Benjamin Perrin, a law professor at the University of British Colombia and a native of Calgary, only learned that human trafficking was an an issue in Canada after working to help survivors of commercial sexual exploitation in Cambodia.
His book, Invisible Chains: Canada's Underground World of Human Trafficking, is the result of years of research following his realization of the problem in his own backyard. It serves to simultaneously tell a story and advocate for policy that does better at preventing trafficking and protecting victims.
Read the Globe and Mail's book review here.
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