Showing up in the fight against human trafficking can look different for everyone. Find out how you can make a difference and activate in your community.
Human trafficking involves controlling a person through force, fraud, or coercion. Traffickers may exploit the victim for their labor, commercial sex, or both.
Here are 6 things you can do to step up your activation in the fight against local trafficking. Every step counts!
Human trafficking exists in your community. Human trafficking is rampant across the United States and it’s in your neighborhood. It’s found in local businesses and especially in what we call Frontline Industries — airports, apartments, and hotels — where trafficking victims are forced to move, work, and sleep everyday.
Human traffickers use air travel as a key part of their business. Human traffickers need speed to run a successful business. They rely on air travel to take their victims and move them quickly – far away from an area that they’re familiar with and far away from their support network. This movement makes it less likely that the victim is going to know how to ask for help or try to escape.
In 2020, 42% of human trafficking victims were brought into trafficking by a member of their own families and 39% were recruited via an intimate partner or a marriage proposition – Polaris Project
Showing up in the fight against human trafficking can look differently for everyone. Find out how these individuals are making a difference, and get inspired to see where you can rise up your activism as well.
“Each of us has a role to play in the fight against trafficking. When we add up all the small differences we make as individuals, great things can happen.”
“Human trafficking in aviation is a global concern with many moving parts, and this form of modern day slavery demands high level attention and collective activism by many, including aviation authorities, airline personnel, government bodies and law enforcement.”
“I’m motivated to Rise Up each day to give a deeper sense of meaning and purpose to the professionals and service providers who are helping survivors on a daily basis.”
“Since 2015, Justice At Last has been clearing trafficking victims’ criminal records. We have witnessed how critical and life-changing this form of relief provides, and we want to help our community prioritize this form of relief for trafficked persons.”
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