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Sex Trafficking

Sex Trafficking. Kenzee Bortle Allison Eisbach Erin Stavne Mackenzie Weinmann Miranda Zeller. Sex Trafficking is….

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Sex Trafficking

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  1. Sex Trafficking KenzeeBortle Allison Eisbach Erin Stavne Mackenzie Weinmann Miranda Zeller

  2. Sex Trafficking is… • a modern-day form of slavery in which a commercial sex act is induced by force, fraud, or coercion, or in which the person induced to perform such an act is under the age of 18 years

  3. Types of Trafficking… • Sex trafficking -A commercial sex act is induced by force, fraud, or coercion or in which the person induced to perform a sex act is not yet 18 years of age 2. Labor Trafficking: -Recruiting, harboring, transporting, providing, or obtaining a person for labor or services, through using force, fraud, or coercion. The person is subjected to involuntary servitude, debt bondage, peonage, or slavery.

  4. Sex Trafficking: Stages • There are 3 different stages to Sex Trafficking… 1.Recruitment: where traffickers target children and prey on the weak and vulnerable 2. Extraction: Remove the children from their homes and take them to places where they won’t be noticed by law enforcement (rural areas) 3. Control and Violence: What keeps children from escaping. Slave holders seek and control every aspect of the child’s life and use violence to make sure they comply

  5. Sex Trafficking: Facts • It’s one of the fastest growing crimes, after drug and arms trafficking • Makes 12 billion dollars a year • The United States is one of the top 3 destination points for trafficked victims • Texas, California, New York, and Nevada are the top 4 states in America • In August 2001, soldiers with the United Nations with the Peace Keeping Mission in Eritrea with were purchasing 10 year old girls in for sex local hotel

  6. Sex Trafficking: Statistics • The average age of victims is between 12 and 17 • Approximately 800,000-900,000 victims are trafficked across international borders • Every ten minutes, someone around the world is trafficked into the United States • A victim is exploited every minutes • 100,000-300,000 children in America are at risk for sex trafficking every year

  7. Sex Trafficking: Statistics • 80 labor trafficking victims service providers reported working in Minnesota in 2009. Of these 16 were adult males, 52 were adult females and 12 were children. • According to estimates, approximately 80% of trafficking involves sexual exploitation, and 19% involves labor exploitation.

  8. Price • $750 for the first night and $2.50 the second night because she’s not a virgin • The average price for a slave is $90

  9. Where is Sex Trafficking Prevalent? • The Mall of America is the ideal place for modern day slave drivers to abduct their next victims • The Twin Cities is the 13th largest sex trafficking city in the nation • Common Places include: Thailand, Japan, Israel, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Turkey, and the United States

  10. Signs to Watch for in Victims • Person is not free to leave or come and go as he/she wishes • Is under 18 and is providing commercial sex acts • Is in the commercial sex industry and has a pimp / manager • Is unpaid, paid very little, or paid only through tips • Works excessively long and/or unusual hours • Is not allowed breaks or suffers under unusual restrictions at work • Owes a large debt and is unable to pay it off • Was recruited through false promises concerning the nature and conditions of his/her work • High security measures exist in the work and/or living locations (e.g. opaque windows, boarded up windows, bars on windows, barbed wire, security cameras, etc.)

  11. Signs to Watch for in Victims • Poor Mental Health or Abnormal Behavior • Tension • Submission • Avoids eye contact • Paranoia • Exhibits unusually fearful or anxious behavior after bringing up law enforcement • Poor Physical Health • No health care • Malnourished • Signs of abuse, physical or sexual • Lack of Control • Has few or no personal possessions • Is not in control of their own money (no bank account, no financial records) • Cannot hold a private conversation, a third party must be present • Disorientation • Inability to clarify where he/she is staying • Lack of knowledge of whereabouts • Loss of sense of time • Inconsistent story

  12. Profile Of A Human Trafficker • Pimps • Intimate partners/family members • Gangs and criminal networks • Brothel and fake massage business owners and managers • Growers and crew leaders in agriculture • Labor brokers • Employers of domestic servants • Small business owners and managers • Large factory owners and corporations • Essentially, human traffickers can be anyone who is willing to exploit another human being for profit.

  13. Sex Trafficking: Health Risks • Drug and alcohol addiction • Broken bones • Concussions • Burns • Vaginal/anal tearing • Traumatic brain injury (TBI) resulting in memory loss • Dizziness • Headaches • Numbness • Sexually transmitted diseases (e.g., HIV/AIDS, gonorrhea, syphilis, UTIs, pubic lice) • Sterility • Miscarriages, • Menstrual problems; • Other diseases (e.g., TB, hepatitis, malaria, pneumonia) • Forced or coerced abortions

  14. Health Risk • Trafficked children are significantly more likely to develop mental health problems, abuse substances, engage in prostitution as adults, and either commit or be victimized by violent crimes later in life.

  15. Methods of Attempted Prevention • On September 25th, President Obama signed a executive order to prohibit trafficking in all federal government contracting • Enactment of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (TVPA) made sex trafficking a serious violation of Federal law

  16. Organizations for Prevention • The Defender Foundation • Polaris Project • End Human Trafficking • End Child Sex Slavery • Not For Sale

  17. Ethical Issues • Trafficking news and stories rarely/never make it to the news • Slavery is still prevalent and shamed upon today, but terms such as trafficking, maybe obscure what is really happening • The same economic factors that encourage trafficking also provide a fertile environment for bribery or collusion of police, military, and customs and immigration officials • Even when officials intend to act ethically and the victims may be innocent, they may still treat trafficked persons as illegal aliens rather than as victims

  18. Social Issues • Americans have become comfortable with belief that slavery is a terrible thing, but they think that it doesn’t exist anymore, when in fact slavery is in the top three revenue earners for organized crime • Between 14,500 and 17,500 slaves are brought into the U.S. for prostitution or for illegal labor in sweat shops • Human trafficking and slavery go unnoticed in many parts of the world

  19. Social Aspects • Open national borders and the availability and prevalence of air travel have increased sex tourism • The increase in technology has also contributed to the increase in sex trafficking and the sex industry in general • Technology and globalization increases not only local connections between people, but also international linkages.

  20. Books about Trafficking… • The Slave Across the Street • Sold • The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNOCD) launched the book A Global Report on Trafficking in Persons • Includes an overview trafficking patterns • Legal steps taken in response • Country-specific information on reported cases of trafficking in persons, victims, and persecutions

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  22. Sources • http://www.polarisproject.org/human-trafficking/recognizing-the-signs • http://www.aspaonline.org/ethicscommunity/documents/Human%20Trafficking,%20Globalization%20and%20Ethics.pdf • http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/current-social-issue-modern-human-trafficking-and-slavery-795225.htm • http://www.polarisproject.org/human-trafficking/overview/the-traffickers • http://www.weaveinc.org/post/facts-about-human-trafficking • http://www.notforsalecampaign.org/ • http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/orr/resource/fact-sheet-sex-trafficking-english • http://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/human-trafficking/global-report-on-trafficking-in-persons.html • http://www.safehorizon.org/index/what-we-do-2/anti-trafficking-program-13.html?gclid=CLferq7hybMCFcsWMgod8CQA_A • http://www.love146.org/?gclid=CNXpmM7hybMCFelFMgodbWEAUA • http://www.tinyhandsinternational.org/human-trafficking • http://www.teamwmi.org/educational-information/human-trafficking-facts-figures/ • http://biusvspa.blogspot.com/2011/03/statistics-on-human-trafficking.html • http://www.notforsalecampaign.org/ • http://www.polarisproject.org/ • http://thedefenderfoundation.org/ • http://www.womenspress.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=2297

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