Our Vision: ENC Stop Human Trafficking Now desires to create a community that actively works towards abolishing Hum

1. Our Vision: ENC Stop Human Trafficking Now desires to create a community that actively works towards abolishing Human Trafficking locally and globally.

2. Mission Statement • Eastern North Carolina Stop Human Trafficking Now desires to create a community that understands the tragedy of Human Trafficking and seeks to be part of the solution. • We empower our community to reduce Human Trafficking by: • Educating citizens about the reality of Sex Trafficking and Labor Trafficking in Eastern North Carolina and around the world. • *Expanding local markets for Fairly Traded items produced without coerced or exploitative labor practices. • *Encouraging legislators, law enforcement, and the public to contribute to the fight to end Human Trafficking. • *Collaborating with and supporting other local, national, and international anti-trafficking and victim-assistance efforts.

3. Identifying Victims of Human Trafficking • While trafficking is largely hidden social problem, many victims are in plain sight if you know what to look for • Very few places where someone from outside has opportunity to interact with victim

4. Human Trafficking Defined: “the recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, or obtaining of a person for labor or services, through the use of force, fraud, or coercion for the purpose of subjection to involuntary servitude, debt bondage, or slavery."

5. Human Trafficking: What Is It? • Human trafficking is a form of modern-day slavery • Victims of trafficking exploited for commercial sex or labor purposes • Traffickers use force, fraud or coercion to achieve exploitation After drug dealing, human trafficking is tied with the illegal arms trade as the second largest criminal industry in the world, and it is the fastest growing.

6. Is there Human Trafficking in NC?

10. 7 Military Bases in NC Pope Air Force Base, Cumberland County (Fayetteville) Seymour Johnson AFB, Goldsboro Fort Bragg (Army), Fayetteville Coast Guard, Elizabeth City Camp Lejeune (Marines), Onslow County Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, Havelock Marine Corps Air Station New River, Jacksonville

12. Why in North Carolina? •Military presence •Interstates 95 and 85 •Coastal state •Agriculture industry •Large immigrant population

13. Human Trafficking: Two typesSex Trafficking and Labor Trafficking

14. Sex Trafficking • If a child is <18 years old and is being used for a commercial sex act, the child is considered a victim of trafficking; no further criteria must be met. • If the person is >18 years old, it must be proven that the person is being used for a commercial sex act by force, fraud, or coercion.

15. Where are they? massage parlors brothels strip clubs escort services military bases truck stops migrant or seasonal worker camps convention centers sports events tourist destinations adult bookstores modeling studios Spas Internet

16. Who are especially vulnerable to domestic minor sex trafficking? • Youth with histories of abuse • Homeless, runaway or “throwaway” youth • Youth within the foster care system & child protective services

17. Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking 11-14 years old-average age of first being prostituted No such thing as a “child prostitute” These are abused children Victims of sex trafficking

18. Who victimizes children? • Parents/other family members

19. Pimps

20. Gangs

25. How are children trafficked? Family Pimps Gangs Internet

26. How to Identify DMST Evidence of sexual activity at young age STDs Pregnancy, or history of abortion Tattoos ( “Daddy’s Ho”, Pimp’s name, her “new” name) Evidence of gang affiliation

27. How to Identify DMST No ID Having “stuff” they can’t usually afford (jewelry, manicures, clothes) Dressed inappropriately for season, weather Dressed inappropriately for age

28. Red Flags-“boyfriend” can be a pimp Do you have a boyfriend? How old is he? If he is significantly older, red flag. How did you meet your boyfriend? If over the internet, or anything that sounds like it could be a gang-red flags.

29. Red Flags-“boyfriend” can be a pimp What do you do together? (always with his “friends”, or “can’t think of anything”) What did he give you for your birthday? Either “nothing” or something inappropriate.

30. More Red Flags Being controlled: physical or psychological Overly dependent or fearful of boyfriend Depression Observe nonverbal behavior: posture, facial expressions and tone of voice Do you see them holding their own identification Change in behavior Red Flag if a potential victim does not speak for him or herself

31. Trafficking Victims: Understanding Mindset Frequently victims: • Confined to room or small space to work, eat, sleep. Often kept isolated and activities restricted to prevent them from seeking help. • May be watched, escorted or guarded by traffickers. Traffickers may “coach” victims to answer questions with cover story about being wife, student or tourist. • Victims comply and don’t seek help because of fear

32. Trafficking Victims: Understanding Mindset • Unaware what is being done to them is a crime • Do not consider themselves victims • Blame themselves for their situations • May be unaware of rights or may have been intentionally misinformed about rights in this country • Sometimes victims do not know where they are, because traffickers frequently move them to escape detection • Fear for safety of families in their home countries, who are often threatened by traffickers

33. Trafficking Victims:Understanding Mindset • Fear, distrust health providers, government, police • May develop loyalties, positive feelings toward trafficker as coping mechanism • May try to protect trafficker from authorities

34. Issues Associated with Victims of Human Trafficking • Substance abuse problems or addictions • Psychological trauma from daily mental abuse and torture, including depression, stress-related disorders, disorientation, confusion, phobias and panic attacks • Feelings of helplessness, shame, humiliation, shock, denial or disbelief • Cultural shock from finding themselves in strange country

35. Getting Victims of Human Trafficking the Help They Need • If you think you have come in contact with victim of human trafficking, call National Human Trafficking Resource Center, 1.888.3737.888. • This hotline will help you: • Determine if you have encountered victims of human trafficking • Identify local community resources to help victims • Coordinate with local social service organizations to help protect and serve victims so they begin process of restoring their lives • For more information on human trafficking visit www.acf.hhs.gov/trafficking. • Call local police if victim at risk of imminent harm 1.888.3737.888 www.acf.hhs.gov/trafficking

36. Upcoming Events

37. Down East Holiday Show Greenville Convention Center November 1-3, 2013

38. January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month! President Obama proclaimed it nationally. NC Governor proclaimed it statewide.

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41. Watch & Report National Trafficking Information and Referral Hotline: 1-888-3737-888