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HUMAN TRAFFICKING

HUMAN TRAFFICKING. Training Course. What is human trafficking?.

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HUMAN TRAFFICKING

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  1. HUMAN TRAFFICKING Training Course
  2. What is human trafficking? Recruitment, smuggling, transporting, harboring, buying or selling of a person through force, threats, fraud, deception, or coercion for the purposes of exploitation, prostitution, pornography, migrant work, sweat shops, domestic servitude, forced labor, bondage, peonage, or involuntary servitude. DEFINITION BY THE STATE OF TENNESSEE
  3. What is human trafficking? Modern-day form of slavery involving the illegal trade of people for exploitation or commercial gain. DEFINITIONS BY HOMELAND SECURITY
  4. Why is this important to me? Human trafficking is happening in ourhotel industry.
  5. How popular is human trafficking? Human trafficking is the #2 crime in the United States. Human trafficking is a 32 billion dollar per year industry. An estimated 21 million people globally are being held as slaves. More than 85% of victims are US citizens. More than 300,000 minors are at risk in the United States.
  6. Human trafficking in Tennessee 85% of counties in the state of Tennessee have reported at least one case of human trafficking. 71% of those cases involve a child Shelby, Davidson, Coffee, and Knox counties have reported more than 100 cases each. Hamilton County has reported 26-50 cases. 1400 girls are at risk in the state of Tennessee each year.
  7. Stories of Human Trafficking Close to Home Prostitution doesn’t just happen in big cities. In Robertson County, a woman, her husband and two grown children were arrested for trafficking high school students from their community. Investigators intercepted a 16-year-old victim in a Murfreesboro hotel room. The victim informed authorities she’d been sold to more than 20 men over the summer.
  8. Stories of Human Trafficking Close to Home The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and Vanderbilt University conducted a statewide study that found there were more than 100 cases of human sex trafficking documented by social service agencies in Chattanooga. At the time, no local law enforcement agency had any reports of sex trafficking. The woman’s case reported on Friday marked the first.
  9. What has been done to help stop Human Trafficking? In Tennessee an Anti-Human Trafficking Bill was presented to state legislators, in April 2013. This Bill made Tennessee one of the leading states in Human Trafficking Laws. Anti–Human Trafficking Legislative Package
  10. What has been done to help stop Human Trafficking? The package includes bills that will: Raise the offense of promoting prostitution of a minor from a Class E felony to a Class A or B felony. Establish a human trafficking task force. Anti–Human Trafficking Legislative Package
  11. What has been done to help stop Human Trafficking? Provide grounds for the termination of a person’s parental rights, if the parent is convicted of trafficking for commercial sex acts and the parent’s child is one of the victims of the offense. Anti–Human Trafficking Legislative Package
  12. The Code Victims of human trafficking are usually kept in upscale hotels and resorts over smaller motels. Hilton Worldwide is part of “The Code” “The Code” is The Code of Conduct for the Protection of Children from Sexual Exploitation in Travel and Tourism
  13. The Code “The Code” was developed by ECPAT (End Child Prostitution and Trafficking) The website, TheCode.org, one can find, agree, and sign to the six criteria associated with this movement.
  14. How can we help stop human trafficking? Multiple bruises or cuts at different stages of healing Same attire or little belongings; unsuitable living conditions No identification documents Fearful or timid of authority figures Warning Signs
  15. How can we help stop human trafficking? Unable to move independently; controlled movements Always accompanied by another person Coached what to say Disoriented or confused; signs of mental abuse Guest refuses service to room for entire length of stay Warning Signs
  16. Myths &Misconceptions Myth – Human trafficking is only sex trafficking. Fact – Forced labor is a significant type of human trafficking. Examples: sweatshops, restaurants, and domestic service. How much do we really know about human trafficking?
  17. Myths & Misconceptions Myth – All human trafficking victims attempt to seek help when in public. Fact –Victims are often afraid to come forward. They are sometimes threatened and deprived of identification documents. Myth – Human trafficking victims are only foreign born individuals. Fact – Human trafficking victims can be any race, age, gender, or nationality. They also come from all socioeconomic groups. How much do we really know about human trafficking?
  18. Hotline Information The hotline was created as a result of the passage by the Tennessee General Assembly of the National Human Trafficking Resource Center Hotline Act The hotline is 24 hours a day and strictly confidential. All calls are answered by professionals specifically trained to receive calls, collect information, and give referral service to callers.
  19. What should I do if I witness any indicators? First: always go to your supervisor. Never intervene. Confronting a victim of an exploiter puts staff at risk, puts the victim at risk, and may result in violence or the victim and exploiter running away.
  20. What should I do if I witness any indicators? Tennessee Human Trafficking Resources Center Hotline: 1-855-558-6484 Homeland Security International Hotline: 1-866-344-2423 Homeland Security Human Trafficking Email: www.ice.gov/tips Contact information
  21. Resources Homeland Security https://www.dhs.gov/blue-campaign/learn-about-human-trafficking Women’s Fund of Greater Chattanoogahttp://chattanoogawomensfund.com/ Sex Trafficking at Home in Tennessee?www.stopsextraffickingintn.com Anti-Human Trafficking Legislative Package www.capitol.tn.gov Stories | End Slavery. Tennesseehttp://www.endslaverytn.org/get-involved/learn/stories/
  22. Resources What I Have Been Through Is Not Who I Am. https://mcacloud.com/owa/redir.aspx?C=O37sY-hvnkO0Lmkg3b3fumWe4vShidAIFlRpz87i8K2Py9R_4swThB69VdRkGowuLuIhxhOiHEM.&URL=http%3a%2f%2fecpatusa.org%2fwp%2fwhat-we-do%2fhelping-children-in-america%2fsafe-harbor%2fwitness-video-project%2f Human Sex Trafficking in Hotels is a Major Concern for Hoteliershttp://www.hlconverge.com/index.php/component/k2/item/747-human-sex-trafficking-in-hotels-is-a-major-concern-for-hoteliers
  23. Created by: Bill Mish and Tara Way
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