,450 and maybe this week you're thinking about 1136 00:49:56,450 --> 00:49:58,260 the folks doing the pre-operational stuff 1137 00:49:58,260 --> 00:50:00,520 from our adversary overseas, 1138 00:50:00,520 --> 00:50:02,750 or you're looking for that suspicious package. 1139 00:50:02,750 --> 00:50:05,620 But there is a See Something, Say Something 1140 00:50:05,620 --> 00:50:08,300 and an education challenge for this topic, 1141 00:50:08,300 --> 00:50:10,200 for each and every one of us. 1142 00:50:10,200 --> 00:50:12,590 For our spouses, for our families. 1143 00:50:12,590 --> 00:50:13,877 You may have people in your family 1144 00:50:13,877 --> 00:50:16,720 who are nurses, teachers, social workers, 1145 00:50:16,720 --> 00:50:20,100 whatever, this is happening under our noses 1146 00:50:20,100 --> 00:50:22,220 every day as you drive around northern Virginia, 1147 00:50:22,220 --> 00:50:23,870 as you drive around this country. 1148 00:50:25,140 --> 00:50:27,230 You can do those computer-based trainings 1149 00:50:27,230 --> 00:50:28,500 and you can do this one on the computer 1150 00:50:28,500 --> 00:50:30,590 and just kinda click your way through like, 1151 00:50:30,590 --> 00:50:33,944 maybe sometimes you do for some of those other ones. 1152 00:50:33,944 --> 00:50:35,080 Maybe you don't absorb it. 1153 00:50:35,080 --> 00:50:36,330 I don't think you can listen to someone 1154 00:50:36,330 --> 00:50:38,490 like yourself and just ignore that. 1155 00:50:38,490 --> 00:50:40,580 And every year, I feel honored to be able to partner 1156 00:50:40,580 --> 00:50:41,550 with you all, 1157 00:50:41,550 --> 00:50:43,860 and I'm shocked by how much I can learn, 1158 00:50:43,860 --> 00:50:44,840 and what we can learn from sharing. 1159 00:50:44,840 --> 00:50:47,410 So thank you again, thank you all, 1160 00:50:47,410 --> 00:50:48,243 have a good day. 1161 00:50:49,376 --> 00:50:52,376 (audience clapping) 1162 00:50:54,540 --> 00:50:56,010 - Thank you, Dr. Walsh. 1163 00:50:56,010 --> 00:50:58,560 Ladies and gentlemen, your attention today 1164 00:50:58,560 --> 00:51:01,010 meets the Combating Trafficking in Persons 1165 00:51:01,010 --> 00:51:02,123 training requirement. 1166 00:51:03,750 --> 00:51:07,170 Please ensure that you pick up a certificate 1167 00:51:07,170 --> 00:51:10,190 upon exiting the auditorium and submit it 1168 00:51:10,190 --> 00:51:13,450 to your training officials or coordinator 1169 00:51:13,450 --> 00:51:15,600 if you wish to get credit for this session. 1170 00:51:16,660 --> 00:51:19,860 As we close our program, we would like to show 1171 00:51:19,860 --> 00:51:23,620 a Combating Trafficking in Persons video trailer 1172 00:51:23,620 --> 00:51:27,470 about the General Awareness Training, 1173 00:51:27,470 --> 00:51:31,620 our specialized training for investigative professionals 1174 00:51:31,620 --> 00:51:33,670 and acquisition professionals. 1175 00:51:33,670 --> 00:51:38,670 And also our DoD Education Activities staff. 1176 00:51:44,730 --> 00:51:47,340 - [Narrator] On any given day, 25 million people 1177 00:51:47,340 --> 00:51:49,430 are victims of modern slavery, 1178 00:51:49,430 --> 00:51:51,223 also known as human trafficking. 1179 00:51:55,190 --> 00:51:56,900 The Department of Defense supports 1180 00:51:56,900 --> 00:51:59,390 the U.S. government's zero-tolerance policy 1181 00:51:59,390 --> 00:52:02,100 regarding this crime, which violates the human rights 1182 00:52:02,100 --> 00:52:05,800 of its victims and jeopardizes the DoD's mission. 1183 00:52:05,800 --> 00:52:08,780 Since 2002, the DoD has been fighting 1184 00:52:08,780 --> 00:52:12,260 to break up this industry by evaluating the problem, 1185 00:52:12,260 --> 00:52:15,540 pushing for new initiatives, raising awareness 1186 00:52:15,540 --> 00:52:19,080 and equipping and enabling all members to take action. 1187 00:52:19,080 --> 00:52:21,870 The DoD launched online learning solutions 1188 00:52:21,870 --> 00:52:24,020 to help combat trafficking in persons 1189 00:52:24,020 --> 00:52:27,160 through joint knowledge online, or JKO, 1190 00:52:27,160 --> 00:52:30,350 available worldwide, anytime, anywhere 1191 00:52:30,350 --> 00:52:32,803 for four distinct and important audiences. 1192 00:52:35,280 --> 00:52:39,300 For all DoD personnel, General Awareness Training. 1193 00:52:39,300 --> 00:52:41,400 This online course raises awareness 1194 00:52:41,400 --> 00:52:44,000 of the pervasiveness of human trafficking, 1195 00:52:44,000 --> 00:52:47,140 explains how trafficking affects mission readiness, 1196 00:52:47,140 --> 00:52:48,750 and encourages each learner 1197 00:52:48,750 --> 00:52:50,653 to claim their role in the fight. 1198 00:52:51,650 --> 00:52:54,610 For investigative personnel, from military police 1199 00:52:54,610 --> 00:52:56,890 to any personnel who conduct inquiries, 1200 00:52:56,890 --> 00:52:59,310 such as audits, assessments, inspections, 1201 00:52:59,310 --> 00:53:01,650 investigations or evaluations. 1202 00:53:01,650 --> 00:53:03,830 Specialized training on how to respond 1203 00:53:03,830 --> 00:53:06,480 to trafficking in person situations. 1204 00:53:06,480 --> 00:53:08,440 This online course uses scenarios 1205 00:53:08,440 --> 00:53:10,830 and case studies to teach what to look for, 1206 00:53:10,830 --> 00:53:11,910 where to look, 1207 00:53:11,910 --> 00:53:14,560 how to respond when trafficking is uncovered, 1208 00:53:14,560 --> 00:53:16,590 and how its victims are affected. 1209 00:53:16,590 --> 00:53:18,700 It also teaches what laws apply 1210 00:53:18,700 --> 00:53:21,590 in different trafficking situations. 1211 00:53:21,590 --> 00:53:25,320 For DoD contractors and defense acquisition professionals, 1212 00:53:25,320 --> 00:53:27,820 online training to explain their roles 1213 00:53:27,820 --> 00:53:31,030 and their obligations to fight trafficking. 1214 00:53:31,030 --> 00:53:33,140 This online course provides information 1215 00:53:33,140 --> 00:53:35,720 on the Combating Trafficking in Persons language 1216 00:53:35,720 --> 00:53:38,770 that must be included in all DoD contracts, 1217 00:53:38,770 --> 00:53:41,320 steps to prevent trafficking violations, 1218 00:53:41,320 --> 00:53:44,470 and what to do if a violation of the zero-tolerance 1219 00:53:44,470 --> 00:53:46,550 policy is discovered. 1220 00:53:46,550 --> 00:53:50,600 For DoD education professionals, targeted online learning 1221 00:53:50,600 --> 00:53:52,540 to fight the spread of human trafficking 1222 00:53:52,540 --> 00:53:55,990 into DoD schools, at home and abroad. 1223 00:53:55,990 --> 00:53:58,350 Educators are learning about the vulnerabilities 1224 00:53:58,350 --> 00:54:01,150 of DoD schoolchildren to human trafficking, 1225 00:54:01,150 --> 00:54:03,880 as well as the risk factors and warning signs, 1226 00:54:03,880 --> 00:54:06,580 and their role in combating trafficking. 1227 00:54:06,580 --> 00:54:08,810 Each individual in the Department of Defense 1228 00:54:08,810 --> 00:54:11,790 can make a difference and potentially save a life 1229 00:54:11,790 --> 00:54:14,780 by becoming aware of human trafficking indicators 1230 00:54:14,780 --> 00:54:16,980 and knowing how to report them. 1231 00:54:16,980 --> 00:54:20,120 The DoD is committed to continuously expanding 1232 00:54:20,120 --> 00:54:22,140 and improving the training it provides 1233 00:54:22,140 --> 00:54:24,393 on Combating Trafficking in Persons. 1234 00:54:35,240 --> 00:54:39,690 - Mr. D'Souza wants to come and have a parting word, 1235 00:54:39,690 --> 00:54:44,060 so we're gonna make a change to our program 1236 00:54:44,060 --> 00:54:47,410 to have Harold come back and say a couple words. 1237 00:54:47,410 --> 00:54:48,243 Thank you. 1238 00:54:52,060 --> 00:54:52,893 - Thank you. 1239 00:54:52,893 --> 00:54:56,400 But I just wanted to share, on a happy note, 1240 00:54:56,400 --> 00:54:58,120 that all the good work that you do, 1241 00:54:58,120 --> 00:54:59,143 the pure reflection, 1242 00:55:00,487 --> 00:55:03,730 the boys had, who I had when I was very very young, 1243 00:55:03,730 --> 00:55:06,030 I would like to introduce my younger son is here. 1244 00:55:06,030 --> 00:55:09,883 Rohan D'Souza, can you stand up please? (laughs) 1245 00:55:09,883 --> 00:55:12,883 (audience clapping) 1246 00:55:15,600 --> 00:55:18,280 So he's my inspiration, and I always believe 1247 00:55:18,280 --> 00:55:21,250 that when y'all saved me it was not one life, 1248 00:55:21,250 --> 00:55:22,450 you had saved four lives. 1249 00:55:22,450 --> 00:55:24,060 So my son, he's working for Apple now, 1250 00:55:24,060 --> 00:55:27,310 he graduated one year early without any student loan, 1251 00:55:27,310 --> 00:55:28,250 so that makes me happy. 1252 00:55:28,250 --> 00:55:30,500 He's a State Champion for tennis, 1253 00:55:30,500 --> 00:55:34,370 so we are just hoping that he gets to play in the Wimbledon. 1254 00:55:34,370 --> 00:55:36,540 He's been a ball boy for Serena Williams, 1255 00:55:36,540 --> 00:55:38,190 Djokovic, Federer for the last 10 years 1256 00:55:38,190 --> 00:55:39,770 at Cincinnati Masters. 1257 00:55:39,770 --> 00:55:40,603 My wife, 1258 00:55:40,603 --> 00:55:44,030 she works for General Electric Credit Union in Cincinnati, 1259 00:55:44,030 --> 00:55:46,330 but today she's in Columbus doing a presentation 1260 00:55:46,330 --> 00:55:49,090 on human trafficking at the attorney general's office. 1261 00:55:49,090 --> 00:55:51,720 So it's the first time the attorney general's office 1262 00:55:51,720 --> 00:55:54,390 is doing a human trafficking conference in Columbus, 1263 00:55:54,390 --> 00:55:55,540 so she could not come. 1264 00:55:55,540 --> 00:55:58,731 And my oldest son, he works for Tesla in Chicago. 1265 00:55:58,731 --> 00:56:00,860 And he'll be completing in this April six years. 1266 00:56:00,860 --> 00:56:02,580 So I just wanted to thank, you know, 1267 00:56:02,580 --> 00:56:04,680 and thank each one of you for inviting me 1268 00:56:04,680 --> 00:56:07,310 and all the wonderful job you do for all the immigrants 1269 00:56:07,310 --> 00:56:09,010 and I have to thank Dr. Gopal also 1270 00:56:09,010 --> 00:56:10,380 for coming all the way from Chicago 1271 00:56:10,380 --> 00:56:11,730 and everyone being here. 1272 00:56:11,730 --> 00:56:12,563 Thanks a lot. 1273 00:56:12,563 --> 00:56:13,706 God bless America. 1274 00:56:13,706 --> 00:56:16,706 (audience clapping) 1275 00:56:18,760 --> 00:56:22,580 - Most people are familiar with sex trafficking 1276 00:56:22,580 --> 00:56:24,820 as we just heard from our speaker, 1277 00:56:24,820 --> 00:56:28,140 labor trafficking happens around as too. 1278 00:56:28,140 --> 00:56:32,130 Forced labor, debt bondage are two common forms 1279 00:56:32,130 --> 00:56:33,310 of trafficking. 1280 00:56:33,310 --> 00:56:36,850 Forced labor is also known as involuntary servitude. 1281 00:56:36,850 --> 00:56:39,010 According to the Department of State, 1282 00:56:39,010 --> 00:56:41,480 forced labor is the biggest sector 1283 00:56:41,480 --> 00:56:43,780 of trafficking in the world. 1284 00:56:43,780 --> 00:56:46,310 This final short video we wanna show you 1285 00:56:47,250 --> 00:56:49,640 is what you might see 1286 00:56:50,500 --> 00:56:54,850 in DoD dealing with labor trafficking. 1287 00:56:54,850 --> 00:56:58,090 It is mainly to point out that it's not something 1288 00:56:58,090 --> 00:57:01,230 that you can just write about. 1289 00:57:01,230 --> 00:57:03,850 It is something that you have to look into, 1290 00:57:03,850 --> 00:57:06,350 look beneath the surface to find it. 1291 00:57:06,350 --> 00:57:08,640 You can't just go out and do a audit 1292 00:57:08,640 --> 00:57:11,900 and an inspection without actually going 1293 00:57:11,900 --> 00:57:15,440 and talking to the people and looking at the job sites 1294 00:57:15,440 --> 00:57:17,600 and where they live. 1295 00:57:17,600 --> 00:57:18,687 So with that, 1296 00:57:18,687 --> 00:57:20,387 so I'm gonna show this last video. 1297 00:58:03,670 --> 00:58:05,370 Ladies and gentlemen, 1298 00:58:05,370 --> 00:58:08,170 we all need to be aware of the indicators 1299 00:58:08,170 --> 00:58:10,933 of both sex and labor trafficking. 1300 00:58:11,820 --> 00:58:14,190 This concludes our event, 1301 00:58:14,190 --> 00:58:16,320 thank you for attending. 1302 00:58:16,320 --> 00:58:18,260 Please rise for the departure 1303 00:58:18,260 --> 00:58:20,343 of the senior officials.