By Bradley Myles, Special to CNN

Updated 1538 GMT (2338 HKT) December 2, 2015 | Video Source: CNN

Dismantling the trafficking networks

The shocking stories of sex trafficking …. should greatly impact us, but it’s important to remember that we all can play a role in keeping this from happening to more people.

These women and girls are trapped in modern slavery, enslaved by criminal networks that have perfected human trafficking and exploitation into a sophisticated science over decades.

The depth and breadth of the modern slavery that is intricately woven throughout our global society is both shocking and daunting. In fact, the International Labor Organization estimates that 4.5 million people are victims of sex trafficking around the world in an industry that generates tens of billions of dollars in criminal profits each year.

See video: http://edition.cnn.com/2015/12/01/opinions/sex-trafficking-tenancingo-polaris/index.html