How are we fighting human trafficking?

Volunteer and support anti-trafficking efforts in your community . Meet with and/or write to your local, state, and federal elected officials to let them know you care about combating human trafficking and ask what they are doing to address it. Be well-informed.

What is the world doing to stop human trafficking?

The TVPA became the first comprehensive federal law designed to protect victims of sex and labor trafficking, to prosecute traffickers, and to prevent human trafficking in the United States and around the world.

Where does human trafficking occur the most in the world?

The 10 Worst Countries for Human Trafficking

• Belarus. Belarusian trafficking victims mostly remain in Belarus or Russia.
• Central African Republic (CAR) Most human trafficking victims in the Central African Republic (CAR) are citizens exploited within the country.
• China.
• Eritrea.
• Iran.
• North Korea.
• Russia.
• Sudan.

Where is human trafficking found?

Human trafficking victims have been found in communities nationwide in the agriculture, hospitality, restaurant, domestic work and other industries, as well as in prostitution that is facilitated online, on the street, or in businesses fronting for prostitution such as massage parlors.

How can we stop human trafficking in the US?

How can we prevent sex trafficking?

1. encourage healthy behaviors in relationships.
2. foster safe homes and neighborhoods.
3. identify and address vulnerabilities during health care visits.
4. reduce demand for commercial sex.
5. end business profits from trafficking-related transactions.

How can we prevent human trafficking?

1. There Are Ways to Reduce the Likelihood of Becoming a Trafficking Victim.
2. Pay Close Attention to Online and Social Media Behavior.
3. Safety Apps Are Available and May Work Well For Your Family.
4. Talk to a Trial Lawyer From Newsome Melton About Your Case.

What is the US government doing about human trafficking?

The National Action Plan outlines a three-year comprehensive whole-of-government approach to combat human trafficking, including actions to strengthen prosecution of traffickers, enhance victim protections, and prevent the crime from occurring within our borders and abroad. Read the National Action Plan .

Where do most human trafficking victims go?

No country is immune from human trafficking. Victims are forced into prostitution or to work in quarries and sweatshops, on farms, as domestics, as child soldiers, and in many forms of involuntary servitude.

Where is human trafficking the biggest problem?

In the United States, it is most prevalent in Texas, Florida, New York and California. Human trafficking is both a domestic and global crime, with victims trafficked within their own country, to neighboring countries and between continents.