In case you missed it, last year the Department of State released its annual Trafficking in Persons report. Though often limited to episodes of “Law and Order” and the occasional report on an American who travels abroad to ‘tour’ child sex slaves, human trafficking and slavery is relatively common.

Across the United States alone, more than 10,000 people are forced to work against their will. According to a report by Free The Slaves, a Washington, D.C-based organization, and the Human Rights Center at the University of California at Berkeley, modern day slavery is concentrated in large cities and on farms, usually in sex trades, agriculture, or domestic service jobs. Despite the enacting of the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000, human trafficking crimes continue to increase. In fact, it’s now a $9 billion a year global industry.