Reports and Publications
Below is a current list of human trafficking publications from across the country. The list is not exhaustive, but is intended to provide a starting place for people who are interested in learning more about human trafficking.
2023
Global Report on Trafficking in Persons, 2022 (PDF) - United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, January 2023
Meaningful Engagement of People with Lived Experience (PDF) - Global Fund to End Modern Slavery & National Survivor Network, January 2023
2022
Trafficking in Persons Report, 2022 (PDF) - United States Department of State, July 2022
Federal Human Trafficking Report, 2021 (PDF) - Human Trafficking Institute, 2022
U.S. Advisory Council on Human Trafficking, Annual Report 2022 (PDF) - United States Department of State, September 2022
List of Goods Produced by Child Labor (PDF) - Bureau of International Labor Affairs, U.S. Department of Labor, September 2022
2021
Trafficking in Persons Report, 2021 (PDF) - United States Department of State, June 2021
U.S. Advisory Council on Human Trafficking, Annual Report 2021 (PDF) - United States Department of State, July 2021
2020
Trafficking in Persons Report, 2020 (PDF) - United States Department of State, June 2020
U.S. Advisory Council on Human Trafficking, Annual Report 2020 (PDF) - United States Department of State, July 2020
Global Data Hub on Human Trafficking (Dataset) - Counter Trafficking Data Collaborative, Updated April 2020
List of Goods Produced by Child Labor (PDF) - Bureau of International Labor Affairs, U.S. Department of Labor, September 2020
2019
Trafficking in Persons Report, 2019 (PDF) - United States Department of State, June 2019
Colorado Project 2.0 (Webpage & PDF) - Laboratory to Combat Human Trafficking, May 2019
U.S. Advisory Council on Human Trafficking, Annual Report 2019 (PDF) - United States Department of State, May 2019
2018
Human Trafficking on Temporary Work Visas (PDF) – Polaris, June 2018
On-Ramps, Intersections, and Exit Routes: A Roadmap for Systems and Industries to Prevent and Disrupt Human Trafficking (PDF) – Polaris, July 2018
Trafficking in Persons Report, 2018 (PDF) – United States Department of State, July 2018
List of Goods Produced by Child Labor (PDF) - Bureau of International Labor Affairs, U.S. Department of Labor, September 2018
2017
Consequences of Policing Prostitution (PDF) – Urban Institute
Trafficking in Persons Report, 2017 (PDF) – United States Department of State, June 2017
The Typology of Modern Slavery (PDF) – Polaris
United States Advisory Council on Human Trafficking, Annual Report 2017 (PDF) – United States Department of State, January 2018
2016
Identifying Effective Counter-Trafficking Programs and Practices in the U.S.: Legislative, Legal, and Public Opinion Strategies that Work (PDF) – United States Department of Justice, January 2016
Trafficking in Persons Report, 2016 (PDF) – United States Department of State, June 2016
List of Goods Produced by Child Labor (PDF) – Bureau of International Labor Affairs, U.S. Department of Labor, September 2016
United States Advisory Council on Human Trafficking: Annual Report, 2016 (PDF) – U.S. Advisory Council on Human Trafficking, October 2016
Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor – Bureau of International Labor Affairs, U.S. Department of Labor, 2016
2015
Advocating Opportunity Fifty State Survey: Safe Harbor Laws and Expungement, Sealing, and Vacatur Provisions, with Related Statutes, Pertaining to Trafficked Persons (PDF) – Advocating Opportunity, June 2015
Human Trafficking in America’s Schools (PDF) – U.S. Department of Education, January 2015
Trafficking in Persons Report, 2015 (PDF) – United States Department of State, July 2015
Combating Forced Labor: A Handbook for Employers & Business (PDF) – Bureau of International Labor Affairs, U.S. Department of Labor, 2015
2014
Profits and Poverty: The Economics of Forced Labor (PDF) – International Labour Organization, 2014
Out of the Shadows: A Tool for Identification of Victims of Human Trafficking, Vera Institute of Justice, June 2014
Understanding the Organization, Operations, and Victimization Process of Labor Trafficking in the United States (PDF) – Urban Institute and Northeastern University, October 2014
List of Goods Produced by Child Labor (PDF) – Bureau of International Labor Affairs, U.S. Department of Labor, December 2014
2013
Federal Strategic Action Plan to Provide Services to Trafficking Victims (2013-2017) (PDF) – President's Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons
List of Goods Produced by Child Labor (PDF) - Bureau of International Labor Affairs, U.S. Department of Labor, September 2013
Technical assistance
Task Force Development E-Guide – Office for Victims of Crime, Training and Technical Assistance Center
Human Trafficking - Services for Survivors – Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
National Human Trafficking Training and Technical Assistance Center (NHTTAC) – Administration for Children and Families
Polaris Resources Page – Polaris
Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) Training and Technical Assistance Center – Office for Victims of Crime