1. HumanTrafficking
Awareness
presented by
&

2. What is human
trafficking?
• Being tricked or forced into a job you don’t want.
• A job that requires long hours with little or no pay
• A work environment that is unsafe or abusive
• Forced sexual exploitation for the profit of others.

3. Who are
human
traffickers?
• Male or female.
• Any race.
• Someone from a recruiting agency
• A recently-acquired close friend.
Traffickers can be
anyone.
ANYONE.

4. How do
traffickers
recruit?
• deceiving job ads
• false promises
• by force or coercion.
Traffickers often
recruit through

5. How do
traffickers
recruit?
• advertise too-good-to-be-true benefits
• give vague descriptions of the job and expectations
• offer high salaries for jobs that require no
experience
They may

6. How do
traffickers
recruit?
Traffickers might even ask you to pay a recruiting fee for a promised job.
YOU SHOULD NEVER PAY A FEE WHEN APPLYING FOR WORK!

7. How do
traffickers
recruit?
• buying you lots of new things
• becoming physically intimate with you
• asking for pictures of your family
They may try to develop
a relationship with you by

8. How do
traffickers
recruit?
in order to
• emotionally or physically manipulate you
• make you feel dependent upon them
• cause you to fear for your family

9. How do I know if an
employer is legitimate?
By law, employers inTexas
• must pay the minimum wage of $7.25 or
higher
• are required to pay overtime when you
work more than 40 hours in a week
• cannot employ children under 14
• cannot work 14- or 15-year-olds more than
8 hours a day or 48 hours a week

10. How do I know if an
employer is legitimate?
It is illegal for an employer to
• discriminate against you based on race or
gender
• sexually harass you
• offer you work as a prostitute
Prostitution of anyone under 18
is considered trafficking,
even if he or she consents

11. What are some indicators
of human trafficking ?
• No control over personal documents
• Debt to a recruiter or employer
• Expected to work extra hours without pay
• Feeling controlled by your boss or the
organization
• Getting paid less than promised

12. What are some indicators
of human trafficking ?
• Afraid of your employer
• Feeling trapped; unable to leave
job
• Threatening language or actions
from a boss or organization
• Having little or no freedom to
come and go

13. What should
I do?
• someone is being forced to work for little or
no pay
• if you have doubts that a job opportunity is
legitimate
• you or someone you know is being abused
in their workplace
Call
if you think
HumanTrafficking Hotline
1-888-3737-888

14. What should
I do?
• a job opportunity may be dangerous or
involve trafficking, IGNORETHE AD!
• someone is asking you to do things you
don’t feel comfortable doing, ENDTHE
RELATIONSHIP!
and call
If you think
HumanTrafficking Hotline
1-888-3737-888

15. What should
I do?
If you are in immediate danger, or
are being taken or held against your will
call 911
The police are on your side!
They want to help.
at first opportunity