5. What is human trafficking?
● Human Trafficking is stealing humans freedom for profit
either by selling them or using them as a form of cheap
labor.
● 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.
● Human trafficking is modern day slavery. Traffickers use
people for financial and personal gain.
6. The Countries With the Worst Human Trafficking.
Rates
1. Russia
● They recently expanded agreements with North Korea that
allows labor camps and slave-like conditions for workers
within Russian borders.
● An estimate of 20,000 workers from North Korea arrive in
Russia each year.
2. China
● State-sponsored forced labor is said to be ongoing, even
after the government made formal announcements about
ending the practice.
● Chinese men find wives through trafficking, given the
one-child policy of China.
7. The States With the Worst Human Trafficking
1. California
● California’s housing crisis leads the homeless to a very
vulnerable place, as they live on the streets, and are
desperate to get out of their situation.
● California also has a big area and lots of sea ports for
human traffickers to escape out of.
2. New York
● As a popular tourist destination, ways near large cities New
York is very easy to navigate and smuggle humans to their
horrible new life.
● New York’s people are open to this crime, because of the the
fact that living in a big city makes it hard to notice.
8. Why does human trafficking exist?
● Human traffickers use people to sell for profit or use
them as slave labor.
● For pleasure.
● Political instability .
● Militarism.
● For extraction of organs and tissues.
● Forced marriage.
● Get profit from intercourse.
9. When does trafficking happen?
● You would think it would only happen at night, but it can
happen at anytime of the day or night, to anyone.
● The traffickers will track victims down on the streets
when they are alone.
● The human trackers will also track you in the airport and
kidnap people.
13. Action 1
Create an Instagram and Twitter account to raise
awareness regarding human trafficking.
1. Find, or draw, facts and statistics about human
trafficking and how we can prevent them.
2. Create a instagram account and post the
pictures.
3. Spread the message, the more followers, the more
awareness.
4. Meet people devoted to this similar topic and
spread the importance of getting victims to
safety.
15. Partner up with National Alliance of Mental
Illness (NAMI), a NGO, that spreads awareness
of the mental health of human trafficking
victims.
1) Asking for a list of mental health
therapists and counselors all over the
country.
2) Opportunity to present at yearly
conference regarding mental illness and
lack of emotional treatment towards
victims of human trafficking.
Action 3
16. In conclusion, human
trafficking is a very
important social issue that
needs to be addressed. So
we hope that you have
learned the importance and
significance of this issue
in our community and will
help us!
Conclusion