Presentation given at NIC in Vegas by WVBBC on Human Trafficking in relation to licensing of Cosmetologists, Hairstylists, Manicurists, Aestheticians, and Barbers.

2. AWARENESS

3. MINDSET OF TRAFFICKED INDIVIDUAL
• SELF-BLAME
• DEBT BONDAGE
• LANGUAGE/SOCIAL BARRIERS
• FEARFUL
• SHAME
• USE AND THREAT OF VIOLENCE
• USE OF REPRISALS AND THREATS OF REPRISALS AGAINST LOVED ONES
• DISTRUST OF OTHERS
• FREQUENT ACCOMPANIMENT
SOURCE: POLARIS PROJECT, 2012.

4. MINDSET OF TRAFFICKED INDIVIDUAL
• FALSE PROMISES
• HOPELESSNESS
• FACILITATED DRUG ADDICTION
• PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAUMA
• LACK OF AWARENESS IN AVAILABLE RESOURCES
• LOW LEVELS OF SELF-IDENTIFYING AS A VICTIM
• A BELIEF THAT NO ONE CARES
SOURCE: POLARIS PROJECT, 2012.

5. HUMAN TRAFFICKING MYTHS

6. HUMAN TRAFFICKING
• AS DEFINED IN THE TRAFFICKING VICTIMS PROTECTION ACT OF 2000, THE DEFINITION OF SEVERE FORMS
OF TRAFFICKING ARE:
• 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.
Source: Polaris Project, 2012.

7. WHY HUMANS ARE TRAFFICKED
• FINANCIAL GAINS OF THE TRAFFICKER
SOURCE: POLARIS PROJECT, 2012.

8. HOW HUMANS ARE TRAFFICKED
• RECRUITMENT/ADVERTISEMENT
SOURCE: POLARIS PROJECT, 2012.

9. STATISTICS BY STATE
State Total # of Substantive Calls Total # of Potential Trafficking Health/Beauty Commercial Front Properties
AL 145 22 1 1
AK 11 7 0 1
AZ 157 31 1 4
AR 105 13 0 0
CA 1457 365 8 48
CO 180 28 0 5
CT 58 12 0 2
DC 305 30 0 0
DE 17 2 0 1
SOURCE: POLARIS PROJECT, 2012.

10. STATISTICS BY STATE
State Total # of Substantive Calls Total # of Potential Trafficking Health/Beauty Commercial Front Properties
FL 831 157 2 23
GA 417 85 1 25
HI 54 11 0 3
ID 34 5 0 1
IL 363 69 0 14
IN 128 26 0 3
IA 54 11 0 0
KS 86 9 1 0
KY 154 27 1 1
SOURCE: POLARIS PROJECT, 2012.

11. STATISTICS BY STATE
State Total # of Substantive Calls Total # of Potential Trafficking Health/Beauty Commercial Front Properties
LA 227 50 0 2
ME 25 4 0 0
MD 319 50 0 5
MA 178 28 0 7
MI 262 63 0 13
MN 116 21 0 2
MS 92 12 0 4
MO 188 40 0 2
MT 23 6 0 2
SOURCE: POLARIS PROJECT, 2012.

12. STATISTICS BY STATE
State Total # of Substantive Calls Total # of Potential Trafficking Health/Beauty Commercial Front Properties
NE 38 10 0 1
NV 82 24 0 0
NH 21 2 0 0
NJ 247 40 1 7
NM 60 11 0 2
NY 589 84 0 15
NC 271 47 0 11
ND 15 0 0 0
OH 392 63 1 1
SOURCE: POLARIS PROJECT, 2012.

13. STATISTICS BY STATE
State Total # of Substantive Calls Total # of Potential Trafficking Health/Beauty Commercial Front Properties
OK 155 28 1 5
OR 140 23 1 1
PA 320 59 2 16
RI 30 11 0 2
SC 128 22 0 6
SD 21 0 0 0
TN 140 21 0 4
TX 1130 188 2 25
UT 61 6 0 0
SOURCE: POLARIS PROJECT, 2012.

14. STATISTICS BY STATE
State Total # of Substantive Calls Total # of Potential Trafficking Health/Beauty Commercial Front Properties
VT 21 3 0 2
VA 375 63 0 7
WA 312 59 1 9
WV 34 10 0 3
WI 96 20 0 0
WY 27 2 0 0
SOURCE: POLARIS PROJECT, 2012.

15. STATISTICS TOTAL
Total # of Substantive Calls Total # of Potential Trafficking Health/Beauty Commercial Front Properties
10,692 1,982 24 286
SOURCE: POLARIS PROJECT, 2012.
15%

16. WHAT CAN LICENSING BOARDS DO?
• EXAM SECURITY.
• REQUEST IMPORTANT DOCUMENTATION FOR INITIAL LICENSING/RECIPROCITY (ESTABLISH TIMELINES].
• TRAIN STAFF TO SPOT FRAUDULENT DOCUMENTS. VERIFY DOCUMENT(S) SUBMITTED BY APPLICANTS.
• TRAIN INSPECTORS ON WARNING SIGNS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING.
• HEAVY FINES/PENALTIES FOR SHOPS/OWNERS/MANAGERS THAT ARE CAUGHTWITH UNLICENSED
WORKERS.

17. ENTRANCE TO YOUR STATE
• TRAFFICKER MAY PROVIDETHE LICENSING BOARD WITH FRAUDULENT DOCUMENTATION OR PROVIDE A
FAKE IDENTITY OR ANOTHER PERSON’S IDENTITY.
• TRAFFICKER MAY HAVEA LEGITIMATELY TRAINED OR LICENSED INDIVIDUAL APPLY FOR LICENSURE,
WHICH WOULD MAKE IT HARD, IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE, TODETERMINE.
• IF YOUR STATE REQUIRES AN EXAMINATION FOR RECIPROCITY, TRAFFICKER MAY HAVE ANOTHER PERSON
SIT FOR THE EXAMINATION IN LIEU OF THE ACTUALPERSON BEING TRAFFICKED.
• TRAFFICKER MAY HAVEAN UNLICENSED WORKER IN THE SALON PERFORMING SERVICES.

18. EXAM SECURITY
• TAKE PICTURE OF APPLICANT UPON REGISTRATION OF EXAM.
• TAKE PICTURE OF GOVERNMENT ISSUED ID USED FOR ENTRANCE TO EXAM.
• ADDITIONAL SECURITY FEATURES (MAY REQUIRE LEGISLATIVE CHANGES FOR MOST STATES).

19. REQUEST IMPORTANT INFORMATION
• ASK FOR GOVERNMENT ISSUED ID, SSN CARD, BIRTH CERTIFICATE, PASSPORT.
• ASK FOR AN UPDATED PASSPORT SIZE PHOTO.
• ASK APPLICANT TO PROVIDE LICENSE CERTIFICATION IN ALL STATES LICENSED.
• ASK FOR TRANSCRIPTS/DIPLOMA.

20. DOCUMENTATION REVIEW
• TRAIN STAFF IN COMMON FRAUDULENT DOCUMENTATION PRACTICES.
• TRAIN STAFF TO CREATE TIMELINE OF APPLICANT’S HISTORY OF LICENSURE, EDUCATION, ETC.
• VERIFY QUESTIONABLE DOCUMENTS OR TIGHT TIMELINES BY CALLING
SCHOOLS/BUSINESSES/AGENCIES.
• CALL ANOTHER STATE WHERE INDIVIDUAL IS LICENSED AND REQUEST APPLICANT’S FILE.

21. TRAIN INSPECTORS
• TRAIN INSPECTORS TO SPOT INDICATORS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING. (POLARIS PROJECT)
• TRAIN INSPECTORS TO PROPERLY DOCUMENT AND COMMUNICATE SPECIFIC CONCERNS TO AGENCY.

22. FINE/PENALIZE
SHOPS, OWNER, MANAGERS
• IMPOSE FINES.
• DISCIPLINE LICENSES.
• INSPECT SHOPS WITH UNLICENSED WORKERS MORE FREQUENTLY.

23. CONCLUSION
• EXAM SECURITY.
• REQUEST IMPORTANT DOCUMENTATION FOR INITIAL LICENSING/RECIPROCITY (ESTABLISH TIMELINES].
• TRAIN STAFF TO SPOT FRAUDULENT DOCUMENTS. VERIFY DOCUMENT(S) SUBMITTED BY APPLICANTS.
• TRAIN INSPECTORS ON WARNING SIGNS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING.
• HEAVY FINES/PENALTIES FOR SHOPS/OWNERS/MANAGERS THAT ARE CAUGHTWITH UNLICENSED
WORKERS.

24. QUESTIONS
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