What is Human Trafficking

Human trafficking, also known as human trafficking, is a crime that involves coercing or coercing a person to provide labor or services, or to engage in commercial sex. Coercion can be subtle or overt, physical or psychological. Exploitation of a minor for commercial sex is human trafficking, regardless of the use of force, fraud or coercion.

The victim-survivor:

• There is no single profile of the victim of trafficking. Anyone can be a victim of human trafficking - regardless of race, color, national origin, disability, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, socioeconomic status, education level, or citizenship status. But in many crimes of exploitation and abuse, human traffickers often prey on members of marginalized communities and other vulnerable individuals, including children in the child welfare system or involved in the juvenile justice system; Runaway and Homeless Youth; unaccompanied children; Individuals who do not have legal immigration status in the United States; black people and other people of color; American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders and other North American indigenous peoples; gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex persons; Migrant Workers; Disability; and persons with substance use disorders.

Traffickers:

• Just as there is no one type of victim of trafficking, the perpetrators of this crime are also different. Traffickers may be foreign nationals or US citizens, family members, partners, acquaintances, and strangers They may act alone or as part of organized criminal enterprises. People often wrongly assume that all traffickers are male; However, the United States has prosecuted traffickers of women. Traffickers can be brokers, gang members, diplomats, business owners, labor brokers and farm, factory and company owners.

locations:

• Victims can be found in legal and illegal labor industries, including child care, elder care, drug dealing, massage parlors, nail and hair salons, restaurants, hotels, factories, and farms. In some cases, victims are hiding behind domestic jobs. Others live in plain sight, interacting with people on a daily basis and forced to work in extreme conditions in exotic dance clubs, factories or restaurants. Victims can be exploited for commercial sex in numerous contexts, including on the streets, illegal massage parlors, cantinas, brothels or escort services, and through online advertisements. Trafficking situations can be found throughout the US.

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