1) Many factors influence a person's vulnerability to trafficking when migrating, including their community's level of human security, economic stability, and understanding of trafficking risks. 2) A community is more vulnerable if it lacks things like human security, economic opportunities, and stability. Understanding these community factors helps predict which areas need more preventive support. 3) In addition to community factors, an individual's unique needs and motivations for migrating, such as seeking education, economic opportunities, or adventure, must also be considered to understand their trafficking vulnerability.

1. UNDERSTANDING
MIGRATION TO
UNDERSTAND PREVENTION
Why do people migrate?
Factors that effect trafficking outcomes and vulnerability

2. vulnerable community
person
seeking a better
Based on a variety of needs life
and motivations, people make
choices related to a possible
migration

3. vulnerable community
person
seeking a better
If the potential migrant is well-
informed and is lucky enough life
to be associated with people
who have no intension of
exploiting him/her, the
outcome can be very positive
safe migration

4. vulnerable community
person However, if the potential
migrant is ill-informed or
seeking a better being influenced by
life criminals who’s intent is
to exploit, the outcome
can be devastating.
trafficking
safe migration
outcome: slavery

5. vulnerable community
person
seeking a better
life It is important to note
that in addition to these
end points, there are
many people who
migrate and fall
somewhere in between
these two extremes.
trafficking
safe migration
outcome: slavery

6. vulnerable community
person
seeking a better
life
For example, a person might be exploited, but not
enough to be considered trafficked.
Not all exploitation is trafficking.
trafficking
safe migration
outcome: slavery

7. To better understand how the migratory process can
be directly associated with a trafficking outcome,
there are pre-departure factors that need to be
taken into consideration. They include:
Community vulnerability
Personal motivations and needs
The influence stakeholders, family members
and others have on influencing the potential
migrant’s decisions.

8. Community Vulnerability
Each community has a variety of different
factors that makes it either more vulnerable or
less vulnerable to recruiters/traffickers.
The relative alignment of these factors can
help predict a community’s vulnerability.
For example..

9. Community vulnerability
Human security
No human security Human security present
Economic security
No economic security Economic security
Stability (no conflicts/disasters)
Unstable Stable
Understanding of trafficking risk
No understanding Understanding
Geographical proximity
Trafficking present Trafficking not present
Psychological well being (community)
Pessimistic Optimistic
Consumerism
Strong Weak

10. Community vulnerability
Human security
No human security Human security present
Economic security
No economic security
This table identifies Economic security
seven elements
Stability (no conflicts/disasters)
Unstable that can be used to Stable
Understanding community
measure of trafficking risk
No understanding vulnerability Understanding
Geographical proximity
Trafficking present Trafficking not present
Psychological well being (community)
Pessimistic Optimistic
Consumerism
Strong Weak

11. }
Community vulnerability
Human security
No human security Human security present
Economic security
No economic security Economic security
When a community’s
Stability (no conflicts/disasters)
indicators fall on this end
Unstable Stable
of the spectrum, it is
Understanding of trafficking risk
considered more vulnerable.
No understanding Understanding
Geographical proximity
Trafficking present Trafficking not present
Psychological well being (community)
Pessimistic Optimistic
Consumerism
Strong Weak

12. {
Community vulnerability
Human security
No human security Human security present
Economic security
No economic security Economic security
Stability (no conflicts/disasters)
Likewise, when a
Unstable Stable
community’s
indicators fall on this endtrafficking risk
Understanding of
No understanding
of the spectrum, it is Understanding
considered less vulnerable
Geographical proximity
Trafficking present Trafficking not present
Psychological well being (community)
Pessimistic Optimistic
Consumerism
Strong Weak

13. Community vulnerability
Human security
No human security Human security present
Economic security
No economic security
Understanding these factors Economic security
Stability (no predict which
helps to conflicts/disasters)
Unstable communities need more Stable
preventive support than
Understanding of trafficking risk
No understanding others. Understanding
Geographical proximity
Trafficking present Trafficking not present
Psychological well being (community)
Pessimistic Optimistic
Consumerism
Strong Weak

14. PERSONAL NEEDS AND MOTIVATIONS
Within each community, there are individuals
who are predisposed to migrate.
While the previous table can give us some
indication of which communities are more
vulnerable than others.

15. PERSONAL NEEDS AND MOTIVATIONS
A person’s unique individual needs and
motivations must also be taken into
consideration.
Motivations and needs to migrate are varied
and not always based on negative factors.

16. Note the many
lack of
reasons why a human
person might emotional security education
chose to stability abroad
migrate..
increased
potential
economic adventure
stability
migrant
escape
poverty
stigma desire to
increase
status

17. lack of
human
emotional security education
stability abroad
increased
potential
economic adventure
stability
migrant
escape
poverty
stigma desire to
increase
status
It is not simply
poverty.

18. Decision
lack of influencers
human
emotional security education Family members
stability abroad Neighbors
Past Migrants
Traffickers
increased Community leaders
potential
economic adventure
stability
migrant
Those who influence
escape
poverty the decision to migrate
stigma desire to
increase include a variety of
status people.

19. Decision
lack of influencers
human
emotional security education Family members
stability abroad Neighbors
Past Migrants
Traffickers
increased Community leaders
potential
economic adventure
stability
migrant
Understanding the
escape relationship between
poverty motivations and those
stigma desire to
increase who influence the
status decisions is essential for
understanding how to
prevent trafficking from
happening

20. Why are these factors important?
Because to develop effective prevention
programs, we MUST understand what
motivates a person to migrate.

21. Assuming that poverty is the main
motivating factor is too simplistic and
will result in assumptions that will not
help to reduce trafficking vulnerability.