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HUMAN TRAFFICKING
What is Human Trafficking?
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"The greatest and most shameful regrets of history is always about the truth we failed to tell."
—Haugen 2005
• TRAFFICKING IS…
to be deceived or taken against your will, bought, sold and transported into slavery for sexual exploitation, sweat shops, child brides, circuses, sacrificial worship, forced begging, sale of human organs, farm labour, domestic servitude.
• TRAFFICKING IS…
where family members and friends deceive parents to release their children or sell them for as little as $20 each, selling them on to local gangmasters or serious organised international trafficking rings.
• TRAFFICKING IS…
growing. 2–4 MILLION men, women and children are trafficked across borders and within their own country every year. More than one person is trafficked across borders EVERY MINUTE, which is equivalent to five jumbo jets every day. It is a trade that earns twice as much worldwide revenue as Coca Cola.
• TRAFFICKING IS…
where victims usually suffer repeated physical abuse, fear, torture and threats to families to break their spirits and turn them into saleable commodities. A person can be sold and trafficked many times.
What are we doing?
Over the last few years we have held several raising awareness events and been involved in campaigning, but we want to do more. We are supporters of several organisations who are active in this issue
We want to keep informed and inform everyone, continuing the fight to stop the trafficking and exploitation of people across borders. This is not only a global issue, it is right on our doorstep.
Get informed and get involved, together we can ACT for freedom.
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