What Human Trafficking

What human trafficking is: a crime that involves the exploitation of people for forced labor or commercial sex. In truth, human trafficking is a serious crime and a grave violation of human rights. To clarify, it affects people of all ages, genders, and backgrounds, and it can take many different forms, including sex trafficking, labor trafficking, and organ trafficking.

Read more: More Than Meets the Eye: The Immense Web of Human Trafficking and Its Vast Implications.

 

Prevention Cohort LIVE Ep 6: AMP Model Discussion; Social Media “Human Trafficking Panic” Posts
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Prevention Cohort LIVE Ep 6: AMP Model Discussion; Social Media “Human Trafficking Panic” Posts

Come learn about new tools to end human trafficking through prevention education. We go through the AMP Model to teach the definition.

City elders host human trafficking education event in Harrisonburg
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City elders host human trafficking education event in Harrisonburg

HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) – On Wednesday at First Presbyterian Church in Harrisonburg, City Elders of Rockingham and Harrisonburg held an educational event on human trafficking. The event titled Make it Stop aimed to teach people more about human trafficking and how they can help combat it. Tanya Gould was the event’s keynote speaker, she is…

Task force seeks to raise human trafficking awareness
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Task force seeks to raise human trafficking awareness

Today is World Day Against Human Trafficking in Persons, which aims to raise awareness about human trafficking and protecting victims.  “I think it’s really good that we can actually have a day that kinda draws attention to this issue of trafficking,” said Donita Stanage with the Human Trafficking Task Force of Garland County. The task…

‘Sound of Freedom’ film is a good conversation starter, but there is more to say
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‘Sound of Freedom’ film is a good conversation starter, but there is more to say

Earlier this month, the movie Sound of Freedom was released and brought human trafficking to the forefront of many viewers’ minds. As an organization deeply committed to meeting the needs of survivors, Mosaic Family Services is glad to see that this movie has grown attention and sparked concern for human trafficking, but it’s important we…

Story from Blue Campaign: World Day Against Trafficking in Persons is Sunday, July 30
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Story from Blue Campaign: World Day Against Trafficking in Persons is Sunday, July 30

Do you know what human trafficking looks like? Myths and misconceptions make the crime difficult to spot. Human trafficking involves the use of force, fraud, or coercion to obtain some type of labor or commercial sex act. Every year, millions of men, women, and children are trafficked worldwide – including right here in the United…

Coalition reaching out to human trafficking survivors online
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Coalition reaching out to human trafficking survivors online

At a breakfast launch in Sudbury of a website dedicated to reaching out to human trafficking survivors, one of the project’s proponents said her goal is to work herself out of a job. Tiffany Pyoli York is the anti-human trafficking co-ordinator and public educator with Sudbury and Area Victim Services (SAVS), as well as the founder…

Local organizations bring awareness to human trafficking in East Texas
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Local organizations bring awareness to human trafficking in East Texas

LONGVIEW, Texas — ‘Sound of Freedom’ is new movie out in theatres that bringing awareness to human and sex trafficking in children across central America. Local organizations are also bringing awareness to these issues on July 30th which is World Day Against Trafficking in Persons.   “It’s happening among us,” said Deanna Gatlin, co-founder of HEPTA, a…

The 2023 Global Slavery Index Released – Network Against Human Trafficking and Slavery
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The 2023 Global Slavery Index Released – Network Against Human Trafficking and Slavery

The 2023 Global Slavery Index Released The 2023 Global Slavery Index reports that there has been a 10 million victim increase in modern slavery/human trafficking (MS/HT) over the last five years. On any given day there are 50 million people living in MS/HT and the world’s wealthiest economies are importing almost US$468 billion worth of…

Sex trafficking survivor uses storefront to teach, raise local awareness – The Baylor Lariat
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Sex trafficking survivor uses storefront to teach, raise local awareness – The Baylor Lariat

The Black Daisy Boutique hosted “Shop With a Cause” to raise money and awareness for human trafficking. Grace Everett | Photographer By Raylee Foster | Staff Writer Sex trafficking survivor Sthefanie Welch took her experience and transformed it into motivation to create a support system for others going through recovery and to help raise awareness….

Crime Victims Rights Week ceremony spotlights human trafficking – Ventura County Star
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Crime Victims Rights Week ceremony spotlights human trafficking – Ventura County Star

For the first time in over 40 years, the annual ceremony was held in the eastern part of the county at Simi Valley City Hall. Ventura County District Attorney Erik Nasarenko introduced the the event by noting its history, which began in 1981 after President Ronald Reagan proclaimed April as the month to recognize crime…