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Victim Identification refers to the process of identifying individuals who have been trafficked or are at risk of being trafficked. In the context of human trafficking, victim identification is a critical step in preventing trafficking and providing support to victims. Identification efforts may involve outreach and education to vulnerable populations, such as migrant workers or runaways, as well as training for law enforcement and other front-line responders to recognize the signs of trafficking. Identification may also involve screening and assessment of individuals who have been rescued from trafficking situations to determine their needs and provide appropriate support.
Human trafficking – the buying and selling of people – is the fastest growing criminal industry in the world [1]. It is surpassing the drug and gun trade for three simple reasons: a reusable product, little risk of a lengthy jail sentence, and there is a lot of money to be made. Every day in…
Key figures and experts from across the Houston metropolitan area addressed human trafficking prevention and protection Nov. 4 at the Lone Star Flight Museum. The event brought a variety of organizations together that provide resources to prevent the crime and provide support for its survivors. Some of the organizations include Unbound Now, Bay Area Turning…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) – Human trafficking affects hundreds of thousands of people across the world every year. It’s also happening in your own backyard and in most cases going unnoticed. It’s reported that about one percent of victims are identified, but according to the national organization Safe House Project, since the start of the pandemic…
Susan (not her real name) spends her days worrying about her son who has been detained by the authorities in Cambodia. According to the Malaysian embassy there, he is being held because he travelled to the country without the necessary documents. Speaking to MalaysiaNow, however, Susan said the 24-year-old was in fact trafficked to Cambodia…
THE COUNCIL OF Europe has expressed concern about the low number of investigations and prosecutions in Ireland for human trafficking offences as it calls for the state to “step up its fight”. The findings are part of a third evaluation round carried out by GRETA – the Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in…
WILLIAMSBURG — Latisha’s House, a Virginia-based residential home providing therapeutic and restorative services to survivors of trafficking, was on Sept. 9 awarded a silver level of certification from the National Safe House Certification, provided by the Safe House Project. Latisha’s House provides a long-term, transitional housing program for adult, female survivors of sex trafficking and…
In her time as U.K. Home Secretary, Priti Patel consistently conflated immigration and modern slavery. She claimed that efforts to stop people from coming to the U.K. to live were necessary to fight human trafficking. In public statements, she accused people on the move of abusing the modern slavery protection system. The result? The…
Editor’s note: PLEASE TELL YOUR PARENTS OR ELDERLY PERSONS YOU KNOW. Their savings might be at risk. Better to be safe and get educated about these types of scams. “Pig-butchering” online scams have grown from continued poverty and corruption. And they prey on our vulnerabilities. This specific type of labor trafficking essentially creates a Ponzi…
Turks and Caicos Islands was mentioned three times in the US State Department’s 2022 Trafficking in Persons Report, but the country has not been accused therein of human trafficking. The report, which was released in July 2022, mentioned Turks and Caicos Islands in relation to Colombia, Haiti and Cuba. In relation to Cuba, the report…
Social Workshop Trafficking The number of human trafficking victims in Ghana increased to 831 in 2021 as compared to 587 the previous year, the Human Trafficking Secretariat of the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection, has announced. According to the Ministry, the number of investigations also increased from 87 in 2020 to 108 in…
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