Human trafficking is a form of modern-day slavery that affects millions of people around the globe each year. Data from The Polaris Project, operator of the U.S. Human Trafficking Hotline, revealed 11,500 victims and survivors called the hotline in 2019, a 20% increase over the previous year and likely only a fraction of the number of people trapped in these situations.
The Facts
According to the Department of Homeland Security, human trafficking happens when a perpetrator or trafficker uses force, fraud or coercion to obtain a type of labor or a sex act from the victim.