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What is Human Trafficking?
© 2013 Bay Area Anti-Trafficking Coalition
Trafficking in persons is a modern day form of slavery
27 million slaves worldwide - more than 400 years of transatlantic slave trade
$32 billion generated annually, fastest growing crime
50% of victims are children, 80% are women
Human trafficking is defined as the recruitment and transportation of people within or across borders by force, fraud, or coercion for the goal of exploiting them economically1
1Polaris Project: www.polarisproject.org
Human Trafficking in the United States
Slavery is illegal everywhere and many countries
are adopting protocols for combating the trafficking of people
Department of Justice estimates 18,000 peopleare trafficked into the U.S. every year
Trafficking Victim Protection Act (TVPA) broadened the definition of human trafficking and established the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons2
Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report ranks countries on their anti-human trafficking efforts, with penalties for those with lower rankings
2San Jose Police Department Human Trafficking Task Force: www.sjpd.org/stopht© 2013 Bay Area Anti-Trafficking Coalition
Human Trafficking in California
California is one of the top 3 states in the U.S. for human trafficking3
Three of the 10 worst child sex trafficking areas in the U.S. are in California: San Francisco, Los Angeles, and San Diego4
California Trafficking Victims Protection Act (2005) covered criminal prosecution, victim protection, and prevention efforts but did not require law enforcement training
Human trafficking crimes carry a lighter penalty under California law than rape and kidnapping
3California Emergency Management Agency: www.oes.ca.gov4California Against Slavery: www.californiaagainstslavery.org
© 2013 Bay Area Anti-Trafficking Coalition
Human Trafficking in the Bay Area
SJPD Human Trafficking Task Force works with the South Bay Coalition to rescue victims and provide aftercare5
Freedom Summit 2011 & 2013, held in Fremont, stands as the largest anti-human trafficking conference in the country to date
50+ organizations engaged in fighting human trafficking in the Bay Area and beyond
Bay Area Anti-Trafficking Coalition serves as a networking group to point individuals to qualified anti-trafficking organizations www.baatc.org
5San Jose Police Department Human Trafficking Task Force: www.sjpd.org/stopht© 2013 Bay Area Anti-Trafficking Coalition
Residential Brothel in San JoseSource: SJPD
Residential Brothels
Domestic Servitude
Forced Labor
Massage Parlors
© 2013 Bay Area Anti-Trafficking Coalition
SCHOOLS
FIRST RESPONDERS
LOCAL LEGISLATURE
MEDIA
CORPORATIONS
LAW ENFORCEMENT
CONSUMERS
FAITH COMMUNITIES
California as a country: 8th largest economy
in the world!
© 2013 Bay Area Anti-Trafficking Coalition
Consumer market power fights slavery
• The Bay Area is in the top tier of all economic engines utilizing slave labor to accommodate our consumer demand. What we purchase here, sends a message everywhereSlaveryfootprint.org: how many slaves work for you?
• Develop a portfolio of fair trade purchases: both gifts and daily consumables. www.tradeasone.org
• Be Selective: pick products with the highest daily usage and strongest correlation with slavery around the world: chocolate, coffee/tea, rice, sugar, hygiene products
• Be careful not to "villainize" companies, some who have done the most harm are the ones often working for the greatest change. Better World Shopping Guide and Free2work app.
© 2013 Bay Area Anti-Trafficking Coalition
WARNING
TRAFFICKINGWATCH
1-888-3737-888
WARNING
TRAFFICKINGWATCH
1-888-3737-888
preventionpreventionVulnerable Populations
Consumer Choice
Demand
Legal Advocacy
Public Awareness
interventioninterventionSAGE
MISSSEY
Love Never Fails
Because Justice Matters
aftercareaftercareFreedom House
New Day for Children
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10 months10 months10 minutes10 minutes 10 days10 days•Record your own Slavery Footprint at slaveryfootprint.org
• Ideas for engaging your friends & family
•Change consumer habits; buy fair trade
•Write companies
•Commit to read a book, watch a movie, do a bike ride, join a discussion group or blog
•Attend a training
•Consider college courses; internships and specialized vocations
• Add Trafficking Hotline to phone1-888-3737-888
Friend us!...
www.facebook.org/baatc.org
• Talk to a friend/family member
10 | 10 | 10
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BAATC = a RESOURCE in an ever-changing landscape of information and organizations
Freedom House
Free 2 Laugh
Red Window Project
Trade As One
Made in a Free World
CASRE
MISSSEY
Because Justice Matters
HEAT Watch
Run for Courage
New Day for Children
Project Peace East Bay
Love Never Fails
Pillars of Hope
The SOLD Project
Someone’s Child
YWCA – Silicon Valley
Out of Egypt Network
SAGE
Freedom and Fashion