If you or someone you know needs help, call the National Human Trafficking Hotline toll-free hotline, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at 1-888-373-7888 to speak with a specially trained Anti-Trafficking Hotline Advocate. Support is provided in more than 200 languages.
Human Trafficking IndicatorsLiving with employer.Poor living conditions.Multiple people in cramped space.Inability to speak to individual alone.Answers appear to be scripted and rehearsed.Employer is holding identity documents.Signs of physical abuse.Submissive or fearful.More items...
7 yearsThe average life expectancy of trafficking victim is 7 years. The average age of entry into sex trafficking is 12 years old.
Traffickers promise a high-paying job, a loving relationship, or new and exciting opportunities and then use physical and psychological violence to control them. Traffickers can be lone individuals or part of extensive criminal networks, with the common thread of exploiting people for profit.