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‘We don’t see it’: Mexican TV series spotlights trafficking in plain sight

The creators of a documentary series about human trafficking in Mexico hope the TV show will educate the public about the abuse of workers in plain sight - be it cleaners or farm laborers.

The eight-part public television series ‘The Route of Human Trafficking’ tells the stories of survivors - most of whom are kept anonymous - and explores the root causes and drivers of labor and sexual exploitation.

“(Human trafficking) is there in broad daylight … and we don’t see it … maybe because it’s so obvious,” co-director and producer Hector Ortega told the Thomson . . .

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