Trafficking Happens Right Before Our Eyes
Human trafficking is sometimes considered a hidden crime, but the reality is that it happens right before our eyes. That’s why it is critical to be able to identify the signs of trafficking, to know how and where to report it, and to understand how to support survivors.
This month, we created a complication of recent resources and trainings centered around human trafficking and considerations for how advocates can respond if working with survivors. As always, please don’t hesitate to contact us if you’re looking for more!
National Human Trafficking Hotline
This resource is available 24/7 for reporting human trafficking and looking for available resources. They have a call line, a text option, and an online chat. Their website hosts a variety of resources relevant for advocates and survivors.
Phone number: (888) 373-7888
Text number: 233733
National Human Trafficking Referral Directory: Michigan
National Human Trafficking Hotline
This online resource consists of anti-trafficking organizations and programs that offer emergency, transitional, or long-term services to victims and survivors of human trafficking as well as those that provide resources and opportunities in the anti-trafficking field.
Labor Trafficking on Specific Temporary Work VISAs
July 2022
Polaris Project
This detailed report discusses the four types of temporary work VISAs that are most commonly held by survivors calling the human trafficking hotline to report their experiences. It discusses the intended purpose of these temporary VISAs and how people with these VISAs can be exploited and trafficked by employers. Lastly, it discusses policy changes and other prevention strategies that can be made to these work VISA programs to prevent these instances of labor trafficking.
Labor Trafficking 101: Learn The Basics
October 2020
Human Trafficking Capacity Building Center
A panel of experts share information about potential indicators of labor trafficking, vulnerable industries, and a broad range of resources available to help organizations and tribes start, sustain, or grow their support services for victims of labor trafficking.
Exploring the Intersections Between Human Trafficking and Missing or Murdered Indigenous People
September 2022
Human Trafficking Capacity Building Center
Both human trafficking and MMIP victims may have been exposed to domestic and sexual violence, adverse childhood experiences, substance use, poverty, and homelessness. While human trafficking can happen to anyone anywhere, traffickers often exploit these vulnerabilities. This webinar discusses the intersection between MMIP and human trafficking, provides resources to address these crises, and shares actionable steps forward.
Looking for more human trafficking-related resources?
Looking for more human trafficking-related resources?
Check out last year’s compilation of resources: “How We Can Support Survivors Of Human Trafficking”