Anti-Trafficking

There are many organizations and efforts working to end human trafficking (anti-trafficking). Some of these efforts include:

  • Increasing awareness and education about human trafficking, so that people can recognize the signs and take action to prevent it.
  • Enacting and enforcing strong laws against human trafficking, to hold traffickers accountable for their crimes and to provide protections for victims.
  • Providing support and services for victims of human trafficking, including medical care, counseling, legal assistance, and safe housing.
  • Working with law enforcement agencies and governments to investigate and prosecute traffickers and to rescue and protect victims.
  • Partnering with businesses and organizations to create ethical supply chains and to prevent trafficking in their operations.
  • Engaging with communities and grassroots organizations to address the root causes of trafficking and to empower people to take action to prevent it.

Overall, the efforts to end human trafficking involve a combination of legal, social, and economic approaches, and require the participation and cooperation of governments, civil society, and the private sector.

Legitimate Businesses Used as Fronts for Human Trafficking in Argentina – InSight Crime
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Legitimate Businesses Used as Fronts for Human Trafficking in Argentina – InSight Crime

By InSight Crime Argentina continues to struggle with a human trafficking crisis as domestic and international criminal networks use a range of legal businesses to hide their activities and elude authorities. In a recent case, Argentine authorities dismantled an international human trafficking network in early September, arresting three people accused of trafficking women to Turkey…

The Rights Removal Bill: Latest Update
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The Rights Removal Bill: Latest Update

This article is reprinted from its original location at Hope for Justice‘s website. It was pulled from their RSS feed for your education. Visit Hope for Justice’s news page by clicking here. With the transition to a new prime minister, it was announced on the 7th of September that the drafting of the Bill of…

The Problem of Statistics in Human Trafficking and the Average Age of Entry into Sex Trafficking
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The Problem of Statistics in Human Trafficking and the Average Age of Entry into Sex Trafficking

Editor’s note: Our Human Trafficking Essentials course promotes the average age of entry into sex trafficking as 17, based upon the below research. The below makes clear there are no studies that demonstrate that age in a truly measurable manner. Our materials make clear that the statistics in the human trafficking field are difficult to…

International efforts to end human trafficking – Lewiston Sun Journal
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International efforts to end human trafficking – Lewiston Sun Journal

Human trafficking, also known as “trafficking in persons,” is not new. I’m particularly concerned about trafficked children. In early America, orphaned Irish children were bought to become workers on homesteads and in brothels and pubs. In the 1950s, Native American children in South Dakota were bought for ten dollars. Many were kidnapped, abused, and then…

Pangasinan RTC convicts 3 persons of human trafficking in 'mail-order bride' scheme — NBI
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Pangasinan RTC convicts 3 persons of human trafficking in 'mail-order bride' scheme — NBI

Three persons engaged in “mail-order bride” scheme have been convicted of human trafficking by the regional trial court (RTC) in San Carlos City, Pangasinan, the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) said on Wednesday, Sept. 14. In a statement, the NBI said those convicted of violation of Section 4(a) and (b) in relation to Section 10…

Gillette human trafficking sting brings training and awareness | News | buffalobulletin.com
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Gillette human trafficking sting brings training and awareness | News | buffalobulletin.com

GILLETTE — A shrill whistle cut through the air. “There’s a white pickup pulling up,” said Natalie Perkins, from her post looking out of the hotel room’s window. The room full of people went still. The air conditioner hummed and traffic was heard from the road outside the Gillette hotel. Then a few moments later…

New Statistics Underscore Need for Reauthorization of Trafficking Victims Protection Act and Significant Increase in Funding for Anti-trafficking Programs | ATEST Releases Updated Fact Sheet for Federal Candidates in 2022 Midterms
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New Statistics Underscore Need for Reauthorization of Trafficking Victims Protection Act and Significant Increase in Funding for Anti-trafficking Programs | ATEST Releases Updated Fact Sheet for Federal Candidates in 2022 Midterms

Terry FitzPatrick WASHINGTON – This week’s release of the latest Global Estimates of Modern Slavery is an urgent call to action. More people have been trafficked into forced labor worldwide than ever before. Globally, 28 million people are toiling against their will every day at factories, construction sites, mines, farms, brothels, and in private homes…

Trafficked: Where Were You 24 Years Ago?
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Trafficked: Where Were You 24 Years Ago?

When Libby Swenson was in her early twenties, she witnessed real injustice and oppression for the first time. During a mission trip to a developing country, Libby worked in an orphanage with special needs children who were considered to be worthless and were basically cast off from society and left to starve to death. “For…

More Than 50 Million People Globally Are Now Trapped in Modern Slavery: ILO Report
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More Than 50 Million People Globally Are Now Trapped in Modern Slavery: ILO Report

“Forced me to clean or else she will kill me.“ “I had to leave the situation or be killed. I know I can never return home because I am considered a dead person for breaking the culture and bringing shame to the families. According to my father, I am dead.“ The first account voices the…

Fifty million people now trapped in modern slavery in a 'surge of exploitation' – The Guardian
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Fifty million people now trapped in modern slavery in a 'surge of exploitation' – The Guardian

New estimates say the past five years has seen 10m more people enslaved and millions more children forced into early marriage Fifty million people around the world are trapped in modern slavery, either forced to work against their will or forced into a marriage, according to new global estimates, marking a significant rise over the…