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Parents and the public seem unconcerned about the second most horrific crime against nature; human trafficking and commercial sex trading. This dreadful beast comprises varied faces, ethnic groups, gender, and age. Traffickers strike without notice or remorse, and no one is immune to its ghastly treatment.
The face of human trafficking and commercial sex trafficking are many. Unfortunately, the public only sees the faces of the victims or survivors; prostitutes, homeless youth, missing children, and adults imprisoned by the trafficking industry. Sadly, these are not the only faces connected to human trafficking. Human trafficking is the world's second most lethal, brutal, and lucrative crime industry, with drug trafficking taking the number one spot as the most hostile, murderous crime organization globally. The handlers (traffickers, pimps, and owners), victims and survivors and their families, local and national law enforcement, and, unfortunately, the mortician are the faces behind the scenes. However, the perpetrators are the significant faces in this crime against humanity.
Human trafficking is a new form of slavery known as Modern Day Slavery. (What is Modern Slavery? - United States Department of State.) An estimated forty million faces and enslaved people worldwide (International Labor Organization, 2017), with 17,500 victims are trafficked into the U.S. each year. (Faces of Trafficking (utoledo.edu)
Human traffickers are monsters without a soul. They disproportionately treat women, girls, and boys as insignificant or peripheral. They inflict untold physical and emotional suffering on victims across the globe. The perpetrators in these crimes are experts at what they do. The traffickers strip their victims of everything, take their dignity, make them dependent, instill fear, and inflict pain by using a variety of tactics.
Tactics Used on Newly Claimed Victims
The pimp, handler, or owner executes the initial rape.
Essential men and their crew get their share.
Then one-on-one sex for pay with customers (commercial sex) ensues and is an everyday occurrence.
Sex Trafficked victims are subjected to serial rape. Each time they connect with a customer, the act itself is an act of rape. Their consensual participation in the sexual act is out of fear of their pimp or handler. This type of abuse destroys their mind, body, and soul, potentially becoming their permanent way of life. Ironically, the cash flow increases with the emotional deterioration, stress, and pain inflicted on the victim. Supply and demand, the primary catchphrase, is the multiplier.
Of the 800,000 people trafficked across national borders each year, 63 percent were women explicitly trafficked for sexual exploitation. And it's not surprising that of the 250,000 children who were forced to be child soldiers and sex slaves, 40 percent were girls. (Faces of Trafficking (utoledo.edu)
Your Contribution to End Human Trafficking Play a Role
Human trafficking involves using force, fraud, or coercion in exchange for labor, services, or a commercial sex act. Causing someone under the age of eighteen to engage in a commercial sex act, regardless of the use of force, fraud, or coercion, is human trafficking under U.S. law. Human traffickers use various forms of force, fraud, and pressure to control and exploit victims. These forms include imposing debt, fraudulent employment opportunities, false promises of love or a better life, psychological coercion, and violence or threats of violence. (Play a Role | Homeland Security (dhs.gov)
The crime of human trafficking hinges on the exploitation of another person. People often falsely believe "human trafficking" implies that victims must be moved from one place to another to qualify as victims. Human trafficking does not require transportation to be considered a crime. It is a crime committed against an individual who has never left their hometown. (Play a Role | Homeland Security (dhs.gov)
Play a role in ending human trafficking by,
Learning the indicators of human trafficking.
Raising awareness of human trafficking in your community or industry.
Reporting suspected trafficking incidents.
Be observant and aware of behavior, physical appearance, emotions, appears to be undernourished, condition of the child's teeth, etc.
Workers in particular industries or with specific audiences may be more likely to observe human trafficking by nature of their day-to-day job duties or surroundings. (Play a Role | Homeland Security (dhs.gov). What is Modern Slavery? - United States Department of State
Reference:
Blue Campaign. (n.d.). Play a role. Play a Role | Homeland Security. Retrieved March 2, 2022, from https://www.dhs.gov/blue-campaign/play-role
The University of Toledo. (2020, December 1). What is modern slavery? - united states department of state. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved March 2, 2022, from https://www.state.gov/what-is-modern-slavery/
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