Meena was kidnapped as a young girl and forced to work in a brothel in India, where she had two children who were raised apart from her. When her daughter turned 12, the brothel planned to sell her into prostitution. Meena's son Vivek sought help from an anti-trafficking organization, who rescued the daughter but the brothel remained open, threatening retaliation against witnesses. The article outlines the ongoing problem of sex trafficking in India.

1. Article Title:The 21st-Century Slave Trade
Keywords/definitions Source Reliability
There may be some words that are Who wrote this article?
new or need defining. Use this area Nicholas D. Kristof
to record, and in your own words
explain what they mean. Who is their audience?
Readers of Ney York Times magazine and generally
The 21st-Century Slave Trade: people who are concerned about the issue of human
this can possible be defined as trafficking around the world.
the modern age of slavery and
specifically in this article; Is this a reliable source? Why or why not?
focuses on the sex trade as it is Yes, as it based on real evidence of the life of
one of the main acts in human Meena.
trafficking.
5 key statementsstatements that you think are
interesting or important.
1.“Meena thus joined the ranks of some 10
million children prostituted around the world —
more are in India than in any other country. The
brothels of India are the slave plantations of the
21st century.”
2. “When Naina turned about 12, the brothel
owners prepared to sell her as well. At that
Vivek, who was being forced to do the brothel’s
laundry, protested vigorously. The owners beat
Vivek, an extremely bright boy who was never
allowed to go to school, but he continued to
plead that his big sister not be sold.”
3. “They received help from a terrific anti-
trafficking organization called ApneAap
(www.apneaap.org), run by a former journalist
named Ruchira Gupta. Ms. Gupta covered
trafficking and was so horrified by what she
found that she quit her job and devoted her life
to fighting the brothel owners.”

2. 4.” But the brothel owners are threatening to kill
Meena, her children and the ApneAap staff,
because they are potential witnesses in a
criminal case against the traffickers. One
ApneAap staff member was stabbed a few days
ago.”
5.“This is an issue crying out for world leaders —
and community groups — to seize and run with.
President Bush has pressed the issue more than
his predecessors, but he could do much more. If
a little boy like Vivek can stand up to modern
slavers, why can’t world leaders do the same?”
What ‘perspectives’ would this support?
Personal National Global Future
Personal; as it leaves the readers to ponder upon
their own ways to curb the matter.
My Summary of the article
Meena was kidnapped when she was just a young girl by a trafficker to work in a brothel
in the city of Katihar, India. Meena then becomes pregnant and gave birth to her
daughter, Naina and her son, Vivek. Her children were raised apart form her and Meena
was threathened to be killed by her owners as she have tried to contact the police to
rescue Naina and Vivek but failed to do so as the police were uninterested. Meena ran
away but continues to return to the brothel occasionally to beg for her children. When
Naina turned 12, the brothel prepared to sell her into prostitution. Vivek escapes to
seek help for Naina and was reunited with Meena.They received help from a terrific
anti-trafficking organization called ApneAap, runby a former journalist named Ruchira
Gupta. The organization saved Naina but the brothel remains open.