Survivors entering A21’s Aftercare Program in 2022 identified fraudulent job opportunities as the primary recruitment method for trafficking. As potential traffickers posted false jobs to target vulnerable individuals, A21 focused on awareness and prevention of such fraudulent employment opportunities. The 2022 Impact Reports highlight these efforts by A21 in its offices worldwide, along with its continued intervention and aftercare work.

A21’s 2022 Hotlines Report features the trends in human trafficking identified by the A21-operated national Human Trafficking Hotlines. Consistent with the findings of A21’s Impact Reports, A21 Hotlines have noticed false jobs and promises as the predominant recruitment method for human trafficking in 2022. A21’s Ukraine Impact Report highlights A21's response to survivors in its Ukraine Aftercare Program amidst a full-scale invasion and its adaptation of operations to focus on awareness and prevention campaigns targeted at the refugee population.

2021 Hotlines Report

A21 operates the National Human Trafficking Hotlines, the only reporting mechanisms available 24/7 to receive reports of exclusively human trafficking, in Bulgaria, Greece, and South Africa. A21’s 2021 Hotlines Report features the trends in human trafficking identified by trained call specialists and their adaptive responses to assist in identifying victims of human trafficking and support their exit from exploitation.

2021 Impact Reports

The 2021 Impact Reports highlight A21’s operational strategy in Greece and South Africa. By responding to the rippled effects of COVID-19 in 2021 through a ‘hybrid’ of online and in-person engagement, A21 continued to support survivors, engage with key stakeholders and raise public awareness about human trafficking.

Click on the download links below to view the updated 2021 reports.

Throughout 2020 and amidst the challenges posed by COVID-19, it became clear that the pandemic was not curtailing human trafficking and exploitation, but rather increasing obstacles for counter-trafficking efforts.

A21’s 2020 Impact Report: The Implications of COVID-19 on Human Trafficking highlights the various ways COVID-19 impacted human trafficking trends, resource development and service provisions in 2020, as experienced first-hand by A21 through our offices around the world. The report illustrates how A21 responded to challenges posed by the pandemic by shifting strategy, adapting programs, and creating new initiatives to ensure the continuation of our mission to end the cycle of human trafficking everywhere we work.

Click on the download links below to view the global reports, or reports broken-down by country.