I am always looking for stories and information to gain more insight into the world of human trafficking. It’s often a dark place to be in, but there are people bringing light into that darkness. There are stories from around the world of victims becoming survivors and those doing the trafficking facing prosecution and long prison sentences. You can check out the twitter handles for organizations like A21, IJM or Love146 to see daily posts of survivors and traffickers being prosecuted.
The story I recently read was about a woman (Tebby Kaisara) being rescued from a trafficking situation in 2006. When she was first tricked into labor trafficking in 2004, the approach to being able to identify victims (even passing through customs) was not as attentive as it is now.
Tebby is from Botswana. In 2004 she thought she was coming over to the United States to become a student. But as the red flags began to pile up, it was already too late. She was working as a nanny on the campus of Indiana University as a slave. Thankfully, Tebby was rescued, but she spent 18 months enslaved on the university campus. As I stated before this was in 2004. There is a lot more awareness being brought to victims of trafficking in 2018.
Labor trafficking according to the National Human Trafficking Hotline is defined as : a form of modern-day slavery in which individuals perform labor or services through the use of force, fraud, or coercion. The National Human Trafficking Hotline also has signs that you can look for when you think you have spotted a potential labor (or any human ) trafficking victim.
Signs to look for:
The Hotline offers a 24/7 toll free number to call if anyone is caught in a trafficking and slave situation. 1-888-373-7888. Because many people have cellular phones, they also offer a number you can text: 233733
Milan Bernaudo
July 20, 2018
Hello. impressive job. I did not anticipate this. This is a impressive story. Thanks!
Eric L. Martin
July 20, 2018
Milan,
Thank you so much for reading!