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The National Strategy for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction

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technical assistance projects aimed at eliminating exploitative child labor internationally. Of thisamount, over $330 million has gone to organizations to carry out projects to combat commercialsexual exploitation of children <strong>and</strong> child trafficking <strong>for</strong> the purpose of labor <strong>and</strong> commercialsexual exploitation. <strong>The</strong> projects supported by the Department of Labor aim to remove orprevent children from exploitive labor through the provision of educational <strong>and</strong> trainingopportunities. In addition, projects provide alternative income generation <strong>and</strong> skills training <strong>for</strong>families; workplace <strong>and</strong> community-based monitoring systems to ensure that children do notreturn to exploitive work; capacity building of national <strong>and</strong> local organizations to ensuresustainability; awareness raising on the hazards associated with exploitive child labor <strong>and</strong> thebenefits of education <strong>and</strong> data collection <strong>and</strong> research to in<strong>for</strong>m policymakers on child labor,<strong>for</strong>ced labor <strong>and</strong> human trafficking. For projects focused on commercial sexual exploitation <strong>and</strong>trafficking, additional activities include provision of medical care <strong>and</strong> psychosocial services tosurvivors, as well as legislative <strong>and</strong> policy re<strong>for</strong>m to incorporate anti-trafficking ef<strong>for</strong>ts at thelocal, national, <strong>and</strong> regional levels.f. Interdepartmental Government Ef<strong>for</strong>ts<strong>The</strong> Human Smuggling <strong>and</strong> Trafficking Center (HSTC) was <strong>for</strong>mally established under Section7202 of the Intelligence Re<strong>for</strong>m Act <strong>and</strong> Terrorism <strong>Prevention</strong> Act of 2004. <strong>The</strong> Secretary ofState, Secretary of Homel<strong>and</strong> Security, Attorney General, <strong>and</strong> members of the nationalIntelligence Community jointly oversee the HSTC through a high-level interagency steeringgroup. <strong>The</strong> HSTC serves as a fusion center <strong>for</strong> in<strong>for</strong>mation on human smuggling <strong>and</strong> trafficking,bringing together analysts, officers, <strong>and</strong> investigators from such agencies as the CIA, theDepartment of Justice, the Department of State, <strong>and</strong> the Department of Homel<strong>and</strong> Security. <strong>The</strong>HSTC coordinates activities with <strong>for</strong>eign governments to ensure that ef<strong>for</strong>ts are addressedglobally, <strong>and</strong> brings together subject matter experts from the policy, law en<strong>for</strong>cement,intelligence <strong>and</strong> diplomatic arenas to leverage participating agencies’ knowledge, expertise <strong>and</strong>authorities to address the global threat. HSTC regularly shares in<strong>for</strong>mation on humantrafficking, including child sex trafficking.109

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