WHAT IS HUMAN TRAFFICKING?
HUMAN TRAFFICKING IS...
Exploiting a person through
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force, fraud, or coercion
Anyone under the age of 18
involved in a commercial sex act
Sex trafficking, forced labor,
and domestic servitude
A highly profitable crime
Exploitation-based and does not require movement across
borders or any type of transportation
HUMAN TRAFFICKING IS HAPPENING
IN THE UNITED STATES
SUBURBS RURAL TOWNS CITIES
IT CAN HAPPEN TO ANYONE
NO MATTER AGE, RACE, GENDER IDENTITY, SEX, ETHNICITY,
NATIONALITY, IMMIGRATION STATUS, AND SOCIOECONOMIC CLASS
THERE ARE DIFFERENT TYPES
OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING
SEX
TRAFFICKING
Victims are manipulated
or forced against their
will to engage in sex
acts for money.
FORCED
LABOR Victims are made to work
for little or no pay. Very
often, they are forced
to manufacture or grow
products that we use and
consume every day.
DOMESTIC
SERVITUDE
Victims are hidden in
plain sight, forced to
work in homes across the
United States as nannies,
maids, or domestic help.
VICTIMS OF HUMAN
TRAFFICKING MIGHT BE
AFRAID TO COME FORWARD,
OR WE MAY NOT RECOGNIZE THE SIGNS,
EVEN IF IT IS HAPPENING RIGHT IN FRONT OF US.
RECOGNIZE AND REPORT HUMAN TRAFFICKING
• To report suspected trafficking to federal law enforcement, call
1-866-347-2423 or submit a tip online at www.ice.gov/tips.
• Get help from the National Human Trafficking Hotline by calling
1-888-373-7888 or text HELP or INFO to 233733 (BEFREE).
• Call 911 or local law enforcement if someone is in immediate danger.
WHAT YOU CAN DO
• Visit the Blue Campaign website to learn more about the indicators
of human trafficking: DHS.gov/BlueCampaign.
• Use Blue Campaign materials to raise awareness of human
trafficking in your community.
• Follow @DHSBlueCampaign on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
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