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January 11: National Human Trafficking Awareness Day

I watched Trade today which is a fictional story of a young girl kidnapped from Mexico and taken to New Jersey to be sold to a pedophile. It is a very emotionally charged and eye opening film available on netflix and I would recommend watching it.

 

Statistics:

Almost 300,000 American children are at risk for trafficking into the sex industry. (U.S. Dept of State)

In 2005, the Department of Justice reported there have been an estimated 100,000 to 150,000 sex slaves in the U.S. since 2001.

Each year about 17,500 individuals are brought into the United States and held against their will as victims of human trafficking.

Approximately 80% of trafficked people are women and children.