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.

 

Crime Victims Rights Week ceremony spotlights human trafficking in Ventura County
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Crime Victims Rights Week ceremony spotlights human trafficking in Ventura County

In recognition of National Crime Victims Rights Week, Ventura County officials gathered Thursday to highlight local efforts to combat human trafficking. 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…

Miss. secretary of state urges Hattiesburg businesses to learn the signs of human trafficking
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Miss. secretary of state urges Hattiesburg businesses to learn the signs of human trafficking

PINE BELT, Miss. (WDAM) -As the Hub City continues to grow, so do its tourism numbers. It also means more safety measures for local businesses. With 90% of visitors staying overnight in Hattiesburg, Miss. Secretary of State Michael Watson said these front-line workers in hotels and restaurants are the first face many people may see…

Investigators say human trafficking is rampant in the region – North Bay News
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Investigators say human trafficking is rampant in the region – North Bay News

The human trafficking business is not isolated to big cities. That’s something members of the Community Drug Strategy want to try and get out to the public. “Quite likely we have dozens of occurrences that are happening daily within our community,” said Sergeant Brad Reaume of the North Bay Police Service and a member of…

Virginia Prosecutor’s Human Trafficking Toolkit
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Virginia Prosecutor’s Human Trafficking Toolkit

Download Toolkit PDF here Since 2007, over 3,500 trafficking victims have been identified in the Commonwealth of Virginia, resulting in 1,689 cases of human trafficking. Victims in these cases ranged from minors to adults, males to females, and victims of both labor and sex trafficking. This toolkit is intended to be a resource to help…

Symposium speaker calls human trafficking a public health crisis
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Symposium speaker calls human trafficking a public health crisis

By JULIE CARLE BG Independent News For Dr. Lara Wilken, human trafficking is not just a social justice issue, but it is a public health crisis. As the Ned E. Baker keynote speaker at Thursday’s Bowling Green State University Public Health Symposium, Wilken made the case that public service and healthcare professionals across the spectrum…

The Stark Reality of Child Trafficking – UNICEF at the University of Michigan
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The Stark Reality of Child Trafficking – UNICEF at the University of Michigan

By Paighton Gimotty Human trafficking, sexual exploitation, and forced labor take place all across the globe– even here in Michigan. Guided by UNICEF’s principles on child protection, UNICEF UM led an internal education initiative to educate its members about this stark reality. Paighton Gimotty, Ross ‘24, is a UNICEF UM Student Representative and a member…

A collaborative effort for greater understanding of human trafficking – The Northerner
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A collaborative effort for greater understanding of human trafficking – The Northerner

What imagery does the phrase “human trafficking” evoke? A quick search on Google Images returns bound wrists and covered mouths and the helpless eyes of those who are silenced. Such images are what we have come to collectively associate with human trafficking, said Samantha Searls at a webinar on the topic last month, but their…

A collaborative effort for greater understanding of human trafficking
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A collaborative effort for greater understanding of human trafficking

What imagery does the phrase “human trafficking” evoke? A quick search on Google Images returns bound wrists and covered mouths and the helpless eyes of those who are silenced. Such images are what we have come to collectively associate with human trafficking, said Samantha Searls at a webinar on the topic last month, but their…

Mid Michigan College to host human trafficking awareness speaker session – MLive.com
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Mid Michigan College to host human trafficking awareness speaker session – MLive.com

MT. PLEASANT, MI— Scheduled for Monday, March 17 on its Mt. Pleasant Campus, Mid Michigan College has partnered with the R.I.S.E. Advocacy group to better inform the surrounding community on the matter of human trafficking. The speaker session will kick off at 11:30 a.m. and will feature Kaitlyn Holbeck with R.I.S.E. Advocacy sharing what human…