Human Trafficking is the recruitment, transportation, transfer, or harboring of a person through force, fraud, or coercion, with the aim of exploiting them for profit. Men, women, and children of all ages, ethnicities, and backgrounds can fall victim to human trafficking. Traffickers will use violence, fraudulent employment agencies, and promises of education and a better life to trick their victims into human trafficking.
For sex trafficking, this website will focus on runaway children. Runaway children are at a higher risk of sex trafficking because they not only lack resources for their basic needs but also a support system such as family or friends they can turn to in times of need. Traffickers know that a child who's on the street for 24 hours needs food, shelter, and security. They offer this in return for entering into the trafficking life.
For labor trafficking, this website will focus on poverty and how it relates to obtaining a visa. Poverty is one of the biggest factors that put an individual at risk of being labor trafficked. This is because they are promised a better life for not only themselves but their children as well. The Fair Food Program is a partnership among farmers, farmworkers, and retail food companies that ensures humane wages and working conditions for those who work in agriculture.