Human Trafficking - Hiding in Plain Sight According to the U.S. Department of State, Human Trafficking involves the use of force, fraud, or coercion to obtain some type of labor or commercial sex act. Human trafficking includes 1) living with the employer. 2) Poor living conditions. 3) Multiple people in cramped spaces. 4) Inability to speak alone. 5) Answers appear to be scripted and rehearsed. 6) Employer holds identity documents. 7) Signs of physical abuse. 8) Submissive or fearful. Women are usually used for sexual exploitation while men are used forced labor and children for begging and child pornography.
For reflection: do you ever encounter people who might be trafficked? Where would that be? Information contributed by Mary Ann Lause.
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