Definition:
The recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring or receipt of persons by;
· The threat or use of kidnapping, force, fraud, deception or coercion, or
· By the giving or receiving of unlawful payments or benefits to achieve the consent of a person having control over another person, and
· For the purpose of sexual exploitation or forced labor.
Targets:
· Women and children – risky for trafficking into the sex industry
· Men – day laborers, construction or restaurant workers
· Vulnerable populations – migrants, oppressed or marginalized groups, runaways or displaced persons and the poor
Who is trafficker? :
· Individuals, families, organized groups of criminals
· Professional or non-professional criminals
· Facilitated by other beneficiaries e.g. advertising, distribution, or retail companies and consumers
· Both women and men involved in trafficking
Laws:
· Vary from state to state
· Federal and international laws both protect victims and prosecutes traffickers
· The Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005
Statistics:
· Hard to find out as it is an illegal industry
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