Untangling Massage, Human Trafficking, and Prostitution
- Fritz, S. (2020, January 8). The massage field’s generations must create a future that works for all. MASSAGE Magazine. Retrieved from https://www.massagemag.com/the-massage-fields-generations-must-create-a-future-that-works-for-all-120455/[↩]
- HB 749 Bill Actions (2019). Retrieved from the Montana Legislative Branch website http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=749&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=HB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20191. The action occurred on 3/29/19.[↩]
- Topics for future blogs that will cite sources and stats to back up these statements.[↩]
- See Appendix A, Part 3, Trafficking in BDAMBs Compared to Other Kinds of Trafficking. Appendix A is part of the Untangling Series and is based on 2018 statistics. The Polaris report, Human Trafficking in Illicit Massage Businesses (2018, January), appears to use inflated numbers, citing “contacts” not “cases” (cases may consist of multiple contacts).[↩]
- A few examples: https://www.facebook.com/groups/611431842200765/permalink/2686124341398161/
https://m.facebook.com/groups/330909957076518?view=permalink&id=1417995095034660
The latter link refers to this story: Mark, J. (2019, August 26). Hundreds of massage therapists cited in crackdown, as practitioners fear for future in San Francisco. Mission Local. Retrieved from https://missionlocal.org/2019/08/hundreds-of-massage-therapists-reportedly-cited-in-crackdown-as-practitioners-fear-for-future-in-san-francisco/[↩] - ABMP and AMTA joint response to FSMTB Human Trafficking Report.(2017, November 16). Retrieved from https://www.abmp.com/updates/news/abmp-and-amta-joint-response-fsmtb-human-trafficking-report[↩]
- Kimmet, D. (2020). Part 3: A critical review of the Polaris report, section “The Polaris Report (and Polaris) Harms Legally Practicing Massage Therapists,” 3-23 through 3-27. Retrieved from https://www.dropbox.com/s/fb82rkor66bi23e/3%20-%20Part%203%20-%20Polaris%20Report%20Critical%20Review%20%20Ver_2020_01_11.pdf?dl=0[↩]