Human trafficking involves forcing people to leave their homes and work under harsh conditions, such as in prostitution, domestic work, farming or factories. Victims are often sold and bought by traffickers, and are forced, tricked or lured with false promises. Common victims include those with prior abuse, LGBTQ individuals, runaways, homeless youth, those with special needs or who are undocumented. Victims suffer abuse, receive little to no pay, are rarely fed and given no medical care by their owners who fear them. In 2014 in the US, over 5,000 reported potential human trafficking cases involved minors, with most cases on the east coast or in California. Worldwide nearly 21 million people are victims

1. Human Trafficking
SHANNON LEE

2. What is Human Trafficking?
 Human trafficking is when people are forced to leave their home and work
under harsh conditions such as:
 prostitutes
 domestic restaurant or factory workers.
 Escorts
 Farm/factory work
 They are sold and bought to other people.
 They are forced, tricked or lured in by fake promises.
 Human trafficking is a form of modern slavery.

3. Who is vulnerable?
 Victims of prior abuse
 LGBTQ
 Runaways
 Homeless youth/ those living in poverty
 Youth with Special needs
 Undocumented youth
 Tourists
 The uneducated and naїve

4. Conditions of victims
 The victims are abused, rarely paid, rarely fed, offered no medical
attention, and are feared by their “owners”.

5.  Between 1/1/2014 and 12/31/2014,
the NHTRC hotline received reports of
5,042 potential human trafficking
cases in the United States. 1,581 of
these cases (31.4%) involved minor
victims. The NHTRC defines a minor as
an individual under 18 years of age.
The following report is based on these
cases.
 Mostly occurred on the east of he
United States, although many takes
place on the west coast in California.

6. Statistics
 In 2014, the National Human Trafficking Resource Center responded to
21,431 calls, 1,482 web forms, and 1,149 emails.
 Worldwide, nearly 21 million people are victims of human trafficking.
 The top venue for sex trafficking was commercial front brothels.
 The top industry for labor trafficking was domestic work.