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HUMAN
Trafficking
Trafficking
#KnowHumanTrafficking
Human trafficking involves the recruitment, transportation, harbouring and/ or exercising control, direction or influence over the movements of a person in order to exploit that person, typically through sexual exploitation or forced labour.
-Government of Canada-
Human trafficking is one of the most heinous crimes imaginable, often described as modern-day slavery. This crime robs its victims of their most basic human rights and is occurring in Canada and worldwide. The victims, who are mostly women and children, are deprived of their normal lives and compelled to provide their labour or sexual services, through a variety of coercive practices all for the direct profit of their perpetrators. Exploitation often occurs through intimidation, force, sexual assault and threats of violence to themselves or their families.
– The Honourable Vic Toews, P.C., Q.C., M.P. Minister of Public Safety 2012-
Human trafficking is often characterized as a “low risk/high reward activity” because of the fact that the crime is clandestine, therefore difficult to detect and investigate, which contributes to the relatively low prosecution rates worldwide. Victims can be exploited over and over for the financial or material benefit of the traffickers making this crime lucrative. The United Nations (UN) has estimated that this illegal activity generates approximately $32 billion (US) annually for its perpetrators.
-Government of Canada Department of Justice-
Statistics Canada shows us that Human trafficking related charges have been on the rise for almost a decade.
-Stats Canada-
The #KnowHumanTrafficking campaign aims to raise public awareness about human trafficking and educate people about
how they can help those at-risk.
Human Trafficking is a form of modern day slavery and a billion-dollar industry! Often hiding in plain sight no community
is immune to its existence.
Human Trafficking is ugly and horrific but we need to think about it and we need to talk about it because it’s happening everywhere.
Awareness and education are vital to end this heinous crime.
Together we can all #EndHumanTrafficking
The #KnowHumanTrafficking campaign aims to raise public awareness about human trafficking and educate people about how they can help those at-risk.
Human Trafficking is a form of modern day slavery and a billion-dollar industry! Often hiding in plain sight no community is immune to its existence.
Human Trafficking is ugly and horrific but we need to think about it and we need to talk about it because it’s happening everywhere.
Awareness and education are vital to end this heinous crime.
Together we can all #EndHumanTrafficking
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