2019 Ambassador Leaders Community Action Plan - Stop Taking Our People
#Human trafficking tweets 2015
1. The continual abuses allow traffickers 2 control victims even if an escape
opportunity occurs http://ow.ly/sbyli #Not4Sale
Slavery = #HumanTrafficking
/ForcedLabor/DebtBondage/ForcedMarriage&ExploitationOfChildren #Not4Sale
http://www.walkfree.org @WalkFree
India: #ModernSlavery takes place through DebtBondage (forced work for employer
to pay a debt) #Not4Sale #EndSlavery
China: #ModernSlavery mainly through ForcedLabor of men/women/children,
DomesticServitude & ForcedBegging #Not4Sale #EndSlavery
Nick Grono, @WalkFree,  no continent is free from #ModernSlavery  #Not4Sale
#HumanTrafficking primarily involves exploitation: Prostitution, Involuntary
Servitude, Pornography & Debt Bondage https://www.dosomething.org/facts/11-
facts-about-human-trafficking #Not4Sale
In USA, avg age child enters sex trade is 12-14yo. Many R runaway #girls who
have been #SexuallyAbused https://www.dosomething.org/facts/11-facts-about-
human-trafficking #Not4Sale
#HumanTrafficking ProBonoLegalCenter TahirihJusticeCenter-HelpsVictims
TakeLegalAction AgainstTraffickers http://shar.es/9vudl #Not4Sale
Google Ideas: joining the Fight against drug cartels & #HumanTrafficking
http://wp.me/P29Ren-3C via @wordpressdotcom #Not4Sale
January is #HumanTrafficking Awareness Month- See what YOU can do
https://www.freetheslaves.net via @freetheslaves #Not4Sale
CommonFactorsIn #HumanTrafficking R coercion/fraud/force/control towards
CommercialSexActs/Labor/Services http://www.polarisproject.org/human-
trafficking/overview #Not4Sale
Finding #HumanTrafficking victims remains a tremendous challenge
http://www.state.gov/j/tip/rls/tiprpt/2013/210542.htm #Not4Sale
Traffickers R constantly adapting their tactics 2 evade detection & operate in
zones of impunity http://www.state.gov/j/tip/rls/tiprpt/2013/210542.htm
#Not4Sale
#HumanTrafficking victims connect w/variety of Services, all of whom need 2 B
trained 2 recognize victims
http://www.state.gov/j/tip/rls/tiprpt/2013/210542.htm #Not4Sale
Raising PublicAwareness of #HumanTrafficking helps identify victims & keep
people from becoming victims
http://www.state.gov/j/tip/rls/tiprpt/2013/210542.htm #Not4Sale
Identifying #HumanTrafficking victims IsConsidered aMeasureOfProgress, not
aMeasureOf IncreasedTrafficking
http://www.state.gov/j/tip/rls/tiprpt/2013/210542.htm #Not4Sale
Victim-Centered approach 2 prosecution helps prevent secondary victimization
http://www.state.gov/j/tip/rls/tiprpt/2013/210542.htm #Not4Sale
Face of #ModernSlavery = #SexTrafficking, Child SexTrafficking, Forced Labor,
Bonded Labor/Debt Bondage... http://ow.ly/scjsN #Not4Sale
Face of #ModernSlavery = ...Involuntary Domestic Servitude, Forced Child Labor &
Child Soldiering http://www.state.gov/j/tip/rls/tiprpt/2013/210543.htm #Not4Sale
2. Misperceptions of #HumanTrafficking lead 2 missed opportunities 2 identify
victims http://www.state.gov/j/tip/rls/tiprpt/2013/210544.htm #Not4Sale
Signs of #HumanTrafficking = person is not free 2 leave or come & go as pleases
http://www.polarisproject.org/human-trafficking/recognizing-the-signs #Not4Sale
Signs of #HumanTrafficking = person is unpaid, paid very little, or paid only
through tips http://www.polarisproject.org/human-trafficking/recognizing-the-
signs #Not4Sale
Signs of #HumanTrafficking = person works excessively long &/or unusual hours
http://www.polarisproject.org/human-trafficking/recognizing-the-signs #Not4Sale
Signs of #HumanTrafficking = person is not allowed breaks or suffers under
unusual restrictions at work http://www.polarisproject.org/human-
trafficking/recognizing-the-signs #Not4Sale
Signs of #HumanTrafficking = person owes a large debt & is unable 2 pay it off
http://www.polarisproject.org/human-trafficking/recognizing-the-signs #Not4Sale
Signs of #HumanTrafficking = person was recruited through false promises
concerning nature & conditions of work http://www.polarisproject.org/human-
trafficking/recognizing-the-signs #Not4Sale
Signs of #HumanTrafficking = person works/lives under high security measures
http://www.polarisproject.org/human-trafficking/recognizing-the-signs #Not4Sale
Signs of #HumanTrafficking = person is fearful, anxious, depressed, submissive,
tense or nervous/paranoid http://www.polarisproject.org/human-
trafficking/recognizing-the-signs #Not4Sale
Signs of #HumanTrafficking = person exhibits unusually fearful/anxious behavior
after bringing up law enforcement http://www.polarisproject.org/human-
trafficking/recognizing-the-signs #Not4Sale
Signs of #HumanTrafficking = person avoids eye contact
http://www.polarisproject.org/human-trafficking/recognizing-the-signs #Not4Sale
Signs of #HumanTrafficking = person lacks health care & appears malnourished
http://www.polarisproject.org/human-trafficking/recognizing-the-signs #Not4Sale
Signs of #HumanTrafficking = person shows signs of physical &/or sexual abuse,
physical restraint, confinement or torture http://www.polarisproject.org/human-
trafficking/recognizing-the-signs #Not4Sale
Signs of #HumanTrafficking = person has few or no personal possessions
http://www.polarisproject.org/human-trafficking/recognizing-the-signs #Not4Sale
Signs of #HumanTrafficking = person is not in control of own money, no financial
records or bank account http://www.polarisproject.org/human-
trafficking/recognizing-the-signs #Not4Sale
Signs of #HumanTrafficking = person is not in control of own identification docs
&/or not allowed or able 2 speak 4 self http://www.polarisproject.org/human-
trafficking/recognizing-the-signs #Not4Sale
Signs of #HumanTrafficking = person claims 2B just visiting & inability to
clarify current residence http://www.polarisproject.org/human-
trafficking/recognizing-the-signs #Not4Sale
Signs of #HumanTrafficking = person does not know area &/or what the name of
city is http://www.polarisproject.org/human-trafficking/recognizing-the-signs
#Not4Sale
3. Signs of #HumanTrafficking = person has loss of sense of time &/or has numerous
inconsistencies in own story http://www.polarisproject.org/human-
trafficking/recognizing-the-signs #Not4Sale
#HumanTrafficking victims need 2 feel safe before disclosing details of their
experience http://www.state.gov/j/tip/rls/tiprpt/2013/210542.htm #Not4Sale
#HumanTrafficking victims need 2 B interviewed in safe, private & comfortable
place http://www.state.gov/j/tip/rls/tiprpt/2013/210542.htm #Not4Sale
#HumanTrafficking victims need 2 trust the interviewer & interpreter
http://www.state.gov/j/tip/rls/tiprpt/2013/210542.htm #Not4Sale
#HumanTrafficking victims need 2 know ahead of time what 2 expect during
interview http://www.state.gov/j/tip/rls/tiprpt/2013/210542.htm #Not4Sale
#HumanTrafficking interviewers should use active listening techniques when
interviewing victim http://www.state.gov/j/tip/rls/tiprpt/2013/210542.htm
#Not4Sale
#HumanTrafficking interviewers need 2 allow victim 2 tell story in own words &
at own pace http://www.state.gov/j/tip/rls/tiprpt/2013/210542.htm #Not4Sale
#HumanTrafficking Myths-  Trafficking doesn t happen here 
http://www.state.gov/j/tip/rls/tiprpt/2013/210544.htm #Not4Sale
#HumanTrafficking Myths-  She s a criminal 
http://www.state.gov/j/tip/rls/tiprpt/2013/210544.htm #Not4Sale
#HumanTrafficking Myths-  It s cultural 
http://www.state.gov/j/tip/rls/tiprpt/2013/210544.htm #Not4Sale
#HumanTrafficking Myths-  He agreed to do this 
http://www.state.gov/j/tip/rls/tiprpt/2013/210544.htm #Not4Sale
#HumanTrafficking Myths-  She s free to come and go 
http://www.state.gov/j/tip/rls/tiprpt/2013/210544.htm #Not4Sale
#HumanTrafficking Myths-  He didn t complain 
http://www.state.gov/j/tip/rls/tiprpt/2013/210544.htm #Not4Sale
#HumanTrafficking Myths-  Trafficking doesn t happen where prostitution is
legal  http://www.state.gov/j/tip/rls/tiprpt/2013/210544.htm #Not4Sale
#HumanTrafficking Myths-  There s nothing I can do about it 
http://www.state.gov/j/tip/rls/tiprpt/2013/210544.htm #Not4Sale
Global conflicts place populations at serious risk of #HumanTrafficking
http://www.state.gov/j/tip/rls/tiprpt/2013/210544.htm #Not4Sale
Identification & adequate services remains a challenge 4 male #HumanTrafficking
victims http://www.state.gov/j/tip/rls/tiprpt/2013/210544.htm #Not4Sale
It is critical that officials B able 2 distinguish #trafficking victims from
criminals http://www.state.gov/j/tip/rls/tiprpt/2013/210544.htm #Not4Sale
What R the connections between #DomesticViolence & #HumanTrafficking?
http://www.nrcdv.org/dvam/sites/default/files2/HumanTrafficking%26DV-
TalkingPointsForm.pdf #Not4Sale
Recruiters & Victims of #HumanTrafficking http://ow.ly/i/86ZnG #Not4Sale
4 confidential help & information 24/7, call the US National #HumanTrafficking
Resource Center: 1-888-373-7888 #Not4Sale
4. People can be trafficked into, within & out of a country. #Not4Sale
#HumanTrafficking
Each year 17,500 foreign nationals R trafficked in 2 U.S. (U.S. DOJ) #Not4Sale
#HumanTrafficking
Approximately 1.2M children trafficked worldwide (UNICEF) #Not4Sale
#HumanTrafficking
#HumanTrafficking is 2nd largest & fastest growing organized criminal activity
in the world. http://www.icfs.org/assets/pdf/DVandHumanTraffickingFactSheet.pdf
#Not4Sale
#HumanTrafficking Assistance? 4 immediate law enforcement response: 9-1-1.
#Not4Sale
To report #HumanTrafficking directly to FBI line: U.S. Department of Justice
(DOJ), 1-888-428-7581. #Not4Sale
#HumanTrafficking (or  trafficking in persons ) deprives its victims of
their most basic human rights. #Not4Sale #EndSlavery
2011 US based NHTRC hotline answered 19427 calls &connected 2945 potential
victims of human #trafficking 2 svcs & supports #Not4Sale
National #HumanTrafficking ResourceCTR national tollfree hotline available 24/7
every day of year. 1-888-373-7888 or text  BEFREE  (233-733). #Not4Sale
The NO Project:  Now You Know  http://internationalpoliticalforum.com/the-
no-project-now-you-know/ via @intlpolitical #Not4Sale #HumanTrafficking
#HumanTrafficking: A Guide 2 Detecting, Investigating, & Punishing Modern-Day
Slavery http://www.policechiefmagazine.org/magazine/index.cfm?
fuseaction=display_arch&article_id=174&issue_id=122003 #Not4Sale
#HumanTrafficking: Myth #1 Trafficking must involve the crossing of borders…
Most HT happens within own nation
http://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/2012/january/trafficking_012012/trafficking_0120
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#HumanTrafficking: Myth #2 USA citizens can t be trafficked…They can & they
are
http://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/2012/january/trafficking_012012/trafficking_0120
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#HumanTrafficking: Myth #3 Victims know what they are getting into or have
chances 2 escape…
http://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/2012/january/trafficking_012012/trafficking_0120
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#HumanTrafficking: Myth #4 Victims r never paid… Sometimes r paid, but very
very little
http://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/2012/january/trafficking_012012/trafficking_0120
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#HumanTrafficking: Myth #5 Victims never have freedom of movement… Some can
move about, but r coerced in2 always returning
http://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/2012/january/trafficking_012012/trafficking_0120
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#HumanTrafficking is NOT the same as human smuggling across borders
http://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/2012/january/trafficking_012012/trafficking_0120
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5. #HumanTrafficking generates BILLIONS of dollars each year & is 1 of world s
fastest growing crime
http://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/2012/january/trafficking_012012/trafficking_0120
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Signs of #HumanTrafficking: no contact w/friends or family & no access 2 ID
docs, bank accounts or cash
http://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/2012/january/trafficking_012012/trafficking_0120
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Signs of #HumanTrafficking: workplaces where psychological manipulation &
control r used
http://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/2012/january/trafficking_012012/trafficking_0120
12
Signs of #HumanTrafficking: homes/apts w/ inhumane living conditions
http://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/2012/january/trafficking_012012/trafficking_0120
12
Signs of #HumanTrafficking: communications & movements r always monitored
http://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/2012/january/trafficking_012012/trafficking_0120
12
Signs of #HumanTrafficking: movements thru multiple locations in a short amount
of time
http://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/2012/january/trafficking_012012/trafficking_0120
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Signs of #HumanTrafficking: places where locks & fences r positioned 2 confine
occupants
http://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/2012/january/trafficking_012012/trafficking_0120
12
Signs of #HumanTrafficking: workers have excessively long/unusual hours, unpaid
or paid very little
http://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/2012/january/trafficking_012012/trafficking_0120
12
Signs of #HumanTrafficking: workers r not given breaks or days off & have
unusual work restrictions
http://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/2012/january/trafficking_012012/trafficking_0120
12
Signs of #HumanTrafficking: workers have unexplained work injuries or signs of
untreated illness/disease
http://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/2012/january/trafficking_012012/trafficking_0120
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#HumanTrafficking victims r found in factories, restaurants, elder care
facilities, hotels, housekeeping, childcare, agriculture, construction, etc
http://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/2012/january/trafficking_012012/trafficking_0120
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While majority of #HumanTrafficking victims r from outside USA, about 33% of
victims r USA citizens
http://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/2012/january/trafficking_012012/trafficking_0120
12
Suspect #HumanTrafficking? Call Nat l HumanTrafficking Resource Center at 1-
888-373-7888 or contact @FBI
Globally, avg cost of #HumanTrafficking victim/slave = $90
https://www.dosomething.org/facts/11-facts-about-human-trafficking
6. #HumanTrafficking estimates: 80% involves sexual exploitation & 19% involves
labor exploitation https://www.dosomething.org/facts/11-facts-about-human-
trafficking
Approx. 20-30 MILLION #HumanTrafficking victims/slaves in world today
https://www.dosomething.org/facts/11-facts-about-human-trafficking
US State Dept: 600K - 800K #HumanTrafficking victims r trafficked across int l
borders each year https://www.dosomething.org/facts/11-facts-about-human-
trafficking
US State Dept: More than 70% r female & half r children
https://www.dosomething.org/facts/11-facts-about-human-trafficking
7. #HumanTrafficking estimates: 80% involves sexual exploitation & 19% involves
labor exploitation https://www.dosomething.org/facts/11-facts-about-human-
trafficking
Approx. 20-30 MILLION #HumanTrafficking victims/slaves in world today
https://www.dosomething.org/facts/11-facts-about-human-trafficking
US State Dept: 600K - 800K #HumanTrafficking victims r trafficked across int l
borders each year https://www.dosomething.org/facts/11-facts-about-human-
trafficking
US State Dept: More than 70% r female & half r children
https://www.dosomething.org/facts/11-facts-about-human-trafficking