Every crisis makes people more vulnerable to labor and sex trafficking because of the disruptions to daily life – whether it is the loss of a home, job or access to health care or being unable to connect with support networks of friends and co-workers. These disruptions are especially devastating to those who are already vulnerable and hanging on financially. They become desperate for any way to earn money and survive.
As one trafficking survivor said recently, “Before COVID-19, we were ‘low-wage, low-skilled’ workers, but now, we are ‘essential.’”
However, this new label, “essential,” has not resulted in better pay or job security — quite the opposite, and this is where traffickers can enter the picture.
AEquitas, in partnership with the Just Exits expert Survivor Advisory Council, will transform justice by closing ON RAMPS to and building OFF RAMPS from sexual exploitation. Through the Initiative, they are: Educating prosecutors and law enforcement about how exploiters manipulate,…
DetailsNovember 19, 2020, Noon – 2:00 pm ET Free online training Every healthcare professional, including the mental health practitioner, holds a unique and trusted position in our world, making it…
DetailsThis free webinar is one in a series that BBCAHT and STAC is organizing during this time of social distancing and to keep up our Third Friday training schedule. We are happy…
DetailsTune into Task Force Talks. This podcast is an outreach program by members of the South Florida Human Trafficking Task Force, “Task Force Talks” brings together anti-trafficking advocates to discuss…
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