1. Factors that effect trafficking outcomes and vulnerability
Why do people migrate?
Factors that effect trafficking outcomes and vulnerability

2. Not all exploitation is trafficking…..
Vulnerable
Community
If the potential migrant is well- informed and is lucky enough to be associated with people who have no intension of exploiting him/her, the outcome can be very positive
However, if the potential migrant is ill-informed or being influenced by criminals who’s intent is to exploit, the outcome can be devastating.
Person seeking
a better life
It is important to note that in addition to these end points, there are many people who migrate and fall somewhere in between these two extremes.
For example, a person might be exploited, but not enough to be considered trafficked.
Based on a variety of needs and motivations, people make choices related to a possible migration
Not all exploitation is trafficking…..
Safe
Migration
Trafficking
Outcome:
Slavery

3. Community vulnerability…
To better understand how the migratory process can be directly associated with a trafficking outcome, there are pre-departure factors that need to be taken into consideration. They include…
Community vulnerability…
Personal motivations and needs…
and the influence stakeholders, family members and others have on influencing the potential migrant’s decisions.

4. For example….. Community Vulnerability
Each community has a variety of different factors that makes it either more vulnerable or less vulnerable to recruiters/traffickers
The relative alignment of these factors can help predict a community’s vulnerability.
For example…..

5. factors helps to predict which communities need more preventive
CONSUMERISM
STRONG WEAK
PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING (COMMUNITY)
PESSIMISTIC OPTIMISTIC
ECONOMIC SECURITY
NO ECONOMIC SECURITY ECONOMIC SECURITY
STABILITY OF COMMUNITY (NO CONFLICTS/DISASTERS)
UNSTABLE STABLE
HUMAN SECURITY
NO HUMAN SECURITY HUMAN SECURITY PRESENT
UNDERSTANDING OF TRAFFICKING RISK
NO UNDERSTANDING UNDERSTANDING
GEOGRAPHICAL PROXIMITY
TRAFFICKING PRESENT TRAFFICKING NOT PRESENT
COMMUNITY VULNERABILTY?
When a community’s
indicators fall on this end
of the spectrum, it is
considered more vulnerable
Likewise, when a community’s
indicators fall on this end
of the spectrum, it is
considered less vulnerable
Understanding these
factors helps to predict
which communities
need more preventive
support
than others.
This table identifies
seven elements
that can be used to
measure community
vulnerability

6. Personal Needs and Motivations
Within each community, there are individuals who are predisposed to migrate.
For example….
While the previous table can give us some indication of which communities are more vulnerable than others, ….
A person’s unique individual needs and motivations must also be taken into consideration….

7. to migrate are varied and not always based on negative factors
Those who influence the decision to migrate include a variety of people..
Note the many reasons why a person might chose to migrate..
Motivations and needs
to migrate are varied and not
always based on negative factors
Decision Influencers
Family members
Neighbors
Past Migrants
Traffickers
Community leaders
It is not simply poverty.
Understanding the relationship between motivations and those who influence the decisions is essential for understanding how to prevent trafficking from happening

8. Why are these factors important?
Because to develop effective prevention programs, we MUST understand what motivates a person to migrate.
Assuming that poverty is the main motivating factor is too simplistic and will result in assumptions that will not help to reduce trafficking vulnerability.
An analysis of community vulnerability, personal needs and motivations, along with an understanding of who influences a potential migrant, will help to develop the right messages and interventions.