Fighting To Stop Human Trafficking
Fighting To Stop Human Trafficking
North Star Ministries exists to do our part in fighting the war against human trafficking by providing information and resources through our website, social media sites, and at presentations and conferences. Please take a moment to read some of the imporant information about human trafficking below. There are also some important links listed at the end.
Vulnerabilities of Human Trafficking
Have an addiction to drugs and/or alcohol
Current living situation is unstable
Domestic violence is evident in their life
A family member or even a caregiver has a substance abuse problem
A runaway
In the juvenile justice system and/or the foster care system
Immigrants that are undocumented
Living in poverty
Has a history of sexual abuse
Human Trafficking Identifiers
Signs of physical and/or psychological abuse
Cannot freely leave home or work
Cannot freely speak for self
Someone else always answers questions directed to individual
Does not have possession of own ID documents
No or very few personal possessions
Large personal debt to another individual that cannot pay off
Not knowing time, date, and their place of location
Definition
The Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 defines human trafficking as: Sex trafficking in which a commercial sex act is induced by force, fraud, or coercion, or in which the person induced to perform such an act has not attained 18 years of age; or, The recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, or obtaining of a person for labor or services through the use of force, fraud, or coercion for the purpose of subjection to involuntary servitude, peonage, debt bondage, or slavery. (22 U.S.C. § 7102(9)) Contrary to popular belief, a victim does not have to be physically transported from one location to another for it to be considered human trafficking. Anyone can be a victim of trafficking, regardless of gender identity, citizenship status, sexual orientation, race, or any other factor.
Elements
The Act (What is done)
Recruitment, transportation, transfer, harbouring or receipt of persons
The Means (How it is done)
Threat or use of force, coercion, abduction, fraud, deception, abuse of power or vulnerability, or giving payments or benefits to a person in control of the victim
The Purpose (Why it is done)
For the purpose of exploitation, which includes exploiting the prostitution of others, sexual exploitation, forced labour, slavery or similar practices and the removal of organs.
2019 Victims and Survivors Statistics
22,326 VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS IDENTIFIED BY TRAFFICKING FORMS LISTED BELOW
Sex trafficking 14,597
Labor trafficking 4,934
Sex and labor 1,048
Not specified 1,747