Chapter 4 Objectives:
- Who can be a victim of human trafficking?
- Learn the vulnerabilities of those at risk
- Read about Trafficking Survivors Stories
Victims of human trafficking are frequently lured by false promises of a lucrative job, stability, education, or a loving relationship.
Victims can be men or women, adults or children, foreign nationals or U.S. citizens. While they share the trait of vulnerability, victims have diverse ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds, varied levels of education, and may be documented or undocumented.
Victims can be men or women, adults or children, foreign nationals or U.S. citizens. While they share the trait of vulnerability, victims have diverse ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds, varied levels of education, and may be documented or undocumented.
Risks Factors for Trafficking:
- Recent migration or relocation
- Substance abuse
- Runaway and homeless youth
- Mental health concerns
- Unstable housing
Vulnerabilities Linked to Human Trafficking
- Gender discrimination
- Age
- Poverty
- Political instability, war and conflict
- Statelessness
- Migrant and refugee status
- Disabilities
- Sexual orientation
- Religious affiliation
Survivor Stories
When Theresa L. Flores was 15 years old, she was trafficked in her own suburban neighborhood. Living at home with her unsuspecting parens, she was enslaved into a sex trafficking ring in Detroit, Michigan for two years.
Now, she is an advocate for human trafficking victims and is the creator of the S.O.A.P Project (Save Our Adolescents from Prostitution). This project raises awareness and educates the public on human trafficking.
VISIT: https://www.soapproject.org/
READ her memoir: “The Slave Across the Street”
Now, she is an advocate for human trafficking victims and is the creator of the S.O.A.P Project (Save Our Adolescents from Prostitution). This project raises awareness and educates the public on human trafficking.
VISIT: https://www.soapproject.org/
READ her memoir: “The Slave Across the Street”
Meena Haseena was eight years old when she was kidnapped by her uncle and sold to a brothel. For over a decade she was forced into sexual slavery. She gave birth to two children while in captivity, whom she later rescued after her own escape from the brothel.
WATCH her story: http://www.meenathemovie.com/
WATCH her story: http://www.meenathemovie.com/
READ more stories:
https://www.equalitynow.org/stories_of_survivors
http://www.halftheskymovement.org/
Case Study: Illegal Surrogacy
Fifteen people were arrested in Cambodia for allegedly taking part in illegal surrogacy, the Kingdom's anti-trafficking authority says.
The latest case comes after authorities in June arrested more than 30 women and a Chinese operator of a surrogacy ring providing children to Chinese clients.
Those women — a number of whom have given birth and face the prospect of raising the children they were paid to carry — remain detained in a hospital on the outskirts of Phnom Penh.
They have been charged with human trafficking and face up to 20 years in prison.
READ further at https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-11-12/fifteen-arrested-for-surrogacy-in-cambodia/10486544
Ask Yourself:
Extra Resources:
http://www.therefugeeproject.org/
https://www.unhcr.org/en-us/
https://www.iom.int/
https://www.freetheslaves.net/
Fifteen people were arrested in Cambodia for allegedly taking part in illegal surrogacy, the Kingdom's anti-trafficking authority says.
The latest case comes after authorities in June arrested more than 30 women and a Chinese operator of a surrogacy ring providing children to Chinese clients.
Those women — a number of whom have given birth and face the prospect of raising the children they were paid to carry — remain detained in a hospital on the outskirts of Phnom Penh.
They have been charged with human trafficking and face up to 20 years in prison.
READ further at https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-11-12/fifteen-arrested-for-surrogacy-in-cambodia/10486544
Ask Yourself:
- What are some factors that makes someone vulnerable to trafficking?
- Do you think each person has the same or different risk for human trafficking victimization?
Extra Resources:
http://www.therefugeeproject.org/
https://www.unhcr.org/en-us/
https://www.iom.int/
https://www.freetheslaves.net/