January is #HumanTraffickingAwarenessMonth. Here’s a 🧵of some common myths:
❌Myth: Human Traffickers target victims they don’t know.
✅ Reality: Many survivors have been trafficked by romantic partners, including spouses, and by family members, including parents.
❌Myth: Human Traffickers target victims they don’t know.
✅ Reality: Many survivors have been trafficked by romantic partners, including spouses, and by family members, including parents.
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❌Myth: Labor trafficking is only a problem in developing countries.
✅Reality: Labor trafficking occurs in the United States and in other developed countries but is reported at lower rates than sex trafficking.
❌Myth: Labor trafficking is only a problem in developing countries.
✅Reality: Labor trafficking occurs in the United States and in other developed countries but is reported at lower rates than sex trafficking.
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❌Myth: Human trafficking only happens in illegal or underground industries.
✅Reality: Human trafficking cases have been reported and prosecuted in industries including restaurants, cleaning services, construction, factories and more.
❌Myth: Human trafficking only happens in illegal or underground industries.
✅Reality: Human trafficking cases have been reported and prosecuted in industries including restaurants, cleaning services, construction, factories and more.
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For more resources:
- 💻HumanTraffickingHotline.org/en
- 📞 1-888-373-7888
-📲TTY: 711
-📲Text* 233733.
For more resources:
- 💻HumanTraffickingHotline.org/en
- 📞 1-888-373-7888
-📲TTY: 711
-📲Text* 233733.
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