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83% are women

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41% are children

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In its most basic form trafficking is slavery. Although slavery had been around years prior, trading of slaves for sexual purposes started around the 1700s.

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1200-1600
Slavery had existed for many years prior to 1200, and was a common form of everyday life worldwide. However, in the 1400's, it started the beginning of European slave trading in Africa with the Portuguese transporting people from Africa to Portugal and using them as slaves. Britain joined the slaved trade in Africa in 1952. During the 1600s, other countries became more involved in the European slave trade. These included Spain, North America, Holland, France, Sweden, and Denmark.
1700-
Human trafficking for sexual purposes was first legally recognised by the term 'white slavery'. According to Kristina Kangaspunta, 'white slavery' is obtaining a white woman or girl- by the use of force, drugs, or by dishonesty- for sex which is unwanted by the woman or girl. Kangapunta, has argued that international governments began to discuss 'white slavery' after the Transatlantic slave trade was made illegal in the 1700's.In 1807, Great Britain passed a law that made the Transatlantic Slave Trade illegal. In 1820, the United States was right behind Great Britain's example by making the slave trade a crime that was punishable by death. In 1899 and 1902, world wide conferences to discuss white slavery were arranged. 1904, an world wide agreement against the 'white slave trade' was created, with a focus on migrant women and children. In 1910, 13 countries signed the International Convention for the Suppression of White Slave Trade to make this form of trafficking illegal. However, despite the new laws, human trafficking still existed internationally.
1900-
Women and young girl victims were (are) used for sex, while men and young boys were forced to do labor for no or little pay. However, human trafficking of children is most common. King and Queens in Europe, in 1904, signed an agreement, the International Agreement for the Suppression of the White Slave Traffic. The agreement included combating the traffic of women and girls in their countries. Later on, 12 countries signed International Convention for the Suppression of the White Slave Traffic as well. In 1923, the British colonial government in Hong Kong, passed the law of banning the selling of girls as domestic slaves. Countries all over the world started signing the law of banning the trafficking and selling of people. Forced labour and sexual exploitation was at its all time high during the 1900's. In 1927, after WWI, the League of Nations was founded. It had the goal maintaining world peace and also focusing on international issues such as human trafficking. The idea of White Slave Traffic was changed to "traffic in women and children" so that everyone was included with no discrimination to race. Children of both genders were also recognised as victims of trafficking.
2000-
Free the Slaves, an American charity organisation of Anti-Slavery International, was launched in the United States. This organisation is one of the most influential movements in history. This organisation, highlighted the effects of human trafficking. Approximately 80% of trafficking involves sexual exploitation, and 19% involves labor exploitation. There are approximately 20 to 30 million slaves in the world today. Human trafficking is the third largest international crime industry (behind illegal drugs and arms trafficking). It reportedly generates a profit of $32 billion every year. Of that number, $15.5 billion is made in industrialised countries.
Today, many charities and organisations help free and save the lives of those trafficked.

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1200-1600Slavery had existed for many years prior to 1200, and was a common form of everyday life worldwide. However, in the 1400's, it started the beginning of European slave trading in Africa with the Portuguese transporting people from Africa to Portugal and using them as slaves.

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Missouri ranks 16th in the country in the number of human trafficking cases reported to the N.H.T.H.

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Missouri ranks 16th in the country in the number of human trafficking cases reported to the N.H.T.H.

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Every 2 min a child is exploited in the sex industry

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Every 2 min a child is exploited in the sex industry

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They are purchased an average of 5.4 times a day 

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They are purchased an average of 5.4 times a day 

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Less than 1% of victims are rescued each year

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Less than 1% of victims are rescued each year

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- False job advertisements 43%
- Other/unknown 26%
- Sold by family 11%
- "Boyfriend" 10%
- Abduction 4%
- Trafficked by friend 4%
- False immigration 2%

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80% of rescued victims end up back with the traffickers

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80% of rescued victims end up back with the traffickers

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- Got a tour of facility
- Informed of rules
- Signed waiver
- Sorted shoes/clothes
- 1-5 P.M.
Me sorting shoes-

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- More familiar with facility
- More interactions with the women
- Sorted clothes/shoes
- Moved bins to other part of the building
- 1-5 P.M.

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- Door is locked from outside; can only be let in if someone opens door from inside
- Sign in next to door (So they can give proof that they need funding) & flyers for recovering
- Couch area
- Clothes hanging on wall
- Half-Kitchen; the women are not allowed to touch anything to do with the kitchen for health reasons
- Bathroom
- Exam room
- Laundry room

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- Art station/display/computer area
- Couches/chairs
- Library
- More clothes + shoes (They are only allowed one outfit per week)
- Changing room
- Bathroom/shower
- Storage room

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They bought a large building with lots of smaller buildings in it. Right now only two are functioning places for the women. They plan to renovate the whole building into many different sections. Some of those being a drop-in center, 90-day stay center, etc. One of those rooms is going to be a thrift store where the women who want to be rehabilitated will work as their first job back in society.

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- They will take pictures of cars that pick the women up and give them to law enforcement
- Men will sit on the corner and watch which women go into the center

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They need more volunteers since they are experiencing a shortage right now.

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The women are always in need of anything you can give to the center.

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I do not know the details on this part, but I can assume any financial help would be appreciated.