Human TraffickingHow much are YOU worth?

Presented by:Ethan BrowningMarcus Biggs

Human Trafficking = the act of tricking, luring, or forcing a person into leaving their home to work for little or no payment.

Modern day slavery.

People are bought, sold, and traded.

What is Human Trafficking?

Tricked◦ Promised a “better life”◦ “Help” immigrating

Lured◦ Fake jobs◦ No negative aspects

Forced◦ Kidnapped◦ Beaten◦ Raped

How is this done?

Prostitution◦ Brothels

Forced labor◦ Sweat shops◦ Commercial agricultural ◦ Domestic situations ◦ Construction sites

What are they made to do?

Rarely fed, washed, no medical attention

Beaten, raped, drugged.

Passports confiscated

Fear

Conditions

Human Trafficking is EVERYWHERE, even in the U.S.

The following video demonstrates how common this is in our own country.

http://www.bing.com/videos/watch/video/human-trafficking-is-a-massive-industry/7ef7e4d7623be4b8b7337ef7e4d7623be4b8b733-1601449558864

Where is this happening?

Everyone.

Women and children.

Poor.

Who are the victims?

27 million people worldwide!!!

Second largest criminal industry worldwide.

$12 billion a YEAR

Statistics

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Q7uboMdv6o

Video

Buying for freedom

Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) – October 2000◦ Step in the right direction, but not enough

Non-profit organizations.

What is being done to help?

Get educated on the issue!

Be aware!

Get involved in the fight againstHuman Trafficking!

What can you do to help?

Dean, M. (2008). Sold in Japan: Human Trafficking for sexual exploitation. Japanese Studies, 28 (2), 165-178. doi:10.1080/10371390802249065

Human Trafficking. [Video]. (2008). Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Q7uboMdv6o

Human Trafficking is a massive industry. [Video]. (2007). Retrieved from http://www.bing.com/videos/watch/video/human- trafficking-is-a-massive- industry/7ef7e4d7623be4b8b7337ef7e4d7623be4b8b733- 1601449558864

Masci, D. (2004). Human trafficking and slavery. CQ Researcher, 14, 273-296. Retrieved from CQ Researcher Online database. (2004032600)

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