Screaming In Silence

Human trafficking primarily involves exploitation which comes in many forms, including:

~Forcing victims into prostitution
~ Subjecting victims to slavery or involuntary servitude
~Compelling victims to commit sex acts for the purpose of creating pornography
~Misleading victims into debt bondage

- Human Trafficking Is The Fastest Growing Criminal Enterprise In The World

- Human Trafficking Is The Second Largest Criminal Enterprise In The World

- It is estimated that there are approximately 27 million slaves around the world.

- Around half of trafficking victims in the world are under the age of 18.

- There is only one shelter in the U.S. designed specifically to meet the needs of trafficking victims, and it currently only houses a total of seven to nine victims.

- Trafficking victims normally don't get help because they think that they or their families will be hurt by their traffickers, or that they will be deported.

And lastly,

- Trafficked victims can be anywhere, even in the most public places, yet most people are unaware of it.

So do your part and be observant for trafficked victims.

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Sources:

Doctors at War Against Trafficking Worldwide
[link]

DoSomething.org
[link]
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Texture Credits:

Cloaks
and
MapleRose-stock
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Done in Photoshop.