Commercial Sexual Exploitation

Commercial sexual exploitation refers to the sexual abuse and exploitation of individuals for profit. It can take many forms, including prostitution, pornography, and sexual tourism, and it often involves the use of force, fraud, or coercion to obtain the sexual services of the victim.

Victims of commercial sexual exploitation may be exploited for the purpose of sexual gratification or for other purposes, such as financial gain or the fulfillment of other desires. They may be forced or coerced into engaging in sexual activities or may be deceived into believing that they are engaging in consensual activity.

Commercial sexual exploitation is a serious crime that violates the human rights of the victims and can have long-lasting physical, emotional, and psychological consequences. It is important to recognize the signs of commercial sexual exploitation and to report any suspected cases to the authorities. If you or someone you know is being exploited, it is important to seek help and support from a trusted source, such as a crisis hotline or a law enforcement agency.

 

 

LCMC Health opens up an emergency center for labor and sex trafficking victims – WDSU
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LCMC Health opens up an emergency center for labor and sex trafficking victims – WDSU

Kacey Buercklin LCMC Health and Eden Centers for Hope and Healing announced the completion of the Eden Emergency Center, a safe environment for labor and sex trafficking survivors to begin recovery. The new center, housed at an undisclosed location for added security, will be available for adult survivors of labor trafficking, sex trafficking, and commercial…

U.S. Transportation Secretary Highlights Department's Work to Combat Human Trafficking
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U.S. Transportation Secretary Highlights Department's Work to Combat Human Trafficking

The U.S. Department of Transportation is marking National Human Trafficking Prevention Month by taking several actions to raise awareness about human trafficking and how to recognize and prevent this terrible crime. The Department said January 27 that combating human trafficking in the transportation sector is a top priority. “Every year, human traffickers seek to use…

DOT Announces Winners of Combating Human Trafficking Awards – HS Today
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DOT Announces Winners of Combating Human Trafficking Awards – HS Today

The U.S. Department of Transportation is marking National Human Trafficking Prevention Month by taking several actions to raise awareness about human trafficking and how to recognize and prevent this terrible crime. Combating human trafficking in the transportation sector is a top priority for the Department. “Every year, human traffickers seek to use America’s transportation systems…

Indiana organizations host documentary on campus to promote human trafficking awareness
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Indiana organizations host documentary on campus to promote human trafficking awareness

The Southwest Indiana Regional Coalition Against Trafficking and the Indiana Trafficking Victims Assistance Program hosted an event Tuesday featuring a documentary and a question panel to raise awareness for Human Trafficking Awareness Month. The film, “Shattered Dreams: Sex Trafficking in America,” was shown at the Mitchell Auditorium in the Health Professions Center. “Human trafficking is…

January is National Human Trafficking Prevention Month – Calvin University Chimes
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January is National Human Trafficking Prevention Month – Calvin University Chimes

“The problem of human trafficking isn’t somewhere else: It’s part of our whole community, and it’s part of my community,” Rachel VerWys, CEO of Safe Haven Ministries and contributor to West Michigan’s Human Trafficking Coalition, told Chimes. In the last 10 years, research on trafficking has increased, according to Stacia Hoeksema, social work professor, and…

AG Platkin Launches New Unit to Prosecute Human Trafficking – Insider NJ
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AG Platkin Launches New Unit to Prosecute Human Trafficking – Insider NJ

As crimes involving forced labor and commercial sexual exploitation continue to grow nationwide, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today announced a new unit within the Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ) that will focus exclusively on investigating and prosecuting these types of human trafficking crimes in New Jersey. The newly established Human Trafficking Unit will spearhead…

Human Trafficking Awareness Month: How you can make an impact – The News Guard
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Human Trafficking Awareness Month: How you can make an impact – The News Guard

January is National Human Trafficking Awareness month. In commemoration, the Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS), Child Welfare Division, is encouraging people in Oregon to be aware of the opportunities they have to make an impact in the lives of children affected by the commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC), one form of human trafficking. …

Skill training and entrepreneurship – inroads to alternate and well-paying livelihoods for …
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Skill training and entrepreneurship – inroads to alternate and well-paying livelihoods for …

Human trafficking has disproportionately impacted marginalized communities, with more than 50 million people estimated to be in situations of modern slavery across the world. The problem is alarming, with almost 1 in every 150 people susceptible to being entrapped in forced labour in the post Covid-19 world, according to ILO’s Global Estimates of Modern Slavery…

Hard Rock announces expanded efforts to prevent human trafficking in the industry
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Hard Rock announces expanded efforts to prevent human trafficking in the industry

Hard Rock International marked January 11 as the National Human Trafficking Awareness Day by expanding action to strengthen the industry’s role in combating and preventing human trafficking.  Human trafficking, which includes commercial sexual exploitation and forced labor, is “a complex challenge for the entire global hospitality industry because it intersects a range of organized criminal…