Human Trafficking welca org Human Trafficking Definition Facts

Human Trafficking welca. org

Human Trafficking • Definition • Facts and figures • Fighting against human trafficking welca. org

Modern day slavery Illegally transporting people from one area to another forced labor or sexual exploitation • Action: recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring or receipt of persons • Means: threat of or use of force, deception, coercion, abuse of power or position of vulnerability • Purpose: exploitation welca. org

Where does it happen? • • Happens country to country Happens within countries Happens in every state of the U. S. Rural, suburban, urban welca. org

Facts and figures • A $150 billion industry worldwide • Estimates are 40 million men, women and children worldwide are trafficking victims • 1 in 7 endangered runaways were likely child sex trafficking victims welca. org

Anti-trafficking work • Education/prevention and advocacy • Retrieval of victims • After care welca. org

National Human Trafficking Hotline 1. 888. 373. 7888 Or text HELP or INFO to Be. Free (233733) welca. org

ELCA Youth Gatherings welca. org

ELCA Youth Gatherings welca. org

Resources • Women of the ELCA: www. welca. org/humantrafficking • ELCA: www. elca. org • Epcat International: www. ecpat. org/ • The Polaris Project: polarisproject. org/ • Dreamcatchers Foundation: thedreamcatcherfoundation. org January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month. Human Trafficking Awareness Day is observed on January 11. welca. org