Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking

Modern slavery and human trafficking are global problems that affect millions of people around the world, and they are serious violations of fundamental human rights. It is important to understand the root causes of these crimes and to work together to end them.

Definition of human trafficking from the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA)

The AMP Model Requirements

The Trafficking Victims Protection Act has three requirements for any act to be considered human trafficking: an ACTION, a MEANS, and a PURPOSE.

  • ACTION. The act: Recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring, or receipt of persons.
  • MEANS. The means: Threat or use of force, coercion, abduction, fraud, deception, abuse of power or vulnerability, or giving payments or benefits to a person in control of the victim. (Not necessary in the case of minors in America.)
  • PURPOSE. The purpose: For the purpose of commercial exploitation, which includes exploiting the prostitution of others, sexual exploitation, forced labor, slavery or similar practices and the removal of organs.

Read more about the TVPA here.

Survivors work to prevent human trafficking, aid victims – U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Italy
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Survivors work to prevent human trafficking, aid victims – U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Italy

Victims of human trafficking come from every region of the globe. Increasingly, survivors are taking the lead in the fight against the crime and in helping its victims to heal. To understand the scope of the problem, caused primarily by criminals subjecting victims to forced labor or sex trafficking, one need only see the International Labour Organization estimates, which…

January Is National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month – Black Girl Nerds
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January Is National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month – Black Girl Nerds

The United Nations defines slavery as the status or condition of a person over whom any or all of the powers attaching to the right of ownership are exercised. In other words: a person forced to work against their will and who cannot leave because they are threatened, beaten, or otherwise hurt. Human trafficking is…

Human trafficking: Two charged after PSNI raid 27 brothels in Northern Ireland – BBC News
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Human trafficking: Two charged after PSNI raid 27 brothels in Northern Ireland – BBC News

Two people have been charged with a number of offences after a major operation against human trafficking. A 63-year-old man and a 47-year-old woman have been charged with human trafficking, controlling prostitution, brothel keeping and money laundering. They will appear before Dungannon Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday. On Monday, 27 brothels across Northern Ireland were raided…

Hope for Justice delivers anti-trafficking training in Republic of Cyprus – from Hope for Justice
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Hope for Justice delivers anti-trafficking training in Republic of Cyprus – from Hope for Justice

Hope for Justice is a charity working to bring an end to modern slavery and human trafficking, and to protect the human rights of victims and survivors. They are active in the United Kingdom, United States, Cambodia, Norway, Australia, Ethiopia and Uganda. Their multi-disciplinary model is based on four pillars: preventing exploitation; rescuing victims; restoring lives;…

Home Office unlawfully detains survivor of sexual exploitation
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Home Office unlawfully detains survivor of sexual exploitation

Hope for Justice is a charity working to bring an end to modern slavery and human trafficking, and to protect the human rights of victims and survivors. They are active in the United Kingdom, United States, Cambodia, Norway, Australia, Ethiopia and Uganda. Their multi-disciplinary model is based on four pillars: preventing exploitation; rescuing victims; restoring lives;…

Teesside car washes and nail bars fined after human trafficking raids | The Northern Echo
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Teesside car washes and nail bars fined after human trafficking raids | The Northern Echo

Several car washes and nail bars in Teesside have been fined over £100,000 after suspicion of involvement in modern day slavery. Cleveland Police Complex Exploitation Team (CET) have been working closely with Immigration Enforcement, the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA), Cleveland Fire Brigade and the Environment Agency to take action against those suspected of…

Answers to the top ten questions about human trafficking (#1 “What is human trafficking?”)
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Answers to the top ten questions about human trafficking (#1 “What is human trafficking?”)

Human trafficking is a serious issue that affects millions of people around the world. It is a form of modern slavery that involves the exploitation of people for labor, sexual exploitation, and other forms of exploitation.  Learning about human trafficking can help people understand the issue and its consequences, and can also help people identify…

Survivor of forced labour left homeless as case ‘slipped through the system’
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Survivor of forced labour left homeless as case ‘slipped through the system’

Hope for Justice is a charity working to bring an end to modern slavery and human trafficking, and to protect the human rights of victims and survivors. They are active in the United Kingdom, United States, Cambodia, Norway, Australia, Ethiopia and Uganda. Their multi-disciplinary model is based on four pillars: preventing exploitation; rescuing victims; restoring lives;…

Unity for Humanity Pitch
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Unity for Humanity Pitch

UPDATE 3.22.23 We just received feedback from the judges, whom I assume must have had a TON of difficulty choosing the best project. We didn’t get accepted. So, I pose to you… is this a project you would want to see succeed? The rejection letter is at the bottom. 🙁 TRIGGER WARNING DISCUSSION OF VIOLENCE…