POST THESE STATISTICS
● Human trafficking is a $150 billion dollar industry.¹
● Human trafficking is the world’s fastest growing criminal enterprise.²
● Of the 40 million victims worldwide, 10 million are children.³
● In the U.S. more than 100,000 children are vulnerable to being trafficked.⁴
● The National Human trafficking hotline receives an average of 100 calls per day.⁴
● 80% of sex trafficking victims in the U.S. were born in the U.S.7
● More than half of victims since 2015 first met their trafficker online.8
● The most frequent places to meet were Facebook and Instagram.8
● The average age of recruitment is 14. 8
● 98% of the victims recruited online are female.8
● 50% of victims say their trafficker was a complete stranger when they met.8
● Human trafficking is the world’s fastest growing criminal enterprise.²
● Of the 40 million victims worldwide, 10 million are children.³
● In the U.S. more than 100,000 children are vulnerable to being trafficked.⁴
● The National Human trafficking hotline receives an average of 100 calls per day.⁴
● 80% of sex trafficking victims in the U.S. were born in the U.S.7
● More than half of victims since 2015 first met their trafficker online.8
● The most frequent places to meet were Facebook and Instagram.8
● The average age of recruitment is 14. 8
● 98% of the victims recruited online are female.8
● 50% of victims say their trafficker was a complete stranger when they met.8
TELL YOUR FOLLOWERS HOW TRAFFICKERS RECRUIT VICTIMS ONLINE
● The National Human Trafficking Hotline has recorded recruitment on mainstream social media platforms including, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Kik, Meetme.com , WhatsApp, and dating sites/apps like Plenty of Fish, Tinder, and Grindr. 9
● Online recruitment begins with commenting on the potential victims' photos and sending direct messages. 9
● Traffickers contact the potential victim claiming to be a recruiter for a modeling agency or the owner of another kind of legitimate business seeking staff. 9
● Victims are often invited to be flown from all over the country, and are told they are coming to see a modeling agent. 9
● Online recruitment begins with commenting on the potential victims' photos and sending direct messages. 9
● Traffickers contact the potential victim claiming to be a recruiter for a modeling agency or the owner of another kind of legitimate business seeking staff. 9
● Victims are often invited to be flown from all over the country, and are told they are coming to see a modeling agent. 9
TELL YOUR FOLLOWERS WHAT TRAFFICKERS ARE LOOKING FOR
USE THESE HASHTAGS
#ModelsAgainstTrafficking
#HumansAgainstTrafficking
#DontBuyPeople
#BuyFashionNotPeople
#BuyShoesNotPeople
#Buy[fill in the blank]NotPeople
#SafeModeling
#SafeModel (as in “I am a #SafeModel”)
#SafeModels
#HumansAgainstTrafficking
#DontBuyPeople
#BuyFashionNotPeople
#BuyShoesNotPeople
#Buy[fill in the blank]NotPeople
#SafeModeling
#SafeModel (as in “I am a #SafeModel”)
#SafeModels
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References:
1. Global Slavery Index 2016, “Global Findings,“ http://www.globalslaveryindex.org/findings/.
2. Human Trafficking, State of California Department of Justice Office of the Attorney General, https://oag.ca.gov/human-trafficking.
3. Global Estimates of Modern Slavery. International Labour Organization. http://www.ilo.org/global/publications/books/WCMS_575479/lang--en/index.htm .
4. The Facts, 2016, Polaris, http://polarisproject.org/human-trafficking/facts.
5. Child Sex Trafficking, National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, 2016, http://www.missingkids.org/1in6.
6. Hotline Statistics, https://humantraffickinghotline.org/states.
7. National Institute of Justice, “Gangs and Sex Trafficking in San Diego“ September 20, 2016, from NIJ.gov: http://nij.gov/topics/crime/human-trafficking/pages/gangs-sex-trafficking-in-san-diego.aspx .
8. Thorn, "Survivor Insights, The Role of Technology in Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking" (2018) https://www.thorn.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Thorn_Survivor_Insights_061118.pdf
9. Polaris, "OnRamps, Intersections, and Exit Routes: A Roadmap for Systems and Industries to Prevent and Disrupt Human Trafficking" (2018) https://polarisproject.org/sites/default/files/A%20Roadmap%20for%20Systems%20and%20Industries%20to%20Prevent%20and%20Disrupt%20Human%20Trafficking.pdf
10. Kunz, et al., "Social Media and Sex Trafficking Process, from connection and recruitment, to sales" (2018) http://www.utoledo.edu/hhs/htsji/pdfs/smr.pdf
1. Global Slavery Index 2016, “Global Findings,“ http://www.globalslaveryindex.org/findings/.
2. Human Trafficking, State of California Department of Justice Office of the Attorney General, https://oag.ca.gov/human-trafficking.
3. Global Estimates of Modern Slavery. International Labour Organization. http://www.ilo.org/global/publications/books/WCMS_575479/lang--en/index.htm .
4. The Facts, 2016, Polaris, http://polarisproject.org/human-trafficking/facts.
5. Child Sex Trafficking, National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, 2016, http://www.missingkids.org/1in6.
6. Hotline Statistics, https://humantraffickinghotline.org/states.
7. National Institute of Justice, “Gangs and Sex Trafficking in San Diego“ September 20, 2016, from NIJ.gov: http://nij.gov/topics/crime/human-trafficking/pages/gangs-sex-trafficking-in-san-diego.aspx .
8. Thorn, "Survivor Insights, The Role of Technology in Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking" (2018) https://www.thorn.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Thorn_Survivor_Insights_061118.pdf
9. Polaris, "OnRamps, Intersections, and Exit Routes: A Roadmap for Systems and Industries to Prevent and Disrupt Human Trafficking" (2018) https://polarisproject.org/sites/default/files/A%20Roadmap%20for%20Systems%20and%20Industries%20to%20Prevent%20and%20Disrupt%20Human%20Trafficking.pdf
10. Kunz, et al., "Social Media and Sex Trafficking Process, from connection and recruitment, to sales" (2018) http://www.utoledo.edu/hhs/htsji/pdfs/smr.pdf