Human Sex Trafficking Awareness:
Of the 600,000-800,000 people trafficked across international borders each year, 70 percent are female and 50 percent are children. The majority of these victims are forced into the commercial sex trade.
Traffickers use a variety of coercive methods to control their victims including:
-Luring their victims with false promises of economic opportunity
-Withholding identification, work authorization, or travel documents
-Demanding repayment for a real or alleged debt
-Using or threatening to use violence
-Monitoring and surveillance activities
-Paying very little or not paying at all for work
Be forced to live in subpar conditions (living in the same place as they work; living in a space that does not have heat, running water, or electricity; living with many people sharing the same, small space)
Not be allowed to talk to anyone alone or without supervision
Be coached on how to respond to inquiries from others including police and other authority figures
Regardless of immigration status, all people that work in the United States have the right to:
Be paid at least a minimum wage
A safe and healthy workplace
Not be held in a job against their will
Keep their passport and other identification documents in their possession
Report abuse without retaliation
Leave an abusive employment situation
Get help from unions, immigrant and labor rights groups, and other organizations.
Have you ever wondered how many times you have drove by a human sex trafficking car?
- Always carry self defense weapons.
(take pictures of the suspicious vehicles or the person driving them?)
Call the National Human Trafficking Hotline at 1-888-373-7888 to:
- Watch for suspicious white/black Vans with no windows.
GET HELP and connect with a service provider in your area;
REPORT A TIP with information on potential human trafficking activity; or
LEARN MORE by requesting training, technical assistance, or resources.
