Join the International Justice Mission, Sunday, September 24 to help in the fight
against human trafficking. Freedom Sunday is a day set aside to bring awareness to the world about this crime against humanity that many people are still not educated about.
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| Freedom Sunday September 24, 2017 |
These myths still exist about human trafficking:
Fact: Despite the use of the word “trafficking,”
victims can actually be held within their own country—anti-trafficking laws
don’t require that victims must have traveled from somewhere else.
Myth: U.S. citizens can’t be trafficked.
Fact: They can and they are.
Myth: Victims know what they are getting into or have chances to
escape.
Fact: They’re actually duped into it and may not even think of
escaping because of threats against them or ignorance of the law.
Myth: Victims are never paid.
Fact: Sometimes they are paid, but not very much.
Myth: Victims never have freedom of movement.
Fact: Some victims can move about, but are coerced
into always returning, perhaps with a threat against their families back home.
One last note: human trafficking is often
confused with alien smuggling, which includes those who consent to smuggling to
get across a border illegally.
Signs someone may be a
victim of trafficking:
- Not free to come and go as he/she pleases
- Under 18 and providing commercial sex acts
- Has a manager or pimp
- Unpaid or paid very little, sometimes only tips
- Works excessively long or unusual hours
- High security measures at work or home (bars, barbed
wire, security cameras, etc.)
- Recruited through false promises due to nature of the
work
If you feel you or someone you know is a victim
of human trafficking, call the Trafficking Hotline at 1-800-373-7888.
(Information obtained from www.fbi.gov and www.polarisproject.org. )
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