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WHAT IS HUMAN TRAFFICKING?

HUMAN TRAFFICKING, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS MODERN SLAVERY, INVOLVES THE USE OF FORCE, FRAUD, OR COERCION TO OBTAIN SOME TYPE OF LABOR OR COMMERCIAL SEX ACT AGAINST THE WILL OF THE PERSON TRAFFICKED. TRAFFICKERS MAY USE VIOLENCE, MANIPULATION, OR FALSE PROMISES OF WELL-PAYING JOBS OR ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIPS TO LURE VICTIMS INTO BEING TRAFFICKED. TRAFFICKING VICTIMS INCLUDE MEN, WOMEN, AND CHILDREN OF ALL AGES, RACES, AND NATIONALITIES'.

TODAY, THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 45.8 MILLION PEOPLE CAUGHT IN THE TRAP OF MODERN SLAVERY AROUND THE WORLD. THIS INCLUDES 10 MILLION CHILDREN, 15.4 MILLION PEOPLE IN FORCED MARRIAGE, AND 4.8 MILLION PEOPLE IN FORCED SEXUAL EXPLOITATION. HOWEVER, IT IS DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE EXACT STATISTICS BECAUSE SO MANY CASES OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING GO UNDETECTED AND UNREPORTED.

Helpful Resources

  • The Salvation Army currently operates 40 anti-trafficking programs nationwide offering holistic services to survivors of human trafficking. Using the map below, please click on a city to find out what type of holistic services are offered at a specific program and its contact information. To zoom in on the cities, please double click on the map.

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  • Anti-Human Trafficking Awareness and Resources.

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  • The Salvation Army’s International response to fighting for freedom.

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