A Presentation of the Medina County Coalition Against Human Trafficking (traffickjamming.wordpress.com

1. Human Trafficking
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2. Human Trafficking
What do you think you know about Human Trafficking in Medina County?
What do you think you don't know?
What questions might you be asking?
What do you think you're afraid to know?
Let's start with something easy.
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3. Human Trafficking
Here's a common enough sight - a Video Rental kiosk. Look in the windows on the front to make your choice of videos for the
night, pay your money, and you're on your way. Just bring back the video when you're done.
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The Red Light District in Amsterdam. Notice any similarities to the Video Rental kiosk in the previous slide? Hmmm. Let's
see . . .
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Because some folks just like to start with a definition . . .
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and others just like to start with statistics . . .
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What do trafficking victims look like? Where do they come from?
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A child may be sold by a parent for drug money, then "rented" by the dealer or pimp.
A child may be sold by a parent in desperate poverty. The child may be taken to another country where they are subjected to
bonded servitude in a private residence or debt bondage in some other menial job.
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Teens are vulnerable because they crave positive attention from others. Parent or pimp, pusher or peer, teens can be oblivious
to the source of the attention if it just feels good to follow it.
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Men can be trafficking victims as well as traffickers. Here are some RED FLAGS that you might notice about a trafficked man:
He cannot come and go as he pleases
He appears submissive, afraid, nervous, depressed, malnourished
Another person always speaks for him
Evidence of physical or mental abuse
Little to no control over his schedule, money, ID, travel documents
Works long and/or unusual hours, lives where he works
Has a much older boyfriend/girlfriend
Has hotel card keys that he should not have
Has new and expensive clothing that he cannot afford
Branding—has strange tattoos (“Daddy,” initials, name, dollar sign, barcode)
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Women may be trafficking victims, and sometimes traffickers as well. In the world of prostitution, a girl who has been a prostitute
for a while may become a "bottom" or recruiter of new girls for the pimp she works for.
Some of the same RED FLAGS are true for trafficked women;
Cannot come and go as she pleases
Appears submissive, afraid, nervous, depressed, malnourished
Another person always speaks for her
Evidence of physical or mental abuse
Little to no control over her schedule, money, ID, travel documents
Works long and/or unusual hours, lives where she works
Has a much older boyfriend/girlfriend
Has hotel card keys that she should not have
Has new and expensive clothing that she cannot afford
Branding—has strange tattoos (“Daddy,” initials, name, dollar sign, barcode)
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People on your block, down the street, at work, may be susceptible to human traffickers.
Anybody might.
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So what do trafficking victims look like? What do you think of the following?
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What do you think of a girl like this?
Prostitute?
College student?
Grand-daughter?
Not what you were expecting in a trafficking victim?
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Or one like this?
Dental assistant?
Kindergarten teacher?
Professional escort?
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Street hustler?
Rocket scientist?
Music professor?
Does she seem likely to be involved in trafficking?
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How about this guy?
Entrepreneur?
Stockbroker?
Male prostitute?
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Or this one?
IT guy?
College student?
Sweatshop worker?
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What about this guy?
Hollywood actor?
High school teacher?
Migrant worker?
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How will you tell? Look beneath the surface!
In fact, here's a link to the US Department of Health and Human Service's web page about Anti-Trafficking in Persons with good
resources to help you become more aware of just who these victims might be:
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/orr/programs/anti-trafficking
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Let's move on. As in any industry, once the resources have been identified traffickers need to develop them into "willing" and
"obedient" workers? We're not talking about
particular sets of skills, here; instead, let's look at three general methods traffickers use to break down the emotional resistance
of their victims.
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The first method is FORCE. This can take a number of shapes and forms, but here are a few examples.
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Victims may be abducted from home, school, shopping mall, or anywhere the traffickers may decide to hunt for them. The victims
may be imprisoned somewhere, beaten, raped or otherwise abused until compliant.
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People who are victims of conflict may also become victims of trafficking. Whether the conflict is due to international warfare or
civil war, ideological war or gang/turf war, those who are caught in the middle can be profit-makers for the ones with the weapons.
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Sometimes the force behind the force is greed, which can turn people to all kinds of violence and inhumane activity against
others just because they see a profit in it.
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The second common method of development traffickers use to break down the resistance of their victims is FRAUD.
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Immigration fraud happens when persons from one country are brought into another country, for a price, with the promise of
some sort of better life. Once they arrive in the new country, they find that the "better life" means they are in some kind of debt
bondage to the trafficker until they can pay off their ever-increasing debt load; and the trafficker keeps their passports hostage to
guarantee compliance.
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Employment Fraud happens when a trafficker entices a victim with a promise either of some vague but "good-sounding"
employment, or of some specific job offer. When the victim arrives at the place of employment they discover that the job itself is
not at all what they had been promised, either in type or in payment, but that there are some kind of "contractual obligations" that
they must fulfill that prevent them from getting away.
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Not only children and teens but adults as well fall victim to Emotional Fraud. The trafficker may lure the victims with impressions
or assurances that the trafficker is the only person in the world that has the victim's best interests at heart, that he cares for the
victim more deeply than his/her family, that he can give him/her a better life than they've ever had. Eventually, when they've
completely fallen for him, "all they have to do to show their love / commitment" to him is to [fill in the blank: prostitute? steal? sell
drugs? recruit others? you name it]
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The third method traffickers use to break down their victims is COERCION. This is the most insidious of the three methods
because it has the least indirect impact on the victim, and yet it is very effective.
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The trafficker may not threaten direct legal action against the victim, but he may periodically remind the victim that all he has to
do is "make one phone call" and that person may be arrested. He may let the victim be arrested, and then bail him/her out of jail
so that he can remind the victim how much he/she "owes" the trafficker.
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The trafficker may keep the victim in an environment that is carefully constructed to be intimidating in many ways: it may be in
filthy or dangerous surroundings, filled with dangerous people; the victim may be kept malnourished or supplied with drugs;
abuse and isolation may be common occurrences. All with the intend to create in the victim an emotional dependency on the
trafficker and make it difficult for him/her to consider that leaving might be an option.
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Everyone has had someone in their life who has said to them "Because I said so, that's why." And for some persons who do the
saying, their position carries such authority that their word is law and everyone around them knows it. They don't have to make
any threats or reminders anymore, because they've attained such a position that no one dares to cross them. An enviable
position for a trafficker or pimp to achieve, to be sure!
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Everyone has had someone in their life who has said to them "Because I said so, that's why." And for some persons who do the
saying, their position carries such authority that their word is law and everyone around them knows it. They don't have to make
any threats or reminders anymore, because they've attained such a position that no one dares to cross them. An enviable
position for a trafficker or pimp to achieve, to be sure!
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If you're thinking "escort services," don't stop there - think about the housekeepers, the maids, the ones who speak broken
English, the staff - anyone who works in any kind of hotel may be involved in human trafficking.
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Not just the ones who hang around cheap motels.
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Music festivals?
The Super Bowl?
March Madness?
Political conventions?
Trade shows?
Gatherings?
Any of these can be opportunities for traffickers to operate, particularly in sex trafficking. Why? Because all of these invite
potential customers with some or all of these four characteristics:
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Men (and women) who are out-of-town, who are away from home, familiar surroundings and familiar people, who already have a
heightened sense of excitement and adventure, and who can be as anonymous as they want.
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They're also pretty much unaccountable. You know - "what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas" is not only true of Las Vegas but
can be true anywhere.
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And there's extra free, unstructured, un-scheduled, un-appointed, non-work-related, "wonder what to do with myself" time.
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And what wouldn't come in handy when you're out of town but some extra spending money - especially if you haven't spent it all
yet?
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Add these all up - places and events where there are lots of people who are out of town, unaccountable, with extra free time and
spending money and you have a wide-open market for trafficking.
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What is happening to combat human trafficking? How are we as a nation, a state, and a local community working to reduce and
even eliminate this menace?
In recent years the focus has changed from prosecuting the victims to rescuing and restoring them. Here's what that means.
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State and Federal laws have been revised and rewritten to prosecute the traffickers rather than their victims. Laws like the
Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 have enabled victims of trafficking to be sheltered from prosecution when they have
been forced or coerced to engaged in illegal activities by traffickers.
Take a look here to see summaries of various legal actions by the Federal government:
http://www.polarisproject.org/what-we-do/policy-advocacy/national-policy/current-federal-laws
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Anti-trafficking organizations are working to provide rescued victims with all manner of counseling, including trauma recovery,
PTSD, and drug and alcohol rehabilitation. Some Battered Women's Shelters are able to provide temporary housing, but more
shelters are desperately needed.
Check out the Polaris Project for more information:
http://www.polarisproject.org/about-us/overview
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We don't want to leave these rescued and recovering individuals with a sense of brokenness. Vocational and educational
training can provide them with a renewed sense of self-worth and better interpersonal skills in the society at large. Real jobs in
real stores, shops, offices, and industries, overseen by compassionate and caring leadership at all levels, can be as important to
the restoration of the victims as counseling.
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Careful thought and effort must also be given to help survivors of trafficking to have better understandings and practices in
establishing relationships with others, whether in making friendships or in contemplating long-term or romantic relationships, or
dealing with family and children. Counselors, agencies, churches and others can be offering "Best Practices" resources in these
areas to encourage them in this difficult area.
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This is Rembrandt's painting "The Return of the Prodigal Son." On the left, the Prodigal Son is on his knees, overcome by grief
and distress, hoping his father will welcome him home. The father, with tears of joy in his eyes, leans over to embrace him with
love and is about to cover him with the father's own robe. Others are standing to the side, watching. What will they do? Will
they mirror the father in welcoming the Prodigal home? Will they stay in the background? Or will they stay away completely like
the Elder Brother in the parable?
Which will you do?
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Learn more about the fight against human trafficking and related issues. Here are some places to find out more:
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http://www.traffickingresourcecenter.org/
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http://www.polarisproject.org/
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http://www.a21.org/
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The Medina County Coalition Against Human Trafficking - www.traffickjamming.wordpress.com
Central Ohio Rescue and Restore Coalition - http://www.centralohiorescueandrestore.org/
The Rescue and Restore Coalition in the Miami Valley -
http://academic.udayton.edu/HumanRights/abolition_ohio.htm
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For instance: The California Transparency in Supply Chains Act of 2010
Goal: “ensur[ing] large retailers and manufacturers provide consumers with information regarding their efforts to eradicate
slavery and human trafficking from their supply chains.”
Applies to every retailer and manufacturer doing business in California w/global gross receipts exceeding $100 million
Must disclose on website
www.knowthechain.org
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Fair Trade USA is an independent, nonprofit organization that sets standards, certifies, and labels products that promote
sustainable livelihoods for farmers and workers and protect the environment. Founded in 1998, Fair Trade USA currently
partners with around 800 brands, as well as 1.3 million farmers and workers across the globe.
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Trafficking survivors need help in their restoration and return processes. Your volunteer service as a tutor at your local
community college, family center, or vocational school might help some survivors along the way - and they'll know someone
cares.
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Trafficking survivors need help in their restoration and return processes. Encourage your company or workplace to include
agencies that support survivors in recruitment and hiring efforts.
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Are you fluent in more than one language? Familiar enough with more than one "to get by?" You can offer your assistance to
agencies and people who might need some help in talking to folks who have difficulty communicating in English (although legal
and medical documents and proceedings may require some form of certification of the translator).
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Support your local food and clothing banks, homeless shelters and battered women's shelters.
Support your area agencies that deal with employment, family services, and human services issues.
Support ballot issues that encourage funding for mental health services in your area.
Support your area coalition against human trafficking. Volunteer to serve at an event. Get on the board. Give a donation.
There's a lot to do, and it's true that more support is always welcome!
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More information on the Medina County Coalition Against Human Trafficking is at
www.traffickjamming.wordpress.com
The National Human Trafficking Resource Center is at
http://www.traffickingresourcecenter.org/
The National Human Trafficking Resource Center Hotline is at
1-888-373-7888
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