The general of the U.S. Salvation Army says the organization will likely increase its funding to Haiti to fight human trafficking.Shaw Clifton says he is concerned about reports that such abuses have increased in the impoverished Caribbean country. He says women from the Dominican Republic and Belize are being increasingly forced into prostitution in Haiti.
Clifton spoke Tuesday in Jamaica ahead of a five-day trip to Haiti.
He declined to provide details about the amount of funding before meeting with Haitian officials.
Haiti and the Dominican Republic share a border known for its rampant drug smuggling and human trafficking.
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