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Could Trump be an ally in the fight against human trafficking?

There are good reasons for caution but it would be foolhardy and short-sighted to let cynicism obstruct opportunity.

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US President Donald Trump at an event on human trafficking, February 2017.

US President Donald Trump at an event on human trafficking, February 2017. Photo: PA Images. All rights reserved.

Last week, the US government released its Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report, a yearly assessment and ranking of more than 180 countries on their responses to human exploitation in its myriad forms: from forced labour to sexual servitude; from the recruitment of child soldiers to online child sexual exploitation.