Transcript Causes of Human trafficking

By, Angela Poothurail
Ashley Catizone
Gina Dinelli
 E.R
left her 35 year old husband and went
back to her family, but they did not
accept her.
 She then met a 20 year old.
 He forced her to be a prostitute.
 She soon became pregnant and 3 years
later she escaped but was sold again in
Albania and Tirana.
 Now she is trying to get back on her feet.
All over there are 27 million people
trafficked.
 People don’t even know what it is.
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What is Human Trafficking?
Human trafficking is when people are sold
and forced into prostitution, drug dealing,
and slave labor, all of which are illegal.
 There
is lack of awareness among Health
Care Professionals.
There are many cases in Texas and they are
trying to enforce laws against it.
 The fact that there is only one shelter in the
U.S. for victims has to change.
 We have to get necessary funding from the
government.
 Jill is from the U.S. and trafficked here.
 She ran away from home and didn’t want to
go back because she went through a lot of
abuses.

 When
no one treated her normally a man
named Bruce came into her life.
 Average
 Half
cost of slave is $90.
of trafficking victims are under 18.
 109%
1996.
increase of human traffickers since
 2/3
of children endure more abuse from
their traffickers.
 13
million children being victims.
 20,000
victims trafficked in the U.S
 In
2006 for every 800 victims only one
trafficker was convicted of the crime.
 30%
of victims will be seen by healthcare
professional but will not be seen as a victim.