Human trafficking is defined as illegally transporting people for forced labor or sexual exploitation. It is estimated that 30 million people worldwide are victims of human trafficking. The two main types are sex trafficking, which is transporting people for sexual exploitation, and labor trafficking, which uses force, fraud, or coercion to make people perform labor or services. Many organizations are working to educate people and implement plans to reduce human trafficking victims, but it remains one of the most prominent international crimes.

1. Human
Trafficking
By the Senior Citizens
Helping Others Overcome Trauma
Helping Others Overcome Trauma

2. What is human trafficking?
According to the Oxford Dictionary human trafficking is
defined as “The action or practice of illegally transporting
people from one country or area to another, typically for the
purposes of forced labor or sexual exploitation.”

3. 30,000,000
The (estimated) number of human trafficking victims worldwide

4. The two main types of human trafficking:
#1: Sex trafficking
Sex trafficking is defined as “The
action or practice of illegally
transporting people from one country
or area to another for the purpose of
sexual exploitation.”
#2: Labor trafficking
Labor trafficking is defined as “A
form of modern-day slavery in which
individuals perform labor or services
through the use of force, fraud, or
coercion.”

5. 1 out of 7Runaways is estimated to be a victim of sex trafficking.

6. Our goal
“Educate and implement a plan in order to further educate
people on the worldwide issue of human trafficking,
resulting in an informed public therefore reducing the
number of individuals impacted.”

7. Our passion
“Human lives are held ransom through objectification,
inhumane use of manipulation, and the coercion of innocent
people.”

8. 14 years old
The most common age to be entered into sex trafficking

9. Is there anything
currently being done?
- Love 146
- Polaris Project
- End it Movement
- Stop the Traffik
- Human Rights First
- Also news stations, amber
alerts, various churches, law
enforcement, school districts,
social media platforms,
international speakers, ect.
Yes! Actually this issue has finally come
to light and here is a list of some of the
current non-profit organizations who are
working on the worldwide issue of
human trafficking.

10. 3rdMost prominent international crime

11. Is there a way I can
help with something
like this and actually
make a difference?
Physical advertising:
Ex: Bracelets, posters, flyers, ect.
Social media presence:
Ex: Create a hashtag, put an
article on your snap or insta story,
follow accounts that support this
movement, tweet about it,
facebook it, text it, ect.
Yes!!! There are so many ways that you
can make a huge difference and possibly
help save the lives of those at risk! Here
is two of the many ways --->

12. 150Number of calls the 1-800 trafficking hotline gets per day

13. To learn more:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vlSrqEdTEUhzIODyHfMOvb
afcNUdods2/view?usp=drivesdk

14. $150,000,000,000
The estimated net worth of this illegal, inhumane industry

15. Work Cited
● https://www.dosomething.org/us/facts/11-facts-about-human-
trafficking
● https://polarisproject.org/human-trafficking/facts
● https://humantraffickinghotline.org/state/massachusetts
● https://www.ojjdp.gov/programs/human-trafficking-
services.html
● https://sharedhope.org/resources/

16. Q & A