Human Trafficking Awareness Month

Human Trafficking Awareness Month is an annual event that takes place in January in the United States. The purpose of this month is to raise awareness about the issue of human trafficking and to encourage individuals, organizations, and communities to take action to prevent it.

Human trafficking is a form of modern-day slavery that involves the use of force, fraud, or coercion to exploit individuals for labor or sexual exploitation. It can affect men, women, and children of all ages and can occur in any industry or community. It is a serious crime and a gross violation of human rights.

During Human Trafficking Awareness Month, there are often events and activities held to educate the public about the signs of human trafficking and how to report it. Many organizations also use this month to highlight their efforts to combat human trafficking and to advocate for stronger laws and policies to protect victims.

If you want to get involved in the fight against human trafficking, there are many ways you can make a difference. You can learn more about the issue, donate to organizations that work to prevent and combat human trafficking, or get involved in local advocacy efforts. You can also be vigilant and report any suspicious activity you may come across to the appropriate authorities. Together, we can work to end human trafficking and protect the human rights of all people.

Survivor, advocates bring awareness to human trafficking prevention in Arizona
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Survivor, advocates bring awareness to human trafficking prevention in Arizona

PHOENIX — As human trafficking continues to alarm the nation, advocates and a survivor in Arizona discussed bringing awareness to human trafficking prevention on Wednesday. “Every experience was a rock bottom for me. Thinking about what I just did, thinking about what I had to endure, wanting those late nights and early mornings to be…

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…

VOICES: How you can help this Human Trafficking Awareness Month
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VOICES: How you can help this Human Trafficking Awareness Month

Since TAT’s inception, more than 1.4 million professional truck drivers have been registered as TAT trained. Some of these men and women, who have witnessed the prostitution of women and minors at various places throughout the United States for years but hadn’t known what it was or how to stop it, are now able to…

First Lady Abbott Relaunches Human Trafficking Awareness Campaign
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First Lady Abbott Relaunches Human Trafficking Awareness Campaign

January 26, 2023 | Austin, Texas First Lady Cecilia Abbott today relaunched the statewide “Can You See Me?” human trafficking awareness campaign at the Governor’s Mansion in Austin. The multimedia campaign seeks to highlight the realities of human trafficking through a series of billboards displayed in public spaces and transportation hubs across more than 70…

Dept. of Children and Families: Encourages communities to talk about human trafficking
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Dept. of Children and Families: Encourages communities to talk about human trafficking

MADISON – In recognition of Governor Tony Evers proclamation declaring January as Human Trafficking Awareness Month, the Department of Children and Families (DCF) is encouraging residents to continue the fight against human trafficking by raising awareness and reporting tips to the National Human Trafficking Hotline at 1-888-373-7888 or text 233733. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security estimates…

Lubbock, Amarillo United stores raise awareness on human trafficking
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Lubbock, Amarillo United stores raise awareness on human trafficking

Over the past few days, people have noticed bright yellow stickers in the bathrooms of United Supermarkets and United fuel stations in Amarillo. The bright blue and yellow stickers say “Get HELP, Get Out.” As they have for the past three years, United Supermarkets place the stickers in bathrooms as part of Texas Blue Sand…

Montclair State University partners with law enforcement to end human trafficking
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Montclair State University partners with law enforcement to end human trafficking

Homeland Security Investigators and officials in New Jersey on Wednesday, unveiled new ways to fight the growing issue of human trafficking, including ways to report it and what police should look out for. “I was abused, I was violated, I was mistreated, I was mistreated worse than I was at home,” victim Treia Boozier said….

United against human trafficking: How United Supermarkets’ yellow stickers help victims
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United against human trafficking: How United Supermarkets’ yellow stickers help victims

Over the past few days, people have noticed bright yellow stickers in the bathrooms of United Supermarkets and United fuel stations in Amarillo. The bright blue and yellow stickers say “Get HELP, Get Out.” As they have for the past three years, United Supermarkets place the stickers in bathrooms as part of Texas Blue Sand…

DID YOU KNOW? Education and Awareness is Key to stopping human trafficking
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DID YOU KNOW? Education and Awareness is Key to stopping human trafficking

New Dean Cain movie on the subject debuts this week — NOT FOR SALE: FLORIDA Educating yourself about online safety, the tactics of human traffickers, and accessing local resources can help prevent you, your children, and your family from being one of the thousands of victims in the United States who have been trafficked. Everyone…

Red Market and Black Gold Market are other names for organ trafficking – Sun Journal
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Red Market and Black Gold Market are other names for organ trafficking – Sun Journal

Human Trafficking Awareness Month continues: Sex trafficking and labor trafficking are more widely researched and discussed; another area of trafficking is organ trafficking. I first heard about “organ harvesting” in the early 2000s, but that was long before I heard about human trafficking. Honestly, it is such a grotesque, inhuman, heinous crime I couldn’t wrap…