Amid a storm of controversy, including over same-sex marriage, the hacking of state data and a heated debate over the Confederate flag, Carolina media South have paid little attention to the pressing issue of human trafficking. This may be due to many Americans' view that human trafficking is a third world problem far removed from them and the people they care about (Archer). This simply leaves them indifferent, and the media cannot sell topics that do not disturb or cause uproar. However, America, including South Carolina, is not immune to these types of human rights violations. Without adequate recognition of the importance and prevalence of this problem among the general public, human trafficking will not be solved, even when the government takes combative measures. This is the case of South Carolina legislators who, in November 2012, had House Bill 3757 signed by Governor Nikki Haley so that it would take effect on December 15, 2012 (Conley). House Bill 3757 is one of the most promising pieces of anti-human trafficking legislation ever passed into law, with many beneficial effects and ideas, but even it is not without problems and potential areas for improvement. In order to understand both the positive and negative aspects of South Carolina House Bill 3757, one must understand the state of human trafficking both internationally and domestically. More commonly known as modern slavery, human trafficking covers a wide variety of human rights violations. Human trafficking has been defined by the Trafficking in Persons Protocol as: the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring or receipt of persons, by means of the threat or use of force or other forms of coercion, kidnapping, fraud, deception, abuse of power or power...... middle of paper ...... to adjust the situation appropriately . Wilson would also like to see specific training provided to building inspectors, as there have been cases where building inspectors have witnessed human trafficking in the course of their work. Unfortunately, the inspectors were not prepared to properly handle the situations in which they were placed. Most often, inspectors do not contact the police, and in cases where they did, the traffickers had often already moved their victims to another location before the police could do so. arrive (Conley). With training, Wilson is confident that inspectors, as well as others, can respond more effectively to signs of trafficking and that as a result, more trafficking victims will be released (Conley). This is an ambitious goal to achieve, as currently only one to two percent of victims are freed from their horrific circumstances (Randhawa 1).