Human Trafficking Awareness

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2019 Date:	January 11, 2019
2020 Date:	January 11, 2020

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Human Trafficking Awareness in 2019

Human Trafficking Awareness History

Human Trafficking Awareness Day is dedicated to raising awareness of sexual slavery and human trafficking worldwide. Today, there are between 21-30 million people enslaved in the world, more than at any time in human history. Every day, modern slavery can be recognized: children become soldiers, young women are forced into prostitution and migrant workers exploited in the workforce. Human Trafficking Awareness Day seeks to end this slavery, return rights to individuals and make the world a safer place for all inhabitants.

Human Trafficking Awareness Day started in 2007, when the U.S. Senate designated January 11th as National Human Trafficking Awareness Day in the hopes of raising awareness to combat human trafficking. It began as a U.S. initiative, and the United Nations has started to highlight this topic and work towards global awareness with days such as International Day for the Abolition of Slavery.

Human Trafficking Awareness Facts & Quotes

The most common form of human trafficking is sexual exploitation, accounting for 79% of human trafficking victims. These victims of sexual exploitation are predominantly women and girls.
According to UNICEF, 2 million children are estimated to be trafficking victims of sex trade each year. 20% of traffic victims are children.
The average age of a girl being forced into the US domestic sex slavery market is 13.
The average cost of a slave around the world is $90.
It is slavery in the modern age. Every year thousands of people, mainly women and children, are exploited by criminals who use them for forced labor or the sex trade. No country is immune. Almost all play a part, either as a source of trafficked people, transit point or destination. - United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon

Human Trafficking Awareness Top Events and Things to Do

Talk to children about strangers and make sure they memorize important addresses and phone numbers.
Save 888-373-7888 to your phone. This is number to the National Human Trafficking Resources Hotline.
Make a donation to an organization such as Unisex and Polaris Project; both are fighting human trafficking.
Learn the signs and indicators of human trafficking so that you can learn to recognize it and report it. US Homeland Security offers a training online free of charge.
Watch a movie about human trafficking. Our picks: Taken(2008), Trade (2007), Human Trafficking (2005), The Pink Room(2011), Nefarious (2011) and Lilya 4-ever (2002).

Human Trafficking Awareness Day - References and Related Sites

Polaris Project Home Page

www.freetheslaves.net

UNICEF - Child protection from violence, exploitation and abuse

Report on Human Trafficking

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