What is Human Trafficking?

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Trafficking in persons is a modern day form of slavery

27 million slaves worldwide - more than 400 years of transatlantic slave trade

$32 billion generated annually, fastest growing crime

50% of victims are children, 80% are women

Human trafficking is defined as the recruitment and transportation of people within or across borders by force, fraud, or coercion for the goal of exploiting them economically1

1Polaris Project: www.polarisproject.org

Human Trafficking in the United States

Slavery is illegal everywhere and many countries

are adopting protocols for combating the trafficking of people

Department of Justice estimates 18,000 peopleare trafficked into the U.S. every year

Trafficking Victim Protection Act (TVPA) broadened the definition of human trafficking and established the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons2

Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report ranks countries on their anti-human trafficking efforts, with penalties for those with lower rankings

2San Jose Police Department Human Trafficking Task Force: www.sjpd.org/stopht© 2013 Bay Area Anti-Trafficking Coalition

Human Trafficking in California

California is one of the top 3 states in the U.S. for human trafficking3

Three of the 10 worst child sex trafficking areas in the U.S. are in California: San Francisco, Los Angeles, and San Diego4

California Trafficking Victims Protection Act (2005) covered criminal prosecution, victim protection, and prevention efforts but did not require law enforcement training

Human trafficking crimes carry a lighter penalty under California law than rape and kidnapping

3California Emergency Management Agency: www.oes.ca.gov4California Against Slavery: www.californiaagainstslavery.org

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Human Trafficking in the Bay Area

SJPD Human Trafficking Task Force works with the South Bay Coalition to rescue victims and provide aftercare5

Freedom Summit 2011 & 2013, held in Fremont, stands as the largest anti-human trafficking conference in the country to date

50+ organizations engaged in fighting human trafficking in the Bay Area and beyond

Bay Area Anti-Trafficking Coalition serves as a networking group to point individuals to qualified anti-trafficking organizations www.baatc.org

5San Jose Police Department Human Trafficking Task Force: www.sjpd.org/stopht© 2013 Bay Area Anti-Trafficking Coalition

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California as a country: 8th largest economy

in the world!

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Consumer market power fights slavery

• The Bay Area is in the top tier of all economic engines utilizing slave labor to accommodate our consumer demand. What we purchase here, sends a message everywhereSlaveryfootprint.org: how many slaves work for you?

• Develop a portfolio of fair trade purchases: both gifts and daily consumables. www.tradeasone.org

• Be Selective: pick products with the highest daily usage and strongest correlation with slavery around the world: chocolate, coffee/tea, rice, sugar, hygiene products

• Be careful not to "villainize" companies, some who have done the most harm are the ones often working for the greatest change. Better World Shopping Guide and Free2work app.

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10 months10 months10 minutes10 minutes 10 days10 days•Record your own Slavery Footprint at slaveryfootprint.org

• Ideas for engaging your friends & family

•Change consumer habits; buy fair trade

•Write companies

•Commit to read a book, watch a movie, do a bike ride, join a discussion group or blog

•Attend a training

•Consider college courses; internships and specialized vocations

• Add Trafficking Hotline to phone1-888-3737-888

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• Talk to a friend/family member

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BAATC = a RESOURCE in an ever-changing landscape of information and organizations

Freedom House

Free 2 Laugh

Red Window Project

Trade As One

Made in a Free World

CASRE

MISSSEY

Because Justice Matters

HEAT Watch

Run for Courage

New Day for Children

Project Peace East Bay

Love Never Fails

Pillars of Hope

The SOLD Project

Someone’s Child

YWCA – Silicon Valley

Out of Egypt Network

SAGE

Freedom and Fashion