People Affected
People from all over the world are affected by human trafficking. Every country is involved in human trafficking whether it is the country the victims are taken from, the country they are brought to, or the country they stop in on the way. The people being trafficked have been taken from more than 127 countries and have been brought to and trafficked in 137 states.
Anyone can be a victim of trafficking but certain populations of people are more likely to become victims of human trafficking including: abuse victims, youth that have run away or are homeless, and undocumented immigrants.
Victims of trafficking are often people who want a better life, do not have a job or an opportunity for a job, have been sexually abused, or do not have a stable life at home. Any of these problems can be present in people’s lives around the world.
Pimps and sex traffickers target troubled youth because these people need someone to look up to. The pimps and sex traffickers manipulate the youth and tell the victims they can help them. These certain victims feel they have nowhere else to go so they have to trust these people. Eventually when the pimps and sex traffickers have the victims in their trap it is easy because they can not get out. If they try to get out the sex traffickers will threaten them and use violence.
Conditions
- -Threatening to have the victim deported