Question

The president's 2012 executive order 13627 on trafficking in persons strengthened the government's zero tolerance policy by addressing which of the following groups?

Answer 1

Answer:

Federal contractors and subcontractors

Explanation:

On September 25th, 2012, President Barack Obama of the United States of American issued an Executive Order titled “Strengthening Protections Against Trafficking in Persons in Federal Contracts,”.

On this day, he addressed all Federal Contractors and Subcontractors on steps taken in order to effectively minimise and eradicate human trafficking.

Federal contractors and subcontractors are employers who are registered with the United States government to provide jobs for people. Under this Executive Order, Federal contractors and subcontractors are prohibited from withholding the legal documents of their employees, offering people jobs by fraudulent means and not providing a safe environment for their employees to work in.

Trafficking in persons is made up of Sex traffickers and Labour traffickers.

Answer 2

FEDERAL CONTRACTS

The introduction of the executive order is as follows:

"By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act (40 U.S.C. 101 et seq.) and the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, as amended (TVPA) (Public Law 106-386, Division A), and in order to strengthen protections against trafficking in persons in Federal contracting, it is hereby ordered as follows"

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