Human Trafficking
It’s the illegal trade of human beings. It’s the recruitment, control, and use of people for their bodies and for their labor.
Through force, fraud, and coercion, people everywhere are being bought and sold against their will–right now in the 21st century.
This is the reality: slavery is violence. It’s physical, verbal, and sexual abuse.
But, slavery is more stoppable than ever before. And that’s why we’re here, rallying around the world and doing the work together.
It’s the illegal trade of human beings. It’s the recruitment, control, and use of people for their bodies and for their labor.
Through force, fraud, and coercion, people everywhere are being bought and sold against their will–right now in the 21st century.
This is the reality: slavery is violence. It’s physical, verbal, and sexual abuse.
But, slavery is more stoppable than ever before. And that’s why we’re here, rallying around the world and doing the work together.
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Slavery by the numbers
There are more people enslaved today than any other time in history
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$150 billion dollar industry
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40.3 million
people enslaved
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71% women
29% men
25% children
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Slavery happens in
every country
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5.4 out of every 1,000 people are enslaved
in the world
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How Trafficking Happens
Human trafficking is hidden, fast-growing, & complex– generating billions each year through the exploitation of millions of people.
Unless there’s intervention, the cycle will continue.
Human trafficking is hidden, fast-growing, & complex– generating billions each year through the exploitation of millions of people.
Unless there’s intervention, the cycle will continue.
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Vulnerability
An individual becomes vulnerable to trafficking and exploitation when they are exposed to risk factors like instability, violence and abuse, poor education, substance misuse, poverty, homelessness, unemployment, and isolation. These factors can weaken defensive measures and make them more susceptible to trafficking and exploitation.
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Exploitation
Victimization occurs when someone is coerced, deceived, forced, or otherwise subject to an abuse of power. This can look like false job opportunities, a loverboy method, or being sold by a family member into labor or sex trafficking.
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Re-Victimization
When a survivor exits a trafficking situation, the resulting trauma combined with the original unresolved risk factors perpetuates the likelihood of being re-exploited, and the cycle of trafficking continues.
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Human Trafficking
Now more than ever, human beings are
exploited for their bodies & labor.
Labor TraffickinG
Forcing a person to work in captivity for little or no pay.
Sex TraffickinG
Forcing, deceiving, or coercing a person to perform a commercial sex act.
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From forced labor and forced marriage, to child soldiers and domestic servitude, together we will abolish all of them for good.
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From forced labor and forced marriage, to child soldiers and domestic servitude, together we will abolish all of them for good.
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Who does it affect?
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Human beings are being exploited for their bodies and labor. What does every victim of human trafficking have in common? Vulnerability.
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Human beings are being exploited for their bodies and labor. What does every victim of human trafficking have in common? Vulnerability.
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Ong's Story
Ong had been used for begging since he was born. He was often spotted early mornings and late evenings crying alone on the street with a change bowl. Sometimes he was carried around by other children begging to tourists crossing the border from Cambodia to Thailand. His body was covered in bruises and scratches. Hundreds of people would walk past him every day while crossing the border.
But now, Ong is free and in the care of a loving family. All because of your support.
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Maria's Story
For years, Maria was trafficked for sex. Until one day, she bravely escaped. On the run, Maria was spotted by a woman who became aware of human trafficking through one of our awareness posters. The woman called our hotline and the police conducted a raid to rescue others.
Today, Maria is free and your support helped provide healing and restoration
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Alexander's Story
“Thank you for saving my grandma!” This is what a young boy attending one of our kids camps in Ukraine had told us. Alexander had attended our camp the previous year and told his family about human trafficking.
His grandma later received a job offer from abroad—but his parents suggested she contact A21 to make sure it was safe. It turned out that the contract was unsafe and his grandma declined the job. What could have ended in slavery, ended in protection and freedom becuse one 13-year-old boy became aware.
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Jenny's Story
Jenny was only 15 when she met her trafficker. She was using social media, when one day, a cute older guy contacted her and showed interest. After a month, he said he wanted to keep dating her and buying her gifts—but she had to do something for him. That’s when he asked her to have sex with a man for money.
Today, she is free—and with more awareness, more lives like her will be spared.
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“Now that you know, what will you do with the freedom you have?"
– Phil Hyldgaard, A21 Chief Operations Officer
“Now that you know, what will you
do with the freedom you have?"
– Phil Hyldgaard, A21 Chief Operations Officer
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Can You See Me?
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Trafficking scenarios, depicted by actors, to provide real-life examples of what trafficking may look like.
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