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Human Trafficking in the USA PDF Print

Human Trafficking - Slave Labor

Photo by Kay Chernush for the U.S. State Department.

The United States is a destination country for human trafficking networks and an estimated 17,500 people are trafficked into the United States each year. According to Shared Hope International, another 100,000 U.S. children are being exploited by the commercial sex industry.

Human Trafficking Hotline:

 

If you suspect an instance of human trafficking, call: 1-888-3737-888

 

Did You Know?

Traffickers use three principal methods, force, fraud and coercion, to instill fear in and control their victims.

Get Involved

If you work in certain fields, such as medicine, law enforcement or education, it is especially important that you know the signs that a person may be a victim of human trafficking.