State-Imposed Forced Labor
● when a state exploits an individual’s body for their own benefit
● 2.2 mil victims (2012)
● 10.5 %
● forced in:
○ prisons
○ work imposed by state military
○ rebel arm forces
● vulnerable because of
○ crime
○ poverty
○ corruption
○ cultural acceptance
○ unemployment

State-imposed forced labor
State imposed forced labor is very common because of how private many
detention centers are.
President Obama prohibits the act of forced labor, although many prisons and
detention centers disobey these laws.
Profits that drive unfair trade policies that result in forced labor and labor
exploitation for the prisoners which causes them to do what the prisons want them
to do.

Forced Labour Exploitation
Forced labour is any work or
administration which individuals are
compelled to do without wanting to,
under risk of discipline. Practically all
subjection practices contain some
component of constrained work.
Forced labour is the most widely
recognized component of present
day slavery. It is the most
extraordinary type of individuals
abuse.

Forced Labour Exploitation (Part 2)
Over a million people are estimated to be
forced to pick cotton in Uzbekistan and
Turkmenistan by their own governments
every year.

Forced Sexual Exploitation
● Threatening/abuse
● They sell humans like objects
● Women and girls
● They prey on vulnerable people

Sexual exploitation continued . . .
. 4.8 million people are forced into sexual exploitation
. women and girls are 98% of the commercial sex
industry

Human Trafficking Is Modern Day Slavery
Human trafficking is the action or practice of illegally transporting people from one
area to another, typically for the purposes of forced labor or sexual exploitation.
The Slave trade was the transportation of slaves from one area to another for
forced labor. During slave times slaves would have to comply to any sexual
advances made by the master. Slaves were sold and bought for money. Victims of
human trafficking are sold and bought for money.

Facts about human trafficking
-Globally, the average cost of a slave is 90$.
-Trafficking usually involves exploitation that comes in many forms like forcing
victims to commit sex acts.
- There are an estimated 20 to 30 million slaves in the world today.
-Human trafficking is the largest international crime industry.
- According to the U.S. state department 600,000 to 800,000 people are trafficked
across international border

● How to identify
Victim of trafficking - Predator of trafficking -
● Being tired . • Police
● Having money • Passport
● Burn marks/ cuts • Situations
● Dress. • Anxiety
● Behavior • Recent Events
● Boyfriends / girlfriends • Smoking/ Drugs
● Feelings
● Party’s

How to Stop Human Trafficking
4 Major Ways to Help are
1. Being able to identify a victim
2. Any and all suspicions are reported to local police or the National Prevention
Hotline at 1-888-373-7888
3. Raising awareness and educating others is a great way to prevent
4. Looking after others who may be more vulnerable

Non-Profit Partners
Two great partners to work with are Daughters Rising and Youth Ending Slavery.
They are both non profit organizations who try to help prevent human trafficking.
YES(youth ending slavery) is all student run. It started in Portland, Oregon and
founded by Allison Nasson and 4 of her other classmates. They focus on modern
day slavery and helps by empowering future leaders. Now Daughters Rising was
founded by a photographer and an artist. This organization mainly focuses on
protecting girls. They give classes like empowerment workshops that help with
leadership and confidence. They try to help girls feel safe and be able to express
their feelings in a safe environment.

Plan B
- One of our back up plan ideas is that when we run out of volunteers or money
we can ask our community to help out with fundraising or volunteering.
- Another plan b is we could save up some money at the start and whenever
we have extra money so that we’ll have enough to use when we are at low
points.

Hometown Connections
- Unbound Fort Worth
- The Unbound Fort Worth helps to make people aware of when trafficking may be happening
and helps them let people know so they can do something about it.
- United Way
- United way is a good resource that is near everyone’s community. It would be a good and
easy place to go to for help.
- Maryland Human Trafficking Force
- The Maryland Human Trafficking Force helps take in people from around the country that have
been victims and help them get the resources they need.

How to take it Home!
Having the awareness of human trafficking is very important in our world today.
You can take The awareness of human trafficking home by having knowledge of
some indications of human trafficking such as abnormal behavior. As about 4.8
million people, mostly women and and children are victims of commercial sex
trade. So mainly women and small children are victims of human trafficking.
Lastly, The National human trafficking hotline is 1 (888) 373-7888 in case of
emergency.