Saturday, October 18, 2014

How to Spot a Trafficking Victim at an Airport

Story originally published on September 30, 2014

Time Magazine has written an article on how ordinary people can assess whether a person may be a victim of human trafficking. People often envisage trafficking victims being bound in a blacked-out van, but in reality victims of human trafficking are often hidden in plain sight. Law enforcement agents are now working more closely with hotels and airlines to detect victims. For example, staff at Delta Airlines are being trained to ask specific questions during check-in, and notice if a person is carrying documents in someone else’s name or shows signs of bruising or wounds. Despite a common misconception that victims tend to be foreigners, 83% of victims of forced prostitution in the U.S. are American. 

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