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Are you an advocate for the oppressed? Contact us regarding Regent intern opportunities and to let us know how we can best serve you. Phone: Hit enter to search or ESC to close. Close Search. No Comments. Human Trafficking Education U. But where? What is modern-day slavery? The history of slavery When many of us think of slavery in the United States, we think back to the Transatlantic Slave Trade—a dark time for our nation and much of the world.
Who is enslaved in America today? Groups most vulnerable to modern slavery in the United States. Migrants Migrants may be targeted due to their lack of familiarity with their surroundings or insecure immigration status. Some of these individuals work in jobs that are hidden from public view and unregulated by government. Any of these circumstances can generate vulnerability.
Children and Teenagers Children and teenagers who live outside of a supportive home environment or have a history of abuse are greatly at risk of being targeted and exploited through modern-day slavery. Youth who have run away from home, are experiencing homelessness, or are part of the child welfare system are particularly vulnerable.
Others Other vulnerable individuals include girls living in states with no minimum age required for marriage, which can lead to forced marriage. Due to stigma, males who have been abused and exploited can be at high risk since they are often overlooked and have no resources. Anyone who has experienced trauma or violence of any kind in the past may be at an elevated risk of human trafficking.
A coordinated effort by governments and activists around the world could end forced labour for good. More than 40 million people around the world were victims of modern slavery in , including about 25 million in forced labour, and 15 million in forced marriages. If they all lived together in a single city, it would be one of the biggest cities in the world. FACT: Forced labour happens in every country in the world.
More than one and half million people work in slavery-like conditions in Europe, in North America, in Japan and in Australia.
FACT: Around one in five are victims of sexual exploitation. It brings about economic gain to the oppressor and to the system, while the costs foregone are externalized onto human lives.
The 13 th amendment to the U. Constitution abolished slavery and indentured servitude in the United States in January of Yet, slavery is alive and well today Our Documents, n. Human trafficking is modern-day slavery, pure and simple. The systems that uphold human trafficking today are complex — fueled by demand for cheap labor and the belief that sex can be bought, driven by a number of industries, facilitated by traffickers who prey on people throughout our communities and in neighborhoods across the world.
Where a minor a person under 18 is induced to perform a commercial sex act, it is a crime regardless of how it was accomplished — a child cannot consent to such acts. As organized crime flourishes, so does human trafficking in its many forms. Human trafficking is a global health issue — a form of psychological, emotional, and physical violence, one of the largest human rights violations of our time.
For one, many victims are hidden, held out of sight.
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