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What is Human Trafficking?
Trafficking in persons is a modern day form of slavery
27 million slaves worldwide - more than 400 years of
transatlantic slave trade
3rd largest illicit trade following drugs and weapons
50% of victims are children, 80% are women
Human trafficking is defined as the recruitment and
transportation of people within or across borders by
force, fraud, or coercion for the goal of exploiting them
economically1
1Polaris
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Project: www.polarisproject.org
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Human Trafficking in the United States
Slavery is illegal everywhere and many countries
are adopting protocols for combating
the trafficking of people
Department of Justice estimates 18,000 people
are trafficked into the U.S. every year
Trafficking Victim Protection Act (TVPA)
broadened the definition of human trafficking and
established the Office to Monitor and Combat
Trafficking in Persons2
Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report ranks
countries on their anti-human trafficking efforts,
with penalties for those with lower rankings
2San
3
Jose Police Department Human Trafficking Task Force: www.sjpd.org/stopht
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Human Trafficking in California
California is one of the top 3 states
in the U.S. for human trafficking3
Three of the 10 worst child sex
trafficking areas in the U.S. are in
California:
San Francisco, Los Angeles, and San
Diego4
California Trafficking Victims Protection
Act (2005) covered criminal prosecution,
victim protection, and prevention efforts but
did not require law enforcement training
Human trafficking crimes carry a lighter
penalty under California law than rape and
kidnapping
3California
4California
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Emergency Management Agency: www.oes.ca.gov
Against Slavery: www.californiaagainstslavery.org
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Human Trafficking in the Bay Area
SJPD Human Trafficking Task Force
works with the South Bay Coalition
to rescue victims and provide aftercare5
Freedom Summit 2011 & 2013, held in Fremont,
stands as the largest anti-human trafficking
conference in the country to date
50+ organizations engaged in fighting
human trafficking in the Bay Area and beyond
Bay Area Anti-Trafficking Coalition serves as
a networking group to point individuals
to qualified anti-trafficking organizations
www.baatc.org
5San
5
Jose Police Department Human Trafficking Task Force: www.sjpd.org/stopht
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billion
generated annually
fastest growing crime
*Source: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
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crime
GLOBAL
LOCAL
action
HOME
WARNING
TRAFFICKING
WATCH
1-888-3737-888
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Residential Brothels
Domestic Servitude
Forced Labor
Massage Parlors
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Residential Brothel in San Jose
Source: SJPD
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WARNING
TRAFFICKING
WATCH
1-888-3737-888
prevention intervention
Vulnerable Populations
Because Justice
Matters
Consumer Choice
Love Never Fails
Demand
BAWAR
Freedom House
New Day for Children
SAGE
MISSSEY
Legal Advocacy
Public Awareness
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aftercare
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California as a country:
th
8 largest economy
in the world!
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Consumer market power fights slavery
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The Bay Area is in the top tier of all economic engines utilizing slave
labor to accommodate our consumer demand.
What we purchase here, sends a message everywhere
Slaveryfootprint.org: how many slaves work for you?
•
Develop a portfolio of fair trade purchases: both gifts and daily
consumables. www.tradeasone.org
•
Be Selective: pick products with the highest daily usage and
strongest correlation with slavery around the world:
chocolate, coffee/tea, rice, sugar, hygiene products
•
Be careful not to "villainize" companies, some who have done the
most harm are the ones often working for the greatest change.
betterworldshopper.org, goodguide.com, free2work.org
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10 minutes
10 days
• Add Trafficking
Hotline to phone
1-888-3737-888
• Record your own
Slavery Footprint at
slaveryfootprint.org
Friend us!...
• Ideas for engaging
your friends & family
www.facebook.org/baa
tc.org
• Talk to a friend/family
member
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• Change consumer
habits; buy fair trade
• Write companies
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10 months
• Commit to
read a book, watch
a movie, do a bike
ride, join a
discussion group or
blog
• Attend a training
• Hold an awareness
and/or fundraising
event
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