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A clogged Artery: An Analysis of Human Trafficking in the heart of america. Ariel Anib Developing Scholars Program 3 rd year Nadia Shapkina. What is Human Trafficking?. The Act Recruitment Transportation Transfer, harbouring or receipt of persons The Means threat
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A clogged Artery:An Analysis of Human Trafficking in the heart of america Ariel Anib Developing Scholars Program 3rd year Nadia Shapkina
What is Human Trafficking? The Act • Recruitment • Transportation • Transfer, harbouring or receipt of persons The Means • threat • use of force or other forms of coercion The Purpose • For the purpose of exploitation.
Forms of human trafficking • Forced Labor • Involuntary Domestic Servitude • Sex Trafficking • Child Soldiers
Myths & Misconceptions • Myth 1: Human trafficking is essentially a crime that must involve some form of travel, transportation, or movement across state or national borders. • Myth 2: If the trafficked person consented to be in their initial situation or was informed about what type of labor they would be doing or that commercial sex would be involved, then it cannot be human trafficking or against their will because they “knew better.” • Myth 3: Human trafficking is another term for human smuggling.
Human trafficking in kansas • Prevalent • Urban • Rural • Suburban • Kansas City, Topeka, and Wichita • Sex Trafficking • Johnson County • China Rose Massage Parlor in Johnson County • Western Kansas • Labor Trafficking
Sources • http://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/human-trafficking/what-is-human-trafficking.html • http://www.state.gov/g/tip/rls/tiprpt/2009/123126.htm • http://www.polarisproject.org/human-trafficking/overview/myths-and-misconceptions