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From%Ha rm%to%Home %|Re s c ue .orgHuman%Trafficking%in%South%FloridaRegina%Bernadin%&%Florencia%Dominguez 2From%Ha rm%to%Home %|Re s c ue .orgInternational%Rescue%Committee%(IRC)%•The&International& Rescue& Committee& responds& to&theworld’s& worst&humanitarian& crisesand&helps& people& to&survive& and& rebuild& their& lives&•Founded& in&1933& at&the&request&of&Albert&Einstein,& the&IRC&offers&lifesaving& care&and& lifeEchanging& assistance&tovulnerable& populations 3From%Ha rm%to%Home %|Re s c ue .orgIRC’s%AntiEtrafficking%Program%•IRC&has&been& assisting& human& trafficking&victims&throughout& South&Florida& since& January& 2003.& Since&its&inception,& the&program& has&served& over&360& victims&in&the&region&•It&provides& safe&and& appropriate& housing,& case&management,& medical& services,&legal& assistance,& and&clinical& intervention& to&survivors,& as&well& as&educational&seminars& to&the&community& on&human& trafficking 4From%Ha rm%to%Home %|Re s c ue .orgScope%of%the%Problem•Top&Destination& States:&Florida,& Texas,&New&York,&and&California•Every&year&up& to&300,000& U.S.&citizen& minors& are&at&risk&of&being& trafficked&within& U.S&borders•In&the&U.S.:&14,500E17,500& foreigners& are&trafficked&annually& into& the&country,&80%&are& women& and& children& & 5From%Ha rm%to%Home %|Re s c ue .orgScopeof%the%Problem%(continued)%•21.9&million& people& in& slavery&around& the&world•More&people& enslaved& today& than&during& the&transcontinental& slave& trade•Globally,& only& 40&thousand& victims&were& identified& last&year&•Trafficking&in& Persons& (TIP)&report& provides& global& rankings&for&188countries 6From%Ha rm%to%Home %|Re s c ue .orgThe%Law%International& level:•Palermo& Protocol& of&2000–Prevent,&suppress,& and& punish& Trafficking&in& persons,&especially& women& and& childrenNational& level:&•Victims&of&Trafficking&and& Protections& Act&of&2000& (TVPA)&–Reauthorized& and&amended& 4&times 7From%Ha rm%to%Home %|Re s c ue .orgThe%Law%(continued)Local& level:•All&50& states&have& specific& laws&against& human& trafficking&–Florida:&Statute&787.06 8From%Ha rm%to%Home %|Re s c ue .orgInternational:%Palermo%Protocol•Adopted& by&the&United& Nations& in& 2000•More&than& 150& countries& have&become& parties&to&the&protocol&•More&than& 140& countries& have&criminalized& trafficking•Includes& organ& trafficking& and&illegal& adoption 9From%Ha rm%to%Home %|Re s c ue .orgNational:%TVPA&of&2000&Sex%trafficking:&the&recruitment,&harboring,& transportation,&provision,& or&obtaining& of&a&person& for&the&purpose& of&a&commercial& sex&act,&in&which& the&*commercial& sex&act&is&induced& by&force,&fraud,&or&coercion.& or&in&which& the&person&induced& to&perform&such&act&has&not&attained& 18& years&of&agec&*&the&term&“commercial&sex&act”&means&any&sex&act&on&account&of&which&anything&of&value&is&given&to&or&received&by&any&person. 10From%Ha rm%to%Home %|Re s c ue .orgNational:%TVPA&of&2000&(continued)&Labor%Trafficking:&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,&peonage,&debt&bondage,& or&slavery 11From%Ha rm%to%Home %|Re s c ue .orgTrafficking%Vs.%Smuggling%Trafficking&is&exploitationEbased•NonEconsensual•Person&does&not&need&to&&travel&anywhere&•Exploitation& occurs&indefinitely&Smuggling& is&transportationEbased•Agree&to&be&transported•Person&is&transported&through&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&international& borders&&&&&•Ends&when& the&person&has&&&&&&crossed&the&border&or&paid& a&fee& 12From%Ha rm%to%Home %|Re s c ue .orgLocal:%The&Safe&Harbor&Act•Passed& by&the&2012& Legislature& and& signed& into& law& by&Governor& Rick&Scott•Helps& ensure& the&safety&of&child& victims&who&have& been&trafficked&in&Florida•Allows& children& who& are&rescued& from&prostitution& to&get&help& from&child& welfare& professionals& instead& of&being&placed& in&juvenile& delinquency 13From%Ha rm%to%Home %|Re s c ue .orgWho%are%the%Victims?•Undocumented& migrants•Runaway& and& homeless& youth•Oppressed,& marginalized,& and/or& impoverished& groups& and&individuals•Includes& men,&women,& children& and& families•Any&vulnerabilitythat&can& be&exploited& and& manipulated& by&the&traffickerSourc e: &Polaris &Projec t 14From%Ha rm%to%Home %|Re s c ue .orgWhy%does%it%Occur?•High& profits–Yields& $32& billion& per& year&–Ranks& only& behind& drugs&•High& Demand& for&cheap& labor/& commercial& sex&–Low& risk–Unlike& drugs&&&arms,&humans& can&be&resold/reusedSourc e: &Florida& Depart ment &of &Children& and& Families 15From%Ha rm%to%Home %|Re s c ue .orgWhere%does%it%Happen?•Agriculture& and&landscaping&•Hotels& and& restaurants•Sex&Industry:&Prostitution&(Brothels& and& “Delivery&Services”),&Strip&Clubs,& Massage& Parlors,& Pornography•Domestic& Service:&Housekeeping& and&Au&Pairs•Factories&and& sweatshops&Sourc e: &Florida& Depart ment &of &Children& and& Families 16From%Ha rm%to%Home %|Re s c ue .orgHow%are%Victims%Recruited?%•Fraud•Trickery•False&promises&•Familiarity&Sourc e: &Florida& Freedom& Part ners hip, &a&program& of &t he&I nt ernat ional&Res c ue&Commit t ee& 17From%Ha rm%to%Home %|Re s c ue .orgWho%are%the%Traffickers?%•“Mom&&and&Pop”& &&organizations&•Caretakers& and/or& people&posing& as&such•Labor& subcontractors•Organized& crime&•Gang&members•Diplomats•Members& of&the&victims&own& community&•Have& significant& social& or&political& status&in&their&home& countries& 18From%Ha rm%to%Home %|Re s c ue .orgHow%are%the%Victim’s%Controlled?•Psychological& abuses•Beatings,& burnings,&sexual& abuse,&starvation•Isolation•Threats&of&deportationSourc e: && I nt ernat ional&Res c ue&Commit t ee&•Threats&against& the&victims&family&members&•Drug/alcohol& dependency•Withholding& of&documents& 19From%Ha rm%to%Home %|Re s c ue .orgIndicators%•Is&the&victim&in& possession& of&identification& and& travel&documentsc& if&not,&who?•Was&the&victim&coached& on& what&to&say&to&law&enforcement& and& immigration& officials?•Was&the&victim&recruited& for&one& purpose& and&forced& to&engage& in&some& other&job? 20From%Ha rm%to%Home %|Re s c ue .orgIndicators%(continued)%•Is&the&victim’s& salary&being& garnished& to&pay&off&a&smuggling& fee?& (Paying& off&a&smuggling& fee&alone& is&not&considered& trafficking)&•Was&the&victim&forced&to&perform&sexual& acts?•Does& the&victim&have& freedom&of&movement? 21From%Ha rm%to%Home %|Re s c ue .orgIndicators%(continued)%•Has&the&victim&or&family& been& threatened& with& harm&if&they&escape?•Has&the&victim&been& threatened& with&deportation& or&law&enforcement& action?•Has&the&victim&been& harmed& or&deprived& of&food,&water,&sleep,& medical& care& or&other&life&necessities? 22From%Ha rm%to%Home %|Re s c ue .orgIndicators%(continued)%•Is&the&victim&allowed& to&socialize& or&attend&religious&services?•Can& the&victim&freely&contact&friends& or&family?•Is&the&victim&a&juvenile& engaged& in&commercial& sex? 23From%Ha rm%to%Home %|Re s c ue .orgNeeds%of%a%Victim%•Housing•Legal& assistance&•Crisis& intervention&•Interpretation& services•Clothing•Food•Protection•Employment•Substance& abuse& treatment•Childcare•Life&skills•Education•Physical& and& mental& health&•Transportation 24From%Ha rm%to%Home %|Re s c ue .orgServices%•Case& management•Legal& assistance•Clinical& intervention•Safe&&&appropriate& housing& 25From%Ha rm%to%Home %|Re s c ue .orgWho%Refers?•Social& service& providers•Health& professionals•Law&enforcement•Federal& agencies•SelfEreferral•Churches•Community 26From%Ha rm%to%Home %|Re s c ue .orgWhere%Can%You%Refer?•National&Human&Trafficking&Resource&Center•1.888.373.7888& (200&Languages)•[email protected]•http:/./traffickingresourcecenter.org/reportEtrafficking•International&Rescue&Committee•1.866.443.0106 27From%Ha rm%to%Home %|Re s c ue .orgWhat%can%you%do?•Volunteer•Donate•Join&a&local&task&force 28From%Ha rm%to%Home %|Re s c ue .orgContact%Information%IRC’s%AntiEtrafficking% ProgramRegina&Bernadin&and&Florencia&DominguezOffice:%305E640E9881&TollEFree%Hotline:%1E866E443E0106 29From%Ha rm%to%Home %|Re s c ue .orgThank%You!%