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Human Trafficking

We are a group of teens that wants to cause a change in our community. We want to bring awareness to human trafficking and hope that by advocating for those without a voice. we aim to help those being trafficked and prevent others from going down the same path.

Information

What is Human Trafficking

their is two forms of human trafficking; one being sex trafficking which is most known about and the other one is labor trafficking which is where people are being forced to work but aren't being paid for it.

Websites

Craigslist was the Walmart of child sex trafficking
Backpage.com

There is a legal brothel for legal sex in Las Vegas
Pimps bring in about 10s of 1,000 dollars a week

Who does it effect

Human trafficking happens all around the world. No matter where you are located there is always some sort of activity happening that involves trafficking.

Age group

Most of the girls that end up there are 11 to 13 years old
The men she would meet up with wouldnt know that she was only 13 years old and the pimp she was with told her to tell the men that she was 18 or 19 years old

Who is prominent

not only are we trying to help bring awareness to this topic but many celebrities like Ricky Martin, Ashton Kucher, David Beckham, etc are as well.

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Statistics

In 2017 According to the International Labor Organization (ILO) and Walk Free Foundation. An estimated 24.9 million victims are trapped in modern-day slavery. Of these, 16 million (64%) were exploited for labor, 4.8 million (19%) were sexually exploited, and 4.1 million (17%) were exploited in state-imposed forced labor. Forced labor takes place in many different industries. Of the 16 million trafficking victims exploited for labor. 7.5 million (47%) forced labor victims work in construction, manufacturing, mining, or hospitality

3.8 million (24%) forced labor victims are domestic workers

1.7 million (11%) forced labor victims work in agriculture

71% of trafficking victims around the world are women and girls and 29% are men and boys. 15.4 million victims (75%) are aged 18 or older, with the number of children under the age of 18 estimated at 5.5 million (25%). The Asia-pacific region accounts for the largest number of forced laborers— 15.4 million (62% of the global total). Africa has 5.7 million (23%) followed by Europe and Central Asia with 2.2 million (9%). The Americas account for 1.2 million (5%) and the Arab States account for 1% of all victims. Human trafficking does not always involve travel to the destination of exploitation: 2.2 million (14%) of victims of forced labor moved either internally or internationally, while 3.5 million (74%) of victims of sexual exploitation were living outside their country of residence. Victims spend an average of 20 months in forced labor, although this varied with different forms of forced labor.

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