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**Trigger Warning**
The facts are disturbing, especially to those who have been abused and exploited.
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The United Nations (U.N.) estimates that 20 million people globally are victims of human trafficking. The U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) defines Trafficking as “extreme exploitation of women, men and children who are socially and economically vulnerable.” Their call to action begins with this: “To tackle the gross human rights violations trafficking entails, a policy shift is needed, and the same perception of trafficking in persons should change.” —Source: United Nations Media Statement
- What are the economic motivators for the human trafficking industry and how can we good people counter them? Can we make human slavery unviable economically?
- What are the ways we inadvertently participate in this heinous industry?
- Is this criminal industry the result of a broken global society? If so, what is broken and how do we repair it?
- What potential remedies for the root cause can you imagine and implement?
- Is there an organization you have worked with that serves victims/survivors of this criminal industry?
- What is the relationship between the pornography industry and human trafficking? Is there a way to know if/when porn participants are consenting adults and not slaves? What about with prostitution?
- Are you a survivor of exploitation? Is there a story you can share that will empower others?
- What awareness program does your neighborhood run to prevent the horrors of new incidents of human trafficking?
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