紐約這些巨幅壁畫背後，是兒童被販賣為奴為娼的故事……_風聞

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　　走在紐約繁華的大街上，如果看到一副巨型的女孩壁畫，用手機掃一掃，可能會讀到女孩悲慘的被拐賣為娼為奴的經歷……

　　11年前，當時年僅11歲的紐約女孩Melanie Thompson在從電影院回家的路上遭到綁架。此後，她被迫從事性交易。在超過8年時間裏，她站過街，在網上賣淫，還在地下脱衣舞俱樂部工作。

　　如今23歲的Thompson雖然已經獲得了自由，但她的脖子和手臂上卻留下了皮條客襲擊她時留下的刀疤。而她心靈上的創傷更是難以癒合。

　　“I felt like it was never going to end. I was raped all the time, I was bought all the time, people would come and do unimaginable things to me,” she told CNN.

　　“我感覺那一切都不會結束。我一直被強暴，一直被買賣，人們對我做出無法想象的事情，”她告訴CNN。

　　“I may be physically out, but I still feel mentally trapped… Even to this day, I still struggle with viewing myself as a person who’s worth something more than sex or money,” she said.

　　“我可能身體自由了，但我的精神仍被囚禁着……甚至到了今天，我仍舊難以把自己看作一個真正的人——一個比性或金錢更重要的人來看待，”她説。

　　▲New York street art shines a light on human trafficking (via CNN)

　　Thompson的故事被畫成了壁畫。這幅高60英尺寬40英尺的壁畫就在紐約曼哈頓的Bridge Street25號。只要用手機軟件Behind the Wall掃一掃這幅壁畫，就能聽到Thompson的悲慘故事。

(Via CNN)

　　類似像Thompson這樣的被拐賣兒童的壁畫塗鴉總共有6幅。它們都是由幾位國際藝術家繪製而成，用來描繪仍然存在於世界各地的不同形式的“現代奴隸制”：包括美國的性交易、歐洲的家庭奴隸、非洲的娃娃兵、亞洲的服裝業童工、拉丁美洲的漁業童工，以及非洲的巧克力業童工等。

　　發起這項活動的是一個名為Street Art for Mankind(SAM)的非政府機構，目的是通過藝術提高對兒童奴役問題的認識，打擊人口販賣和兒童販賣。

　　The images are not direct representations of the victims, but rather an “allegory of the issue,” said Audrey Decker, co-founder of SAM along with her husband Thibault Decker. “The point being that this child could be any child, including ours,” she added.

　　這些圖像並不直接代表那些受害者，而是“寓意了（人口販賣）這個問題，”SAM的聯合創始人Audrey Decker説道。她和丈夫Thibault Decker一起創立了SAM。“關鍵是，這個孩子可以是任何一個孩子，包括我們自己的，”她補充説。

　　Audrey Decker believes that putting the subject in front of the public in the form of street art will help people realize that modern slavery is everywhere.

　　Audrey Decker相信，把這個問題用街頭藝術的形式，擺在公眾面前，將會幫助人們意識到現代奴役無處不在。

　　“That’s why it was important to include a local survivor,” she said. “People weren’t aware it was happening here… So we decided to make a statement to show it happens right on our doorstep.”

　　“這就是為什麼這些壁畫裏要包含一個當地受害者的重要原因，”她説。“人們過去沒有意識到，這裏也在發生着同樣的事……因此，我們決定（用這種方式）來表明，它就發生在我們的家門口。”

　　▲New York street art shines a light on human trafficking (via CNN)

(Via CNN)

　　This image tells the story of Henriette, who migrated from Togo to France at the age of 14.

　　（上圖）這幅壁畫講了Henriette的故事。她在14歲時從西非的多哥共和國移民到法國。

　　She told SAM that her parents had sent her there to work for a woman in return for education. However she says she did not go to school, and instead spent almost five years working in the house, sleeping on the floor and eating leftovers.

　　她告訴SAM，她的父母把她送到一個女人家中，用工作換取受教育的機會。不過，她説她從沒有去過學校，而是在那個女人的房子裏工作了差不多5年，睡地板，吃剩菜剩飯。

　　French artist, Jo Di Bona created the mural, located on Cliff Street.

　　法國藝術家Jo Di Bona創作了這幅壁畫，就在Cliff街上。

　　▲New York street art shines a light on human trafficking (via CNN)

(Via CNN)

　　This mural represents the story of Ibrahim, who says he spent his childhood working as a cocoa picker in Ivory Coast.

　　（上圖）這幅壁畫講述了Ibrahim的故事，他的童年是作為採可可的童工在科特迪瓦度過的。

　　According to the Global Slavery Index, an estimated 891,000 children aged between 10 and 17 years old worked in cocoa production in Ivory Coast between October 2016 and November 2017.

　　根據全球奴役指數數據，在2016年10月到2017年11月期間，有89.1萬名10歲至17歲的兒童在科特迪瓦的可可生產業工作。

　　The mural was painted by French street artist Loic Ercolessl and can be found at 9 Maiden Lane.

　　這幅壁畫是由法國街頭藝術家Loic Ercolessl繪製的，它就在Maiden Lane9號。

　　▲New York street art shines a light on human trafficking (via CNN)

(Via CNN)

　　This mural represents the story of Ariel, who says he began working as a seafood diver in Honduras aged just seven.

　　（上圖）這幅壁畫講述了Ariel的故事，他從7歲開始起在洪都拉斯從事海產潛水工作。

　　The International Labour Organization (ILO) says child labor is widespreading in the global fishing industry, and that it’s one of the most hazardous occupations. Ariel’s account was provided to SAM by the charity World Vision.

　　國際勞工組織説，童工現象在全球的漁業蔓延，而漁業又是最危險的職業之一。Ariel的故事是由慈善組織World Vision提供給SAM的。

　　The mural was painted by Btoy, a Spanish artist, and is located at 243 Water Street.

　　這幅壁畫是由西班牙藝術家Btoy繪製，它的位置在Water街243號。

　　▲New York street art shines a light on human trafficking (via CNN)

(Via CNN)

　　This mural represents the problem of child labor in the fashion industry in Bangladesh. It tells the story of Bithi, who says she was sent to work in a factory at the age of 12, helping to make designer jeans.

　　（上圖）這幅壁畫反應了孟加拉國時尚業的童工問題。它講述了Bithi的故事。12歲時，Bithi就被送進工廠工作，協助生產品牌牛仔褲。

　　According to World Vision, who provided her account to SAM, she helped to make 480 pairs of jeans a day, for which she was paid just over $1.

　　World Vision向SAM提供了Bithi的故事。Bithi每天協助生產480條牛仔褲，而她每天的收入只有1美元。

　　The mural on 28 Cliff Street was painted by Mexican street artist KinMx.

　　位於Cliff街28號的這幅壁畫是由墨西哥街頭藝術家KinMx畫的。

　　▲New York street art shines a light on human trafficking (via CNN)

　　世界勞工組織的數據顯示，2016年，全世界有4000萬人淪為現代奴役的受害者。

　　Of these, one in four victims were children. In the US, there was an estimated 403,000 people are living in trafficking situations, according to theGlobal Slavery Index.

　　這些受害者中，有四分之一是兒童。根據全球奴役指數顯示，在美國有40.3萬人遭受人口販賣。

　　“…people need to really open their eyes and understand that this happens right around them every day.”

　　她説，“人們真的需要睜大眼睛，來明白這些事（現代奴役）其實每天都發生在他們身邊。”

　　▲New York street art shines a light on human trafficking (via CNN)