Originally published on Pacific Standard on April 3, 2017 By Melissa Gira Grant. A new report goes past sensationalized stories to show what trafficking really looks like — and what those who have been trafficked themselves are doing to end it. If you were asked to imagine what a survivor of human…
When you first hear about human trafficking, it’s hard to wrap your mind around how it even exists—much less how widespread it is. But once you take a closer look, it’s hard not to see it: in the clothes we wear, the food we eat, and the storefronts we pass…
Today, we released our Hotline Statistics from 2016. Since December 2007, the National Human Trafficking Hotline and BeFree Textline have responded to more than 33,680 cases of human trafficking. These helplines provide thousands of survivors every year with vital support and a variety of options to get help and stay…
Today is Human Trafficking Awareness Day, and I wanted to ask: how much do you really know about human trafficking? Take the Quiz All across the United States, victims of human trafficking are coerced or forced into labor or commercial sex against their will. There are many misconceptions about this…
