HUMAN TRAFFICKING Sexual Exploitation in United States of AmericaByRon Hampton

OVERVIEWHuman Trafficking Market in U.S.Video Based on True LivesTraffickers & RecruitersDe-marketing Supply & Demand Counter-trafficking Recommendations

What is Human Trafficking? Multi-dimensional threat

It deprives people of their human rights and freedoms

It is a global health risk

Fuels the growth of organized crime.

What is Human Trafficking?Trafficking in persons shall mean the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring or receipt of persons, by means of the threat or use of force or other forms of coercion, of abduction, of fraud, of deception, of the abuse of power or of a position of vulnerability or of the giving or receiving of payments or benefits to achieve the consent of a person having control over another person, for the purpose of exploitation. Exploitation shall include, at a minimum, the exploitation of the prostitution of others or other forms of sexual exploitation, forced labor or services, slavery or practices similar to slavery, servitude or the removal of organs. The recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring or receipt of a child for the purpose of exploitation shall be considered trafficking in persons even if this does not involve any of the means set forth of this article.Source: United Nations Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime, Supplemental Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children

Forced Labor Prevalent Major Sectors of U.S. Economy

PROSTITUTION (46%)

DOMESTIC SERVICE (27%)

AGRICULTURE (10%)

SWEATSHOP FACTORY (5%)

Prostitution & SlaveryCountries where legalized or tolerated:

1. Fuels the growth 2. Greater DEMAND nearly always an increase in number of women and children trafficked into commercial slavery.

USA ROUTES

Movement Zones:1. Source2. Transit3. Arrival4. Movement in U.S.

LIFETIME VIDEO CLIP HUMAN TRAFFICKING Play

Bought and Sold in the 21st Century -HUMAN commerce rivals ILLEGAL DRUG and ARMS TRAFFICKING commerce-Continues to grow as the U.S. Government PASSES ground-breaking legislation!

UGLY PHENOMENONDRUGS AND WEAPONS CAN ONLY BE SOLD ONE TIME,

WOMEN, and CHILDREN CAN BE SOLD EVERY DAY, OVER AND OVER..

Sexual Slavery Economic reasons Deceived and lured by traffickers 150,000 foreign victims currently enslaved 17,500 NEW victims every year Coming from all over the world

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Legal/Illegal foreign-borns reside in Eastern & Western parts of U.S.

Especially in California (9 million) and New York (4 million).

TraffickersShe was supposed to meet her

Driven by the extremely high profit marginsUse various recruitment methodsPrey on the womens desire to help their families

TRAFFICKERS & RECRUITERS As the Supply and Demand Chain is being built, driven by the extremely high profits, the NETWORK which links the SUPPLY with the DEMAND has also been built they are

TRAFFICKERS & RECRUITERS

Marketing the Product RUSSIAN WEBSITES:In English advertising, Cheap women, you can fit three in a room, they'll serve 10 men a night"

Another in Russian saying, Great jobs overseas, have your own apartment, don't pay for anything".

SUPPLY & DEMANDStopping this abuse requires going after the criminal gangs who SUPPLY the sexual predators.

But we cannot put them out of business until and unless we deal with the problem of DEMAND. And so that's why we are going after the unscrupulous adults who prey on the young and the innocent.

President George W. Bush, speaking at the National Training Conference on HUMAN TRAFFICKING, July 16, 2004

TIP REPORTThe U.S. State Department's annual "Trafficking in Persons" Report looks at human trafficking activity around the world and divides countries into a "tier" systems.

2005 TIP REPORTServes to expose these despicable aspects of trafficking.

It provokes, lauds, and challenges countries including the United States.

Secretary of State Condaleeza Rice

U.S. State Department's Annual "Trafficking in Persons" Report"Tier 1" countries as those whose governments comply fully with Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000.

"Tier 2" countries do not fully comply with the act but are making "significant progress" toward compliance.

"Tier 3" countries do not comply and are not making efforts to do so.

U.S. Report Assesses Human TraffickingMap highlights the countries listed as "Tier 3" in the years the State Department has released the report

DEMARKETING SUPPLYAND DEMAND AwarenessPreventionProtectionProsecution Victim Assistance hotline number 888.373.7888

Oprah sent a letter to each of her U.S. Senators and one to her congressman urging them to acknowledge this tragedy and make stopping child sex trafficking a top priority.

U.S. Counter-trafficking Current EffortsCongress passed legislation Americans prosecuted for sexually preying on children abroad sentenced to 30 years in prison.

Department of Justice focused on increasing victims rescued and number of prosecutions/ convictions of traffickers.

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) certifying trafficking victims to qualify for the same assistance available to refugees.

HHS running a major public awareness campaign to alert victims in the U.S. help hotline number 888.373.7888.

DOD implemented a zero-tolerance stand against any actions by Defense personnel that contribute to human trafficking.

DOL, Homeland Security, USAID, and other government agencies are executing action plans to combat humantrafficking.

www.stae.gov/documents/organization/23598.pdf

U. S. Efforts in 2005

U. S. Efforts in 2005

RecommendationsGain a Better Understanding of the MagnitudeCreate Awareness CampaignsEmphasize Indicators of Human Trafficking Educate The Good Neighbor PolicyPromote private organizations in rescuing and caring for victimsEncourage Congress to continue to pass strong legislation to put Traffickers/Recruiters in Prison Create De-marketing CampaignsName & Shame companies and businesses involved in any form of human trafficking. Educate public on evils of slavery and global impactExpose criminal rings and how they operate

Human trafficking is a multi-dimensional threat: it deprives people of their human rights This UGLY PHENOMENON has a Devastating impact on individual victims, who often suffer physical and emotional abuse, rape, threats against self and family, passport theft, and even death.

Annually, about 600,000 to 800,000 people -- mostly women and children -- are trafficked across national borders which does not count millions trafficked within their own countries.

Impact of human trafficking goes beyond individual victims; it undermines the safety and security of all nations it touches.

Human trafficking is a multi-dimensional threat: it deprives people of their human rights and freedoms, it is a global health risk, and it fuels the growth of organized crime.

Devastating impact on individual victims, who often suffer physical and emotional abuse, rape, threats against self and family, passport theft, and even death.

Annually, about 600,000 to 800,000 people -- mostly women and children -- are trafficked across national borders which does not count millions trafficked within their own countries.

Impact of human trafficking goes beyond individual victims; it undermines the safety and security of all nations it touches.

Studies have shown, where prostitution is legalized it fuels the growth of modern-day slavery by providing a faade behind which traffickers for sexual exploitation operate. Based on thousands of true stories.National Underground Railroad Freedom CenterA detailed regional population distribution chart

National Public Radio 'Morning Edition' reported in August 2000Russian websites with one advert in English reading,- ---looks at human trafficking activity around the world and divides countries into a "tier" systems.

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Tier 1: Countries that fully comply.

Tier 2 Watch List: Countries requiring special scrutiny because of a high or significantly increasing number of victims; failure to provide evidence of increasing efforts to combat trafficking in persons. Countries that do not fully comply but are making significant efforts.

Tier 3: Countries that neither satisfy the minimum standards nor demonstrate a significant effort to come into compliance. Map highlights the countries listed as "Tier 3" in the years the State Department has released the report

-Dangers of trafficking-Improve and expand educational and economic opportunities to Vulnerable groups.-Promote equal access to education legal rights.-Create better life opportunities

Her website provided a boiler plate letter for people to copy and send to their congressmen and senators.(Needs to be shortened and simplified also)