my presentation

3. Introduction
 Human trafficking is the 3rd
largest international crime and its
an illegal trade of human beings
for forced labor and sexual
exploitation.
 Some people believe it started
from the slave trade of Africans
across the Atlantic to the
Americas.
 Others consider it started during
the 1700s when child labor came
about.

4. Events contributing to increased
trafficking
• Fall of Soviet Union in 1991
• Increased capacity for global migration
• Increase in wealth cap
• Decline of the Asian Financial markets in
mid/late 1990s.
Logo for Human Trafficking

5. Statistics

7. Origin and Destination of Trafficking

8. • Tier 1: complying
with all laws
• Tier 2: efforts to
combat
trafficking
• Tier 3: ignoring or
promoting
trafficking

10. Advocacy
• Organizations
– Vital Voices
– Human Rights Law Group
– UNICEF
– UN Foundation
Direct Services:
Counseling
Medical Attention
Translation
Legal Aid (Visa,
Testimony)
Monetary Assistance
Housing
Reintegration Efforts
Organizations:
UNICEF
UN Foundation
La Strada
Safe Horizons

11. Fun Facts
• Criminal groups in Russia net an estimated $7
billion (USD) annually from trafficking.
• The average cost of a slave around the world
is $90.
• There is approximately 27 million slaves in the
world.
• Around half the victims are under the age of
18.

13. Brought to you by…
Nada Salem
Cody Blanton
Nathan Prince